posthumous structure

Folds, faults, and other structural features in covering strata which revive or mimic the structure of older underlying rocks that are generally more deformed.

Related terms:

• geologic structure
• reflected buried structure
• core-and-mantle structure
• telescope structure
• pinch-and-swell structure
• flaser structure
• imbricate structure
• thin-skinned structure
• thick-skinned structure
• Perlitic Structure