Anteclise
An anteclise is a large uplifted structure in a continental platform setting, with low-angle, divergent dips, formed by slow and steady central uplift.Usage
The term is used mostly by Russian geologists. It is often synonymous with the more widespread terms high, uplift and massif.Examples
- Nepa-Botuoba Anteclise, Russia
- Volga-Ural Anteclise, Russia
- Voronezh Anteclise, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania and Poland
- Mazury-Belarus Anteclise, Russia and Belarus
