The 'Rule of V's' relates the map-pattern of plunging folds to their type (anticline/syncline) and plunge direction. In a syncline, the youngest beds occupy the fold's core/hinge area, with progressively older beds encountered moving outward from the core. The direction toward which the fold's hinge/nose closes on a map corresponds to the plunge direction.
Since older strata are encountered moving toward the North, the youngest beds must lie in the core, positioned toward the South, with beds becoming progressively...
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