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Glossary:Anticline
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A convex-upward formation of rock layers a fold with the strata sloping down on the sides from a common crest. In association with a sealing rock, an anticline may form a trap for hydrocarbons. Anticlines may be faulted or unfaulted. The majority of the hydrocarbons produced so far have been from anticlines.