Ramsay’s Classification of Folds: Understanding Dip Isogons, Fold Types, and Field Applications Introduction: Why Classify Folds? In the world of geology, rocks have their own intricate language—a record of stress, deformation, and time etched into every twist and curve. But how do geologists decipher this story, especially in the Indian context where mountain ranges like the Himalayas and Aravallis present a dazzling variety of folded rocks? Here’s where  Ramsay’s Classification of Folds  comes into the picture. Ramsay’s system is a gold-standard method for categorizing rock folds based on geometry, allowing field geologists, researchers, and students to connect what they see in outcrops with the invisible processes that shaped them. What Makes Ramsay’s System So Widely Used? Ramsay’s approach stands out for three major reasons: It Links Geometry with Mechanisms:  Instead of using only descriptive terminology, this classification connects the shape (geometry) of a...