Title of special publication: Folding and Fracturing of Rocks: 50 Years of Research since the Seminal Text Book of J. G. Ramsay This research was funded by Oil Search Ltd, Santos Ltd and InterOil, through the University of Aberdeen Fold-Thrust Research Group. Electron Microscopy was performed in the ACEMAC Facility at the University of Aberdeen with assistance from John Still. Joyce Neilson is thanked for advice on the use of ImageJ software. Midland Valley are thanked for the use of their Move software for field data collection and model building. We thank Alfred Lacazette and Stefano Tavani for reviewing the manuscript and providing constructive comments.Peer reviewedPostprin
