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SUCCESSION HOMOCLINALE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Petrography
CONT

A pronounced foliation, essentially parallel to layering, suggests that the apparently simple homoclinal sequence that hosts the mineral occurrence is, in fact, part of a complex, isoclinally folded metasedimentary package.

CONT

Hazelton Group strata comprise a homoclinal succession that consists mainly of sub-aerial volcanic rocks.

OBS

homoclinal series: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Le domaine de Vassan forme une séquence homoclinale, à polarité vers le sud, de laves volcaniques ultramafiques et mafiques.

OBS

série homoclinale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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