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APPALACHIAN STRUCTURAL FRONT [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
OBS

The Appalachian structural front conspicuously shifts eastward south of the Pennsylvania-Maryland-West Virginia juncture, which would be expected if the décollement was shallower to the south.

OBS

Appalachian structural front: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

front structural des Appalaches : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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