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BASEMENT NAPPE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

Basement nappes consist mainly or exclusively of crystalline rocks or high-grade metasediments. Examples include the Middle East Alpine nappes of Austria and the Kabylo-Rif Basement in North Africa.

OBS

basement nappe: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Nappe de charriage dans laquelle est impliqué le socle ancien déjà déformé au cours d'une phase tectonique antérieure, accompagné ou non de sa couverture.

OBS

En fonction du matériel constitutif [des nappes de charriage] on parle de nappes de couverture ou de nappes de socle [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

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