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FOLD NAPPE [1 record]

Record 1 1978-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

Recumbent fold with great amplitude thus simulating a nappe.

OBS

Theoretically its middle limb should be intact and the fold still attached to its roots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

[...] pli couché de grande amplitude, pouvant offrir des flancs inverses étirés et laminés, mais sans rupture [...]

Spanish

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