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Record 1 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A marginal depression at the foreland side of a mountain system.

CONT

The rising metamorphic welt and prograding thrust sheets provided clastic fill for the foredeep moat that progressively migrated eastward in front of the developing orogen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Zone affaissée bordant vers l'extérieur une chaîne de montagnes dans sa phase ultime de plissement.

OBS

Cette avant-fosse se remplit de débris provenant de l'érosion des reliefs naissants.

OBS

Antonyme : arrière-fosse.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Tectonics
DEF

A parageosyncline accumulating clastic sediments from the uplifted orthogeosynclinal belt adjacent to it but outside the craton ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Tectonique
DEF

Géosynclinal sur la marge d'un craton; ses sédiments clastiques prennent leur origine principalement dans l'orthogéosynclinal adjacent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Tectónica
DEF

Parageosinclinal situado en el borde cratónico, que recibe aporte de sedimentos clásticos procedentes del ortogeosinclinal próximo.

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