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LANDWARD VERGENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

Near the southwestern termination of the wedge ..., the convergence obliquity increases to >56°, and the orthogonal convergence rate decreases to 22 mm/yr, the wedge narrows to 13 km and is characterized simply by two frontal backthrusts and landward-verging folds.

OBS

landward-verging: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • landward verging
  • landward vergent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Une rigidité importante favorise la rupture selon une faille à vergence vers le continent qui entraîne l'inversion de subduction, tandis que l'augmentation importante de l'épaisseur de la croûte de la marge favorise la rupture en direction opposée, ce qui aboutit à la subduction du bloc avant-arc sous l'arc volcanique.

OBS

à vergence vers la terre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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