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LOW-ANGLE THRUST ZONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

At depth, flanking the Uintas, is a low-angle thrust zone in which the Precambrian rocks of the Uintas are thrust over younger sediments.

OBS

low-angle thrust zone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

zone de chevauchement à pendage faible; zone de chevauchement subhorizontale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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