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OROGENIC THRUST [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

A final orogenic pulse, marked by regional greenschist-facies transpression and emplacement of A-type granitoid plutons, occurred between 1740 and 1700 Ma, with deformation and plutonism potentially linked to crust-mantle detachment and incursion of mafic magmas at the base of the crust, respectively.

OBS

orogenic pulse: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

La poussée orogénique est la force exercée par la formation des montagnes.

CONT

Une poussée orogénique finale, marquée par de la transpression régionale au faciès de schistes verts et la mise en place de plutons granitoïdes de type A a eu lieu entre 1740 et 1700 Ma, avec la déformation et le plutonisme potentiellement reliés au détachement de la croûte du manteau et à l'incursion de magmas mafiques à la base de la croûte respectivement.

OBS

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

Spanish

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