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POSTTECTONIC METAMORPHISM [1 record]

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Record 1 1978-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

posttectonic: Said of a geologic process or event occurring after any kind of tectonic activity (...)

OBS

metamorphism: The mineralogical and structural changes of solid rock in response to environmental conditions at depth in the earth's crust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

Il en résulte qu'à l'échelle de la chaîne le métamorphisme est pour l'essentiel syntectonique et post-tectonique; il n'est pratiquement jamais antétectonique (...)

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