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Record 1 2010-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Predominantly the sandstone sequences, as successor or foreland basins, lie on, or adjacent to, uplifted, deformed, and metamorphosed basement of felsic rocks such as ... successor basins to the Hercynian orogeny in Europe.

OBS

successor basin: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

En général, du fait qu'elles se rencontrent dans des bassins successeurs ou des bassins d'avant-pays, les séquences de grès reposent sur des socles à lithologies felsiques qui ont été soulevés, déformés et métamorphisés, ou sont situées tout près de ceux-ci; [...] les bassins de l'orogenèse hercynienne en Europe fournissent de bons exemples de tels bassins.

OBS

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

Spanish

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