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WORMS EYE MAP [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Geology
DEF

A map showing the areal distribution of formations immediately overlying an unconformity.

OBS

worm's eye map: A term applied to what is formally known as a supercrop map or a lap-out map, in reference to the pattern of formations that would be visible to an observer looking upward at the bottom of the rocks overlying a given surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Figuration actuelle des formations qui surmontent directement une surface de discordance ou l'autochtone dans le cas d'une nappe.

Spanish

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