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DIASTROFISMO [1 record]

Record 1 2008-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

... all movement of the crust produced by earth forces, including the formation of ocean basins, continents, plateaus, and mountain ranges, etc.

CONT

The volatiles responsible for pegmatite and hornblendite development may have been derived from adjacent, contemporaneous granitoid rocks during tectonism.

OBS

Orogeny and epeirogeny are major subdivisions [of diastrophism].

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Ensemble des déformations et des dislocations subies par de vastes parties de l'écorce terrestre.

CONT

Les éléments volatils à l'origine de la formation de pegmatite et de hornblendite ont peut-être été libérés par des roches granitoïdes contemporaines situées à proximité au cours d'un épisode d'activité tectonique.

OBS

diastrophisme; tectonique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica
DEF

Conjunto de las deformaciones lentas de la corteza terrestre.

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