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RESTITUTION PALINSPASTIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Tectonics
DEF

Diagrammatic reconstruction used to obtain a picture of what geologic and/or soil units looked like before their tectonic deformation.

CONT

Thermal models constrained by clay mineral assemblages, vitrinite reflectance, and palinspastic restoration are used to interpret the thermal history of the Appalachian thrust belt of eastern New York.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Tectonique
DEF

Reconstitution de la position initiale des roches, celle qu'elles avaient avant leur déformation, pour l'établissement d'une carte ou d'une coupe.

CONT

La résolution fine de la coupe profondeur permet une reconstitution palinspastique et l'étude de l'évolution des centres de dépôt et du jeu des failles, donnant accès à l'histoire de la déformation.

OBS

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

Spanish

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