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ACCRETIONARY WEDGE SEDIMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
OBS

accretionary prism sediment: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
OBS

Les prismes d'accrétion tectonique se forment lorsque les sédiments déposés sur une croûte océanique qui entre en subduction sont déformés à l'avant de la plaque chevauchante. Une telle déformation est le plus souvent représentée par des systèmes de chevauchement dont la vergence dominante est conforme avec celle de la subduction.

OBS

sédiment de prisme d'accrétion : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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