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EPICONTINENTAL BASIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

An "autogeosyncline" is a cratonic basin with no nearly source of sediments. The Paris basin and the Michigan basin are type examples. An alternative name is intracratonic basin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

Un bassin «intracratonique» (de «craton» aire stable) est, comme son nom l'indique, un bassin formé sur un bouclier [...]. Dans la nomenclature européenne, ce type de bassin est souvent appelé bassin épicontinental.

Spanish

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