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EXTENSION BASIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-05-14

English

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

In Ireland, extensional basins were initiated during the Lower Devonian, either in response to crustal extension or as pull-apart basins along transcurrent faults.

OBS

extensional basin; extension basin: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Région de superficie moyenne où le mouvement transformant étire l'écorce terrestre, l'amincit et provoque sa subsidence.

CONT

En Irlande, le début de la formation des bassins d'extension remonte au Dévonien précoce; ceux-ci résultent d'une distension crustale ou bien consistent en bassins de transtension formés le long de failles de coulissage.

OBS

bassin d'extension : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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