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Record 1 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A marginal depression at the foreland side of a mountain system.

CONT

The rising metamorphic welt and prograding thrust sheets provided clastic fill for the foredeep moat that progressively migrated eastward in front of the developing orogen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Zone affaissée bordant vers l'extérieur une chaîne de montagnes dans sa phase ultime de plissement.

OBS

Cette avant-fosse se remplit de débris provenant de l'érosion des reliefs naissants.

OBS

Antonyme : arrière-fosse.

Spanish

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