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Record 1 2008-06-10

English

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

An extensional basin formed between two strike-slip faults.

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

pull-apart basin: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
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 en pull-apart : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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