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Record 1 2002-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Tectonics
DEF

Process resulting in the development of joint systems in tectonically quiet regions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Tectonique
DEF

Formation de failles dans un socle rigide.

CONT

Au cours des années récentes plusieurs auteurs ont développé la notion de tectonique linéamentaire. R.A. Sander (1956) a distingué, parmi les processus tectoniques fondamentaux, [...] la rhegmagenèse (de rhegma : fente, fracture) qui donne naissance à de longues fractures avec déplacements horizontaux [...]

Spanish

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