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SUBSIDING BASIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-03-25

English

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

The shallow troughlike depression at the surface resulting from subsidence.

CONT

... a subsiding basin (a region that is sinking as rediments are being deposited).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Bassin sédimentaire marin ou non, soumis à un enfoncement progressif ou saccadé pendant une longue période.

CONT

Les minerais potassiques se rencontrent surtout dans les étages du Permotrias et du Tertiaire. [...] Les gisements tertiaires caractérisent surtout le Sannoisien des bassins de subsidence.

Spanish

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