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ALBERTA SYNCLINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
  • Tectonics
OBS

The Alberta syncline is a rolling-hinge fold; its hinge line migrated northeastward along with the propagating tip of the wedge.

OBS

Alberta Syncline: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
  • Tectonique
OBS

À Obed Marsh (synclinal d'Alberta), la modélisation thermique laisse présager que la déformation dans la zone de charriage est demeurée active durant au moins quelques millions d'années au-delà du repère 60 Ma suggéré par les analyses récentes des traces de fission qui marque la fin de la déformation du Laramide.

OBS

synclinal de l'Alberta : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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