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OROCLINE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-15

English

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

A major regional flexure in the earth's crust

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

[...] l'arche est principalement non rotationnelle et [...] diffère d'un oroclinal qui aurait pu être créé par l'orogenèse de Laramide entre le Crétacé et le Tertiaire précoce.

OBS

oroclinal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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