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Record 1 2006-11-03

English

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

The direction of initial dip of a former land surface; especially the regional slope of a large, ancient physiographic unit, such as a flood plain or a continental slope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Pour expliquer la position des minéralisations sur les flancs de paléotalus on peut [...] invoquer, à la manière des géologues pétroliers, des migrations latérales dues à la «compaction différentielle» des sédiments. La compaction des argiles expulserait les eaux connées, enrichies en éléments métalliques, vers des sédiments plus perméables, c'est-à-dire vers leurs équivalents latéraux de paléotalus ou de hauts fonds.

Spanish

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