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PLUTONIC METAMORPHIC WELT [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-02-04

English

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

The rocks of the Mid-Coast region record the Late Jurassic to Cretaceous subduction and accretion of two composite terranes; the Insular and Intermontane superterranes. The resulting plutonic and metamorphic welt occupies the core of the study area and is comprised of the Coast Plutonic Complex and the Central Gneiss Complex respectively.

OBS

plutonic-metamorphic welt: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

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

Spanish

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