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BOTTOM-SET BED [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A horizontal or gently inclined bed of sediment deposited in front of the advancing foreset beds of a delta.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • bottom-set bed
  • bottom-set

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Matériaux qui se déposent au fond d'un lac ou de la mer au seuil d'un delta.

CONT

Les deltas en sont un bon exemple [...] : en avant, au-delà de leur front, le dépôt se fait par couches parallèles au fond de la mer ou du lac : ce sont les «couches de fond» (bottom-set beds).

OBS

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

Spanish

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