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WEST VERGENCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Tectonics
CONT

The area shows a fold-and-thrust belt structure of west vergence.

OBS

In structural geology, the vergence of a fold is the direction in which the next antiform can be found. [Geometrically] the vergence is the up-dip direction of the axial plane of the folds involved in a deformation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Ce secteur se distingue de l'autochtone plus occidental par diverses originalités, notamment par la présence de chevauchements [...] dont la vergence ouest est une originalité remarquable.

OBS

vergence : Sens de déversement d'un pli, sens vers lequel se fait un chevauchement (pli, faille ou nappe de charriage).

OBS

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

Spanish

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