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DRAPAGE SEDIMENTAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Rock formations which appear in section to drape themselves over structural highs.

CONT

[Abyssal plains] are variously formed by volcanism, folding and faulting, and sediment draping over older buried seamounts or hills.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

À leur surface, certains lobes [distaux] sont recouverts d’un drapage sédimentaire lité sur quelques mètres d’épaisseur. On peut associer ce faciès soit à des dépôts hémipélagiques holocènes, soit à des dépôts turbiditiques distaux.

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