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RHOMBOCHASME [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

... a rhomb-shaped region in which the crust is pulled apart.

CONT

The brines of the Salton Sea geothermal system, which occur within deltaic sediments that infill an intracontinental rhombochasm, have both the chemical composition and geological setting typical of most Sedex deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Fossé tectonique rempli par la croûte océanique, lié aux mouvements de coulissage entre deux plaques.

CONT

Les saumures du système géothermique de Salton Sea, qui sont présentes dans les sédiments deltaïques ayant rempli un rhombochasme intracontinental, ont une composition chimique et se situent dans un cadre géologique typique de la plupart des gîtes sedex.

Spanish

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