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TYPE ANDIN [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

[Said of] a continental margin, as along the Pacific coast of South America, where oceanic lithosphere descends beneath an adjacent continent producing andesitic continental margin volcanism.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • Andean type
  • Andino type

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les andésites sont des roches volcaniques typiques des arcs insulaires et des marges continentales actives de type andin.

OBS

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

Spanish

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