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Record 1 2006-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A broad, open anticlinal fold of a regional scale.

CONT

e.g. the Cincinnati Arch.

CONT

... the Australian Georgina Basin deposit is related to a form of dynamic upwelling caused by currents moving over basement highs ...

OBS

The mid-crustal transition varies in depth from 9 to 12 km beneath spread B-D in the general form of a basement high or possible arch structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Déformation à grand rayon de courbure, en relation avec des mouvements verticaux de la lithosphère.

CONT

[...] le dépôt du bassin de Georgina, en Australie, est associé à une forme de remontée dynamique des eaux causée par des courants passant au-dessus de hauteurs du socle [...]

OBS

La transition du centre de la croûte varie en profondeur de 9 à 12 km entre le dispositif B-D, suivant en cela la forme générale d'une crête de roche-mère ou d'une possibilité de structure dorsale.

Spanish

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