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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A crustal block uplifted between two normal faults.

OBS

... the opposite of a graben.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Bloc allongé soulevé entre des failles normales plus ou moins parallèles.

OBS

Antonyme : graben.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

En un terreno dividido en bloques por sendas fallas, compartimento que permanece elevado entre dos fosas tectónicas.

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