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STRUCTURAL STACKING [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

A collisional model is proposed that reconciles differences in structural stacking, apparent tectonic transport, and deformation conditions between the eastern and western portions of the uplift.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Le domaine externe des Appalaches forme un empilement structural constitué par un assemblage autochtone de type basses-terres du Saint-Laurent à la base, chevauché par des écailles tectoniques de même composition et recouvert par de grandes nappes formées de roches de bassin, de rift et de talus continental.

Spanish

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