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Record 1 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

The gravity anomaly model developed by Hatherton (1979) indicated a shallow fault angle of 32º overthrusting up to 1,050-metres of Tertiary sediments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Dépression tectonique formée, au pied d'un escarpement de faille, par la partie la plus basse de la surface d'un bloc bousculé vers cette faille.

CONT

Un déficit un peu moindre apparaît sur des cours d'eau disposant d'une certaine charge solide mais installés dans des angles de faille, comme le bas du Rio Négro.

Spanish

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