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BISEAU MIOGEOCLINAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

... the glacial deposits and associated rocks thicken westward and form the basal part of a miogeoclinal wedge that accumulated near the late Proterozoic and early Paleozoic continental margin.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

biseau (n. m.) : Allure particulière d'une couche sédimentaire dont l'épaisseur se réduit rapidement par rapport aux distances horizontales, et qui finit par disparaître.

OBS

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

Spanish

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