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Record 1 2009-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A system of faults resulting from extension.

CONT

Keweenawan rift system.

OBS

rift system: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Un système de rift est d'abord reconnu par des variations de topographie, négatives (grabens) mais aussi positives (épaulements, et parfois, bombements), par son volcanisme, et par des variations de paramètres géophysiques [...] qui sont censées résulter d'un processus d'extension.

CONT

Système de rift keweenawien.

Spanish

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