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метаморфический фундамент
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
metamorphic basement
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Metamorphic core complex — Metamorphic core complexes are exposures of deep crust exhumed in association with largely amagmatic extension. They form, and are exhumed, through relatively fast transport of middle and lower continental crust to the Earth s surface. During… … Wikipedia
Basement rock — usually refers to the thick foundation of ancient, and oldest metamorphic and igneous rock that forms the crust of continents, often in the form of granite. Basement rock is contrasted to overlying sedimentary rocks which are laid down on top of… … Wikipedia
basement — [bās′mənt] n. [ BASE1 + MENT] 1. the foundation or lower part of a wall or structure 2. the lowest story of a building, below the main floor and wholly or partly below the surface of the ground 3. Geol. the oldest layer of igneous and metamorphic … English World dictionary
Basement (geology) — In geology, the terms basement and crystalline basement are used to define the rocks below a sedimentary platform or cover, or more generally any rock below sedimentary rocks or sedimentary basins that are metamorphic or igneous in origin. In the … Wikipedia
Metamorphic core complex — Gneise und Granite der Zone axiale der Montagne Noire: ein metamorpher Kernkomplex Als Metamorpher Kernkomplex (engl. Metamorphic core complex) wird in der Geologie ein Geländeabschnitt bezeichnet, in dem ursprünglich tief in der Erdkruste… … Deutsch Wikipedia
basement complex — noun 1. : the assemblage of metamorphic and igneous rocks underlying stratified rocks in a particular region 2. : the Archean rocks compare fundamental complex * * * Geol. the undifferentiated assemblage of rock (basement rock) underlying the… … Useful english dictionary
basement complex — /ˈbeɪsmənt ˌkɒmplɛks/ (say baysmuhnt .kompleks) noun a series of metamorphic and igneous rocks underlying dominantly sedimentary rocks, often, though not necessarily, formed before the Cambrian period. Also, basement rock …
Vishnu Basement Rocks — Als Vishnu Basement Rocks oder auch Vishnu Group (Vishnu Grundgebirge oder Vishnu Gruppe) – benannt nach der Hindugottheit Vishnu – wird das paläoproterozoische polymetamorphe kristalline Grundgebirge bezeichnet, das im US amerikanischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Massif Central (geology) — The Massif Central forms together with the Armorican Massif (Brittany and Normandy) one of the two big basement massifs in France. Its geological evolution started in the late Neoproterozoic and continues to this day. It has been shaped mainly by … Wikipedia
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… … Universalium
