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tectonics  

Definition

  • Processes that relate to the deformation, uplift and subsidence of the Earth’s crust, exerting a major influence on geomorphology, landscape evolution, environmental change and patterns of sedimentation. Tectonic history is recorded in geological structures. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; tectonics]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-W5VXS4D3-Z

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