décollements
décollements is the plural of décollement.
Meaning of décollement
Noun
décollement (plural décollements)
- A gliding plane between two rock masses; a basal detachment fault.
- The décollements occur in near-continuously exposed Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata in the southern Chandler Lake quadrangle.1987, Donald J. Orth, Metal Biogeochemistry in Surface-water Systems
Questions about décollements
- What is décollements the plural of?
- Décollements is the plural of décollement.
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