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tectonofacies

tectonofacies noun: a body of tectonic rock with specific characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, etc.

Noun

tectonofacies (uncountable)

  1. A body of tectonic rock with specific characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, etc.
    • The stratigraphic hierarchy of tectonofacies, tectonofacies associations and tectonosequences is informally attributed herein as the sedimentary response to discrete episodes of faulting and associated basin margin collapse that released large volumes of coarse debris downslope.2020 July 14, Kirsten Kennedy, Nick Eyles, “Syn-rift mass flow generated 'tectonofacies' and 'tectonosequences' of the Kingston Peak Formation, Death Valley, California, and their bearing on supposed...

Questions about tectonofacies

What does tectonofacies mean?
Tectonofacies means a body of tectonic rock with specific characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, etc.
What part of speech is tectonofacies?
Tectonofacies is a noun.

Words near tectonofacies in the dictionary

  1. tectono-
  2. tectono-sedimentary
  3. tectonodeformation
  4. tectonoeustasy
  5. tectonoeustatic
  6. tectonofacies
  7. tectonofractographic
  8. tectonofractography
  9. tectonomagmatic
  10. tectonometallogenic
  11. tectonometamorphic

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