Tectonosequence

Quick meaning: Tectonosequence is a noun meaning (seismology) A sequence of tectonofacies that provides evidence of previous tectonic movement.

Meaning

(seismology) A sequence of tectonofacies that provides evidence of previous tectonic movement.

Example Sentences

First, a Paleogene foredeep tectonosequence accumulated until the early Miocene.

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.

Word Forms

• tectonosequences

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