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foreland
A stable area marginal to an orogenic belt, toward which the rocks of the belt were thrust or overfolded. Generally the foreland is a continental part of the crust, and is the edge of the craton or platform area.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Mines
- Catégorie : Exploitation minière; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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