e/Penninic thrustfront

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has glosseng: The Penninic thrustfront is a major tectonic thrustfront in the French Alps. The thrustfront moves over a developing decollement horizon, and separates the (internal) high grade metamorphic rocks of the Penninic nappes from the (external) sedimentary rocks and crystalline basement of the Helvetic nappes. The last are in France often called zone Dauphiné or Dauphinois.
lexicalizationeng: Penninic thrustfront
instance of(noun) a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
the Alps, Alps
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has glossfra: Dans les Alpes occidentales, le chevauchement pennique frontal est le chevauchement qui juxtapose les unités internes, métamorphiques (Mont Rose, Grand Paradis, Dora Maira...) sur les unités externes non métamorphiques (massifs cristallins externes, massifs subalpins) . Il fonctionne aujourd'hui localement comme une faille normale et/ou comme un décrochement dextre .
lexicalizationfra: Chevauchement pennique crustal

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