An Introduction to the Geology of Belgium and Luxembourg
peer reviewed ; Belgium and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg show surprising geological diversity over their small combined area of 33,114 km2. Almost all types of sedimentary rocks crop out and are generally preserved along well-described and easily accessible sections or in quarries. Several sections are known worldwide and are visited for stratigraphic or sedimentological purposes. Magmatic rocks are not abundant and metamorphic rocks are restricted to slates. The stratigraphic scale ranges from the Cambrian to the Quaternary, which translates to a half billion years of Earth history. This cha... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | book part |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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Springer
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Schlagwörter: | Caledonian inliers / Variscan fold-and-thrust belt / Brabant massif / Ardenne allochthon / Mesozoic sedimentation in Belgium and Luxembourg / Cenozoic Belgian basin / Physical / chemical / mathematical & earth Sciences / Earth sciences & physical geography / Physique / chimie / mathématiques & sciences de la terre / Sciences de la terre & géographie physique |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26592585 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/215303 |