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geologic feature > basin > peripheral foreland basin
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Preferred term

peripheral foreland basin  

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  • http://www.irandoc.ac.ir/onto/irandoc-meta/Concept

Broader concept

Definitions

  • Peripheral (Pro) foreland basins occur on the plate that is subducted or underthrust during plate collision (i.e. the outer arc of the orogen).

Obsolete

  • false

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