Concept information
Preferred term
basement rock
Definition
- In geology, basement and crystalline basement are the rocks below a sedimentary platform or cover, or more generally any rock below sedimentary rocks or sedimentary basins that are metamorphic or igneous in origin. In the same way, the sediments or sedimentary rocks on top of the basement can be called a "cover" or "sedimentary cover". Basement rock is the thick foundation of ancient, and oldest, metamorphic and igneous rock that forms the crust of continents, often in the form of granite. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basement_(geology))
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-6G3PQ2P6-4
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