Concept information
Preferred term
exhumation
Definition
- In geology, the term exhumation refers to the process by which a parcel of rock (that was formerly buried), approaches Earth's surface. Exhumation of buried rocks should be considered as two different categories namely, exhumation by denudation/erosion or exhumation by tectonic processes followed by erosion. Often exhumation involves a complex interaction between crustal thickening, extensional tectonics and erosion. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhumation_(geology))
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-P6PWQVK7-P
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