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Tectonic uplift – Geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate tectonics Waltham, Tony (2009). Foundations of Engineering Geology (3rd ed...

Tectonic uplift is the geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate tectonics. While isostatic response is important, an increase in...

Look up uplift or uplifting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Uplift may refer to: Orogeny, also known as geologic uplift, a mountain-building process...

The Llano Uplift is a geologically ancient, low geologic dome that is about 90 miles (140 km) in diameter and located mostly in Llano, Mason, San Saba...

range – Geographic area containing several geologically related mountains Tectonic uplift – Geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate...

deposited in these Paleozoic and Mesozoic seas were eroded with the geologic uplift associated with Laramide Orogeny and the formation of the Black Hills...

needed] and possibly flowed only temporarily in other periods due to the geologic uplift (Nubian Swell) of the Nile River region. During periods of a wet or...

There are at least 14 known unconformities in the geologic record found in the Grand Canyon. Uplift of the region started about 75 million years ago during...

The Sawatch Uplift /səˈwætʃ/ is a prominent geologic anticline in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado in the United States. It was formed as a bulge...

sounding Aboriginal or sounding good". The mountain was formed by geologic uplift. It was not formed by any recent volcanic activity. Eroded granite...

have been horizontal at the time of deposition, then later deformed by the uplift associated with dome formation. There are many possible mechanisms responsible...

A geologic province is a spatial entity with common geologic attributes. A province may include a single dominant structural element such as a basin or...

Granite. Geologic relationships suggest that the granites and gabbros intruded at depths no greater than half a kilometer in the crust. Minor uplift ensued...

and in several geologic and environmental settings. By studying the size, shape, and age of terraces, one can determine the geologic processes that formed...

is the sheer rock wall at the upper edge of a plateau, canyon, or geological uplift. It may refer to either the rock formation or to the rock itself....

During the later Miocene Florida was exposed as dry land again due to geologic uplift and mountain building. In the Florida Keys, however, coral reefs were...

bedrock in situ for geologic analysis and creating geologic maps. In situ measurements are critical for proper analysis of geological history and outcrops...

Al-Sahbah dry riverbed. Measurements confirmed that the area had undergone geologic uplift, an indication that an oil reservoir may be trapped underneath. Oil...

Range topography. The greater Bryce area was uplifted as part of the High Plateaus by the same forces. Uplift of the Colorado Plateaus and the opening of...

overlying sediments, in the area of the caves, down to the Minnelusa. Geologic uplift started during the Laramide Orogeny, which lowered the water table...