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What is the difference between nappe and thrust sheet?
Mar 14, 2017 · "Nappe" is the French word for "tablecloth"; think of what happens when you try to push a tablecloth any distance across a table. The resulting folded (and inverted folding) …
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What is the difference between nappe and thrust sheet? The titles of many geology articles contain words like "nappes and thrust sheets". Basically these are rather similar and in certain …
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Nov 8, 2023 · What is the difference between nappe and thrust sheet? The titles of many geology articles contain words like "nappes and thrust sheets". Basically these are rather similar and in …
Is there a piece of upside down foreign crust in the USA?
Could be the remainder of a nappe. If the top part erodes only a piece of upside down crust could be left over, which seems to have no direct relation to the surrounding rock.