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intermontane [ˌɪntəmɒnˈteɪn] adj (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) occurring or situated between mountain ranges an intermontane basin How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Similarly, from a hydrogeological point of view, rapid convection of meteoric waters is known from intermontane rift basins. The Merritt-Logan Lake gold belt lies within the Intermontane Belt of the Canadian Cordillera, which is underlain by the Triassic volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Nicola Group. Legun's "beryl belt" corresponds to the terranes that underlie the Omineca belt and the bordering eastern margin of the Intermontane belt, where Mesozoic and Cenozoic granite intrusions and associated pegmatites cut tectonic slices of ultramafic and oceanic rocks (Legun, 2004). |
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