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obduction

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Ob`duc´tion
n.1.The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering.
obduction  (b-dkshn)
A geologic process in which the edge of a tectonic plate consisting of oceanic crust is thrust over the edge of an adjacent plate consisting of continental crust. Compare subduction.
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It takes us through to the development of the Appalachian Mountains and the formation of Pangea, with stops in between, such as the obduction of ophiolites exposed at the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Gros Morne National Park, western Newfoundland.
The Johnson GEO CENTRE: earth's geological showcase by Blackwood, R. Frank / Geoscience Canada
This book comprehensively summarized the immense progress made on the understanding of the petrogenesis, structural evolution, obduction and reworking of ophiolites, and oceanic lithosphere.
Igneous Rock Associations 9. Ophiolites 1: from the beginning to ... by Hebert, Rejean / Geoscience Canada
 
 
 
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