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contact erosion valley
A valley that has been eroded along a zone of weakness at the contact between two different kinds of rock, as between two different sedimentary formations, between igneous and sedimentary rocks, along a fault, or along an upturned unconformity.
- Szófaj: noun
- Ipar/Tárgykör: Mining
- Kategória: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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