Décollement (n; from the French décoller, `to detach from`) is a gliding plane between two rock masses, also known as a basal detachment fault. Décollements are a deformational structure, resulting in independent styles of deformation in the rocks above and below the fault. They are associated with both compressional settings (involving foldi.....
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dā-kol-mawn[h]′ Definitions: 1. Rarely used term for surgical separation of tissues or organs which are adherent, either normally or pathologically.
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