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1999
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Panorama de la bordure faillée de la Vallée de la Mort, USA). Les roches volcaniques et sédimentaires d'âge tertiaire sont découpées par des failles qui abaissent le compartiment de droite. Il s'agit de failles "normales" caractéristiques d'une déformation en extension (avec augmentation de surface) de la croûte. Death Valley (Vallée de la Mort, Californie, USA).
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