Meanings (ES + gloss)
macizo tectónico
A block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has been raised relative to the surrounding area.
1963, F. Geukens, S. D. Bowers (translator), Geology of the Arabian Peninsula: Yemen, U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 560-B, page B19, Innumerable faults, in fact, cut t…
The classic example has been the Rhine Valley graben with the Vosges Mountains and the Schwarzwald as adjacent horsts.
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