Lewis Overthrust
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Lewis Overthrust
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The Lewis Overthrust is a geologic thrust fault structure of the Rocky Mountains found within the bordering national parks of Glacier in Montana, United States and Waterton Lakes in Alberta, Canada. The structure was created due to the collision of tectonic plates about 59-75 million years ago that drove a several mile thick wedge of Precambrian rock 50 mi (80 km) eastwards, causing it to overlie softer Cretaceous age rock that is 1300 to 1400 million years younger. The décollement can be seen f
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Geologic thrust fault of the Rocky Mountains
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Overthrust
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2024-04-12T05:52:43Z
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