boudinage
noun
bou·di·nage
¦büdᵊn¦äzh,
-äj
plural -s
: a structure which is sometimes present in metamorphic rocks apparently as a result of tension and in which a competent bed is thinned and thickened so that it resembles in cross section a string of sausages
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“Boudinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boudinage. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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