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In geology, a tectonic outlier produced by the erosion or gravity-gliding of one or more nappes. The front portions of the nappes become detached to produce the klippe structure.
From: klippe in A Dictionary of Earth Sciences »
Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography.
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