Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.
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Foreland
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8 entriescoastal plainforedeepforeland basinforeland thrust beltforeland upliftfront edgefront facelittoral zone
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10 entriescoastal forelandforeland basinforeland crustforeland lithosphereforeland marginforeland regionforeland thrustforeland thrust beltforeland topographyforeland uplift
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