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INVERSION TECTONIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tectonic inversion
1, record 1, English, tectonic%20inversion
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The role and importance of contractional reactivation of former normal faults (tectonic inversion) is now recognized as an important mechanism of intraplate deformation ... Despite recent advances in the understanding of the tectonic processes involved in the formation of inversion structures, several aspects of their development and evolution remain unresolved including variability in their 3D shape, their scale variance and the spatial distribution of related macro- and meso-scale structures. It is only by the study of well-exposed inverted sedimentary basins in which subsurface data are available ..., that insights can be gained into the outstanding problems associated with tectonic inversion. 2, record 1, English, - tectonic%20inversion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A number of sedimentary basins exist in NW Europe that were affected by tectonic inversion during the Cenozoic ... in response to intraplate compression resulting from the combined effects of Atlantic opening and Alpine collision ... 2, record 1, English, - tectonic%20inversion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tectonic inversion: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - tectonic%20inversion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inversion tectonique
1, record 1, French, inversion%20tectonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- renversement 2, record 1, French, renversement
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomènes de serrage où des horsts et des grabens séparés par des failles normales rejouent de façon inverse. 3, record 1, French, - inversion%20tectonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'accélération au Crétacé inférieur correspond à la formation de la fosse vocontienne et le ralentissement fin Crétacé inférieur traduit l'inversion tectonique puis la fermeture progressive du bassin du Sud-Est (émersion et déformation pyrénéo-provençale). 4, record 1, French, - inversion%20tectonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
renversement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - inversion%20tectonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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