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BED PLANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bedding plane
1, record 1, English, bedding%20plane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plane of bedding 2, record 1, English, plane%20of%20bedding
correct
- bed plane 3, record 1, English, bed%20plane
correct
- bedding 4, record 1, English, bedding
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the division planes which separate the individual strata or beds in sedimentary or stratified rock. 5, record 1, English, - bedding%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most sedimentary rocks show bedding or layering, expressed by variations in texture and mineralogy. A bed represents a single episode of sedimentation. It is bordered top and bottom by a bedding plane. 6, record 1, English, - bedding%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Strata thicker than 1 cm are commonly referred to as beds ... The upper and lower surfaces of these layers are called bedding planes. 7, record 1, English, - bedding%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare "stratification plane". 8, record 1, English, - bedding%20plane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan de litage
1, record 1, French, plan%20de%20litage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le minerai se rencontre dans les portions des failles qui approchent le plus de la direction des fractures d'extension, c'est-à-dire dans les portions qui suivent les plans de litage [...] 2, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20litage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Microplissements, schistosité, litage et linéation dans un pli synclinal [...]; la schistosité apparaît oblique à l'axe du pli, dans la charnière; les microplis affectent les couches plus tendres; le litage, conforme à la stratification, recoupe la schistosité; la linéation est déterminée par l'intersection des plans de litage et de schistosité [...] 3, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20litage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
litage : Fait pour une roche de comporter des lits de sédimentation plus ou moins visibles. 4, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20litage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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