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BRITTLE DEFORMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brittle deformation
1, record 1, English, brittle%20deformation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Brittle deformation takes the form of rupturing or shearing. 2, record 1, English, - brittle%20deformation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... sulphidation and accompanying gold deposition could have occurred during early metamorphism in a ductile regime ... and must have preceded brittle deformation that occurred during formation of the late quartz veins and introduction of arsenic and tungsten. 3, record 1, English, - brittle%20deformation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "ductile deformation." 4, record 1, English, - brittle%20deformation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déformation cassante
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9formation%20cassante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déformation fragile 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9formation%20fragile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation discontinue provoquée par l'application sur une roche de contraintes au delà des limites élastique et plastique. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20cassante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sous l'action de contraintes, les roches peuvent subir deux types de déformations, les unes cassantes ou failles, les autres plus souples, les plis. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20cassante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le socle, [...] riche en terrains métamorphiques et granitiques, [...] est [...] le siège de déformations plutôt cassantes tandis que la couverture présente des déformations plutôt souples. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20cassante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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