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DIAPIRISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diapirism
1, record 1, English, diapirism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tiphon 2, record 1, English, tiphon
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of piercing or rupturing of domed or uplifted rocks by mobile core material, by tectonic stresses as in anticlinal folds, by the effect of geostatic load in sedimentary strata as in salt domes and shale diapirs, or by igneous intrusion, forming diapiric structures such as plugs. 2, record 1, English, - diapirism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diapirisme
1, record 1, French, diapirisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus de genèse des diapirs. 2, record 1, French, - diapirisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Outre la plasticité étonnante des roches salines, leur densité très faible explique l'ampleur du diapirisme, que l'on trouve dans presque toutes les montagnes [...]. 3, record 1, French, - diapirisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'ascension des magmas à travers la lithosphère se fait par diapirisme, processus physique assez complexe et très lent, qui permet à un liquide de s'élever au sein d'un solide plus dense, mais fracturé. 4, record 1, French, - diapirisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Ce phénomène se présente donc comme un adjuvant du diapirisme des massifs salifères. 5, record 1, French, - diapirisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- diapirismo
1, record 1, Spanish, diapirismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ascensión de roca poco densa y plástica a través de rocas suprayacentes más densas y recientes. 2, record 1, Spanish, - diapirismo
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