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OFF-LAP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- offlap
1, record 1, English, offlap
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- regressive overlap 2, record 1, English, regressive%20overlap
correct
- progradation mark 3, record 1, English, progradation%20mark
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The successive lateral contraction extent of strata (in an upward sequence) due to their deposition in a shrinking sea or on the margin of a rising landmass. 2, record 1, English, - offlap
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The degree of offlap or progradation by the downdip distance between the distal toes of successive shingles. 4, record 1, English, - offlap
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
offlap: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - offlap
Record 1, Key term(s)
- off-lap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- figure de progradation
1, record 1, French, figure%20de%20progradation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- recouvrement en retrait 2, record 1, French, recouvrement%20en%20retrait
correct, masculine noun
- recouvrement régressif 3, record 1, French, recouvrement%20r%C3%A9gressif
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structures sédimentaires obliques et se superposant suivant le sens de déversement des sédiments. 4, record 1, French, - figure%20de%20progradation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
figure de progradation; recouvrement en retrait : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - figure%20de%20progradation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-10-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- offlap
1, record 2, English, offlap
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- off-lap 2, record 2, English, off%2Dlap
correct
- regressive overlap 1, record 2, English, regressive%20overlap
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The progressive offshore regression of the updip terminations of the sedimentary units within a conformable sequence of rocks ... in which each successively younger unit leaves exposed a portion of the older unit on which it lies. 3, record 2, English, - offlap
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- régression
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9gression
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Grabau [...] désigne la régression par les termes d'«offlap» ou de «regressive overlap». 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9gression
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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