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OFFSETTING TRANSFORM FAULTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- offsetting transform faults
1, record 1, English, offsetting%20transform%20faults
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Motion along the southern section of the transform domain appears to be taken up by a series of linear offsetting transform faults. 2, record 1, English, - offsetting%20transform%20faults
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Divergent Offsetting. Many transform faults are found on the ocean floor where they offset diverging plates in a zig-zag like motion. 3, record 1, English, - offsetting%20transform%20faults
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
offsetting transform faults: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - offsetting%20transform%20faults
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décalé par des failles transformantes
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9cal%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles%20transformantes
see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la ride Est Pacifique se termine au nord dans le Golfe de Californie par une série de bassins en échelons décalés par des failles transformantes, dont la faille de San Andreas est le prolongement à terre. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cal%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles%20transformantes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On appelle faille transformante une faille qui traverse les dorsales en les décalant. [...] deux fragments de dorsales contigus sont décalés et prolongés par des segments recourbés vers l'autre fragment de dorsale. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cal%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles%20transformantes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
décalé par des failles transformantes : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cal%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles%20transformantes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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