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Record 1 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

A forelimb [of a fold] which has been rotated through the vertical, reversing the stratigraphic succession, is known as the "reversed," "inverted" or "overturned limb"...

OBS

inverted limb; reversed limb: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

flanc inverse : Pour un pli couché ou déversé, côté situé au-dessous de la surface formée par l'axe du pli et passant par la charnière (ou surface axiale) de l'anticlinal. Pour un synclinal, c'est le côté situé au-dessus de la surface axiale.

OBS

[...] l'un des flancs est dit «inverse», tandis que l'autre est dit «normal»; [...]

OBS

flanc inverse : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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