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STRATIGRAPHIC THROW [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

The thickness of the strata which originally separated two beds brought into contact at a fault.

OBS

stratigraphic throw: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Apparent stratigraphic throw.

Key term(s)
  • stratigraphical throw
  • stratigraphical separation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

[...] le rejet perpendiculaire aux couches ou rejet stratigraphique («stratigraphic throw») [...] coïncide avec l'épaisseur (puissance) des couches faillées [...]

OBS

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

PHR

Rejet stratigraphique apparent.

Spanish

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