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DIACLASE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- joint
1, record 1, English, joint
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rock joint 2, record 1, English, rock%20joint
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fracture or parting which interrupts abruptly the physical continuity of a rock mass. 3, record 1, English, - joint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Joints ... tend to occur in more or less parallel systems, and when quarry walls are maintained parallel and at right angles to them, they may be utilized as natural partings in the process of block removal. 4, record 1, English, - joint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
joint: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - joint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- joint
1, record 1, French, joint
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- diaclase 2, record 1, French, diaclase
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- joint de contrainte 3, record 1, French, joint%20de%20contrainte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface de débit d'une roche n'impliquant ni déplacement ni remplissage et disposée parallèlement ou en oblique par rapport au plan des couches. 4, record 1, French, - joint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les migmatites [...], de nombreuses diaclases divisent la roche en polyèdres plus ou moins réguliers. Ce sont parfois des fentes de retrait provenant du refroidissement [...] ou plus souvent des fissures dues aux pressions orogéniques qui se sont exercées [...] Les diaclases ne sont pas caractéristiques de la roche [...] 5, record 1, French, - joint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue trois types principaux : les joints causés a) par des forces agissant en compression, b) par des forces agissant en tension, et c) par une décompression de la roche reliée à l'érosion. Ils peuvent avoir toutes les dimensions. 6, record 1, French, - joint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Certains auteurs emploient le terme diaclase pour identifier plus particulièrement les cassures perpendiculaires aux couches sédimentaires. 7, record 1, French, - joint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
joint; diaclase : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 1, French, - joint
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- diaclasa
1, record 1, Spanish, diaclasa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fractura perpendicular a la estratificación de una roca, sin desplazamiento apreciable entre los bloques originados. 1, record 1, Spanish, - diaclasa
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