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FABRIQUE TECTONIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A rock fabric that has resulted from deformation.

CONT

Regional metamorphism of the older greenstone belts has resulted in penetrative deformation of many of the deposits and the development of at least one generation of tectonic fabric that overprints the mineralization.

OBS

Typical fabrics are composed of lineations, schistosities, cleavages, fold axes, and crystallographic preferred orientations.

OBS

tectonic fabric: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Le métamorphisme régional dans les anciennes ceintures de roches vertes a causé la déformation en profondeur d'un grand nombre des amas minéralisés et la création d'au moins une génération de fabriques tectoniques qui se superposent aux textures primaires de la minéralisation.

OBS

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

Spanish

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