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DEXTRAL DISPLACEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dextral displacement
1, record 1, English, dextral%20displacement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- right-lateral displacement 2, record 1, English, right%2Dlateral%20displacement
correct, see observation
- right lateral displacement 3, record 1, English, right%20lateral%20displacement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Yukon the leading edge of the accreted terranes is truncated by the through-going, northwest-trending Tintina Fault. Restoration of its dextral displacement of between 425 to 500 km ... permits the leading edge southwest of the fault to merge with the leading edge of the accreted terranes in a salient northeast of the fault. 4, record 1, English, - dextral%20displacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The best-known transform plate boundary is the San Andreas fault system, which accommodates the right-lateral displacement between the North American and Pacific plates. 5, record 1, English, - dextral%20displacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
right-lateral displacement: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - dextral%20displacement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déplacement dextre
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9placement%20dextre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Yukon, la bordure frontale des terranes accrétés est tronquée par la faille de Tintina de direction nord-ouest. La reconstitution du déplacement dextre le long de cette faille, qui se situe entre 425 et 500 km [...], permet de relier la bordure frontale des terranes accrétés au sud-ouest de la faille à celle qui apparaît dans un promontoire au nord-est de celle-ci. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déplacement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20dextre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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