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DEXTRAL MOTION [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

Dextral or right lateral movement. - Movement is dextral (right handed) if the block on the other side of the fault moves to the right, or if straddling the fault the right side moves toward the observer.

OBS

right-lateral motion: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

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

Spanish

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