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Record 1 2004-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Tectonics
DEF

Any plane surface produced by erosion or faulting, and intersecting a general slope of the land.

CONT

A triangular facet.

Key term(s)
  • fault facet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Tectonique
DEF

Section d'un escarpement de faille de forme trapézoïdale ou triangulaire compris entre deux ravins en V perpendiculaires à la ligne de faille.

Key term(s)
  • facette de faille

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Tectónica
Key term(s)
  • faceta de falla
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