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Record 1 2003-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Geology
DEF

The trace of a fault plane on the ground surface or on a reference plane.

CONT

Often strata on one side of the fault line have been displaced upward, downward, or laterally relative to their original position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géologie
CONT

La ligne de faille, rectiligne, courbe ou brisée, est la trace de la faille à la surface du sol [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica
  • Geología
DEF

Línea definida por la intersección de la superficie topográfica con la superficie de falla.

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