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LONGITUDINAL FAULT [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-02-09

English

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

A fault whose strike is parallel with that of the general structural trend of the region.

CONT

A strike fault parallels the strike of the rock layers.

OBS

strike fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les failles sont dites directionnelles si leur plan contient la direction des couches.

OBS

faille longitudinale; faille directionnelle : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Falla paralela a la dirección de las capas a las que afecta.

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