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FIBRE GLISSEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

A lineation on a slickenside defined by grooves, ridges, and/or striations.

CONT

In several deposits, individual quartz-carbonate laminae are also bounded by striated slip surfaces, in some cases with hydrothermal slickenlines indicating vein development in active shear zones.

OBS

slickenline; slickenside striation: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Dans plusieurs gîtes, des lamines individuelles de quartz-carbonates sont aussi limitées par des surfaces de glissement striées, qui portent dans certains cas des fibres de glissement de caractère hydrothermal indiquant que les filons se sont formés dans des zones de cisaillement actives.

OBS

Sur les miroirs de failles, on voit souvent des écailles et des stries qui indiquent le sens et la direction du mouvement.

OBS

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

Spanish

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