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BENIOFF SHEAR ZONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Benioff zone
1, record 1, English, Benioff%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Benioff Zone 2, record 1, English, Benioff%20Zone
correct, less frequent
- Benioff seismic zone 3, record 1, English, Benioff%20seismic%20zone
correct
- Benioff zone of earthquakes 4, record 1, English, Benioff%20zone%20of%20earthquakes
correct, see observation
- Benioff plane 5, record 1, English, Benioff%20plane
correct
- Benioff fault plane 3, record 1, English, Benioff%20fault%20plane
correct, less frequent
- Wadati-Benioff zone 6, record 1, English, Wadati%2DBenioff%20zone
correct
- Wadati-Benioff zone of earthquakes 7, record 1, English, Wadati%2DBenioff%20zone%20of%20earthquakes
correct
- Benioff shear zone 8, record 1, English, Benioff%20shear%20zone
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plane beneath the trenches of the circum-Pacific belt, dipping toward the continents at an angle of about 45°, along which earthquake foci cluster ... 3, record 1, English, - Benioff%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the theory of plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading, plates of the lithosphere sink into the upper mantle causing earthquakes along the upper boundary of the plate, thus defining this zone. 3, record 1, English, - Benioff%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... named in honor of seismologists Kiyoo Wadati and Hugo Benioff. 9, record 1, English, - Benioff%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Benioff zone of earthquakes: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 10, record 1, English, - Benioff%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de Benioff
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20Benioff
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone de Bénioff 2, record 1, French, zone%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- plan de Benioff 3, record 1, French, plan%20de%20Benioff
correct, masculine noun
- plan de Bénioff 4, record 1, French, plan%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, masculine noun
- plan sismique de Bénioff 5, record 1, French, plan%20sismique%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, masculine noun
- surface de Bénioff 6, record 1, French, surface%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, feminine noun
- zone sismique de Bénioff 5, record 1, French, zone%20sismique%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, feminine noun
- zone sismique de Benioff 7, record 1, French, zone%20sismique%20de%20Benioff
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- zone de Wadati-Benioff 8, record 1, French, zone%20de%20Wadati%2DBenioff
correct, feminine noun
- zone de Wadati-Bénioff 9, record 1, French, zone%20de%20Wadati%2DB%C3%A9nioff
correct, feminine noun
- plan de Wadati-Benioff 10, record 1, French, plan%20de%20Wadati%2DBenioff
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone sismique inclinée qui plonge dans le manteau. 11, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20Benioff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes porphyriques d'étain de Bolivie [...] sont associés à des intrusions hyperalumineuses de type S mises en place au-dessus des niveaux profonds d'une zone de Benioff [...] 12, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20Benioff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone sismique de Benioff : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 13, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20Benioff
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plano Benioff
1, record 1, Spanish, plano%20Benioff
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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