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EPISODE ACTIVITE TECTONIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diastrophism
1, record 1, English, diastrophism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tectonism 2, record 1, English, tectonism
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... all movement of the crust produced by earth forces, including the formation of ocean basins, continents, plateaus, and mountain ranges, etc. 3, record 1, English, - diastrophism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The volatiles responsible for pegmatite and hornblendite development may have been derived from adjacent, contemporaneous granitoid rocks during tectonism. 4, record 1, English, - diastrophism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Orogeny and epeirogeny are major subdivisions [of diastrophism]. 3, record 1, English, - diastrophism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tectonism: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - diastrophism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diastrophisme
1, record 1, French, diastrophisme
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tectonique 2, record 1, French, tectonique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- épisode d'activité tectonique 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9pisode%20d%27activit%C3%A9%20tectonique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des déformations et des dislocations subies par de vastes parties de l'écorce terrestre. 4, record 1, French, - diastrophisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les éléments volatils à l'origine de la formation de pegmatite et de hornblendite ont peut-être été libérés par des roches granitoïdes contemporaines situées à proximité au cours d'un épisode d'activité tectonique. 3, record 1, French, - diastrophisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
diastrophisme; tectonique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - diastrophisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- diastrofismo
1, record 1, Spanish, diastrofismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de las deformaciones lentas de la corteza terrestre. 1, record 1, Spanish, - diastrofismo
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