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FAULT-FOLD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fold fault
1, record 1, English, fold%20fault
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fold-fault 2, record 1, English, fold%2Dfault
correct
- fault-fold 3, record 1, English, fault%2Dfold
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault formed in causal connection with folding. 4, record 1, English, - fold%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
folding: The folding or bending of strata is usually the result of compression that causes the formation of the geologic structures known as anticlines, synclines, monoclines, isoclines, etc. ... There are four principal types of folding recognized by geologists: flexure folding; flow folding; shear folding; and folding due to vertical movements. 4, record 1, English, - fold%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Reverse fault-fold. 3, record 1, English, - fold%20fault
Record 1, Key term(s)
- folded fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pli-faille
1, record 1, French, pli%2Dfaille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de pli déversé ou couché, dont le flanc inverse a été laminé. 2, record 1, French, - pli%2Dfaille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Pli-faille inverse. 3, record 1, French, - pli%2Dfaille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pliegue-falla
1, record 1, Spanish, pliegue%2Dfalla
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fault-fold
1, record 2, English, fault%2Dfold
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure that is associated with a combination of folding and nearly vertical faulting, in which crustal material that has been fractured into elongate strips tends to drape over the uplifted areas to resemble anticlines, and to crumple into the downthrown areas to resemble synclines. 1, record 2, English, - fault%2Dfold
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille-pli
1, record 2, French, faille%2Dpli
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille d'abord subverticale puis déformée près de la surface topographique par une contrainte horizontale. 2, record 2, French, - faille%2Dpli
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À la suite d'une compression postérieure à distension, un pli pourra se greffer sur une faille normale [...]; on aura alors une faille-pli, inverse en surface et normale en profondeur. 3, record 2, French, - faille%2Dpli
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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