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SOURCE FAILLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault spring
1, record 1, English, fault%20spring
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fault-dam spring 2, record 1, English, fault%2Ddam%20spring
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spring fed by deep groundwater which rises through a fault. 3, record 1, English, - fault%20spring
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fault dam spring
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- source de faille
1, record 1, French, source%20de%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source d'eau souterraine profonde qui émerge d'une faille de grande dimension. 2, record 1, French, - source%20de%20faille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuente de falla
1, record 1, Spanish, fuente%20de%20falla
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fuente alimentada por aguas subterráneas profundas que manan a través de una falla. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fuente%20de%20falla
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-02-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unconformity spring 1, record 2, English, unconformity%20spring
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spring issuing at the contact of an aquifer with an unconformity. 2, record 2, English, - unconformity%20spring
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- source de faille
1, record 2, French, source%20de%20faille
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-02-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fissure spring
1, record 3, English, fissure%20spring
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tabular spring 2, record 3, English, tabular%20spring
correct
- joint spring 2, record 3, English, joint%20spring
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spring issuing from a crack or joint. 3, record 3, English, - fissure%20spring
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Several springs of this type may flow out along the same fissure line. 3, record 3, English, - fissure%20spring
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- source de faille
1, record 3, French, source%20de%20faille
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- source de fissure 2, record 3, French, source%20de%20fissure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source émergeant d'une faille de petite dimension (fissure). 1, record 3, French, - source%20de%20faille
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français, la terminologie ne fait pas la distinction entre failles de différentes dimensions. 1, record 3, French, - source%20de%20faille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuente de fisura
1, record 3, Spanish, fuente%20de%20fisura
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fuente que surge de una fisura. 1, record 3, Spanish, - fuente%20de%20fisura
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