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TENSION FAULT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tension fault
1, record 1, English, tension%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- extensional fault 2, record 1, English, extensional%20fault
correct
- extension fault 2, record 1, English, extension%20fault
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault produced by tension. 3, record 1, English, - tension%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some pegmatites in lower grade metamorphic rocks are conformable with the host rocks, but others occupy discordant, crosscutting structures such as tension faults. 2, record 1, English, - tension%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This term is] sometimes used incorrectly as synonymous with gravity fault or normal fault. 3, record 1, English, - tension%20fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille d'extension
1, record 1, French, faille%20d%27extension
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faille de distension 2, record 1, French, faille%20de%20distension
correct, feminine noun
- faille de tension 3, record 1, French, faille%20de%20tension
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille résultant d'un mouvement d'extension d'un massif rocheux. 4, record 1, French, - faille%20d%27extension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines pegmatites présentes dans des roches ayant été soumises à un métamorphisme de plus faible intensité affichent une relation de concordance par rapport aux roches hôtes, mais d'autres occupent des structures discordantes et transversales telles que des failles d'extension. 2, record 1, French, - faille%20d%27extension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Termes] quelquefois utilisés incorrectement comme synonymes de faille de gravité ou faille normale. 5, record 1, French, - faille%20d%27extension
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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