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CRUSH ZONE [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

Rock material that has been ground to a fine particle size of clay/silt during the process of faulting

CONT

fault gouge zone: A soft clayey or clay-like material filling or partly filling a fault zone.

CONT

The fault zone consists of numerous interlacing small faults or a confused zone of gouge, breccia, or mylonite.

CONT

Glacial gouging along the fault's crush zone makes a very prominent diagonal slash...

OBS

zone of gouge: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

[...] le passage que l'érosion est susceptible de pratiquer le long du tracé de la faille ne sera souvent que très étroit, car limité à l'épaisseur de la zone broyée qui correspond au couloir de faille entre les deux lèvres (elle est parfois réduite à moins de 1 m).

OBS

salbande - n. f. - Petite couche d'argile souvent présente sur les épontes d'un filon ou d'une faille.

OBS

zone broyée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance and Formalities (Air Transport)
DEF

This is usually an end or exit(crush zone) of the sterile corridor or link where passengers condisperse into the PRE-PIL(waiting) area. It will also serve as an emergency holding area for the following : 1. Health quarantined aircraft 2. Customs entire flight documentation 3. Refugee flight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôles et formalités (Transport aérien)
DEF

Cette zone de cohue se situe généralement à l'extrémité de sortie du corridor, ou jonction, stérile par laquelle les passagers se dispersent dans la zone d'attente précédant les services des contrôles frontaliers. Elle peut aussi servir en cas de besoin, comme lieu de consigne pour (a) un changement d'avion mis en quarantaine; (b) un contrôle douanier de tous les passagers; (c) des vols transportant des réfugiés.

Spanish

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