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GASH [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Protection of Life
- Police
- Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slash
1, record 1, English, slash
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The slash is a sweeping surface cut or circular slash. The wound is usually a long cut, varying from a slight surface cut to a deep gash. 1, record 1, English, - slash
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des personnes
- Police
- Armes blanches
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entaille
1, record 1, French, entaille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Blessure faite par un instrument tranchant. 1, record 1, French, - entaille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tension gash
1, record 2, English, tension%20gash
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- gash fracture 2, record 2, English, gash%20fracture
correct
- open-gash fracture 3, record 2, English, open%2Dgash%20fracture
correct
- tension crack 4, record 2, English, tension%20crack
correct
- tension fissure 5, record 2, English, tension%20fissure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A linear opening in a rock developed under tensile conditions. 6, record 2, English, - tension%20gash
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These veins may have formed in vertical tension gashes associated with the normal faulting. 7, record 2, English, - tension%20gash
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gash fracture; tension crack; tension fissure : terms used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 2, English, - tension%20gash
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Synaxial tension crack, tension fissure. 5, record 2, English, - tension%20gash
Record 2, Key term(s)
- open gash fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fissure de tension
1, record 2, French, fissure%20de%20tension
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fissure d'extension 2, record 2, French, fissure%20d%27extension
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De l'argent natif a précipité dans de petites fissures de tension subparallèles à la stratification. 3, record 2, French, - fissure%20de%20tension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fissure de tension; fissure d'extension : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - fissure%20de%20tension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fissure d'extension synaxiale. 5, record 2, French, - fissure%20de%20tension
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-10-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- disaggregated vein
1, record 3, English, disaggregated%20vein
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Small gash veins in "B" zone ore along with small irregular pods of quartz-feldspar-carbonate that may represent disaggregated veins. 2, record 3, English, - disaggregated%20vein
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The floors of the palacovalleys are particularly deeply weathered and have been eroded into mottled zones and clay-rich, coarsely cleaved saprolites of muscovite, quartz and kaolinite with a few disaggregated quartz veins. 3, record 3, English, - disaggregated%20vein
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- veine désagrégée
1, record 3, French, veine%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- filon désagrégé 2, record 3, French, filon%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En effet cette terre rouge descend en Guyane à 20 et 30 mètres, et il est bien rare qu'on ait réussi à mettre à découvert des filons de quartz : ceux-ci se sont désagrégés, et le quartz s'est éparpillé de tous côtés. [...] Dans la région que j'ai parcourue, l'or paraît faire comme des taches; tout un réseau de criques est riche, tout le réseau voisin est pauvre, puis cela recommence : il y a correspondance évidente entre les parties riches et pauvres des filons désagrégés et décomposés, qui ont autrefois affleuré dans cette région [...] 2, record 3, French, - veine%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Veinules occupant des fissures de retrait dans le minerai de la zone «B» avec petites lentilles fusiformes irrégulières de quartz-feldspath-carbonate pouvant représenter des veines désagrégées. 1, record 3, French, - veine%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gash vein
1, record 4, English, gash%20vein
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nonpersistent vein that is wide above and narrow below, and that terminates within the formation it traverses. 2, record 4, English, - gash%20vein
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Isolated disseminated sulphide grains and small gash veins are also common. 3, record 4, English, - gash%20vein
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term was originally applied to vein fillings of solution joints in limestone. 2, record 4, English, - gash%20vein
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- filon terminé en biseau
1, record 4, French, filon%20termin%C3%A9%20en%20biseau
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- filon se terminant en coin vers la profondeur 2, record 4, French, filon%20se%20terminant%20en%20coin%20vers%20la%20profondeur
masculine noun
- veine en apophyse 3, record 4, French, veine%20en%20apophyse
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-05-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- through-going
1, record 5, English, through%2Dgoing
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The native copper deposits in the Keweenaw Peninsula show a strong control by through-going zones of original permeability. 1, record 5, English, - through%2Dgoing
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Veins, ranging from small discontinuous gash structures 1 to 2 cm long to more through-going structures, are common... 1, record 5, English, - through%2Dgoing
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- étendu
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9tendu
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- de grande extension 1, record 5, French, de%20grande%20extension
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gisements de cuivre natif de la péninsule Keweenaw attestent du fort contrôle par des zones étendues à forte perméabilité primaire. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9tendu
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les filons, allant des petites fissures de 1 à 2 cm de longueur aux structures de plus grande extension, sont nombreux [...] 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9tendu
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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