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S-SURFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Calcareous Rock (Quarrying)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- s-plane
1, record 1, English, s%2Dplane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foliation plane 2, record 1, English, foliation%20plane
correct
- schistosity plane 3, record 1, English, schistosity%20plane
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plane with parallel alignment to structural features of a rock. 4, record 1, English, - s%2Dplane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a rock is subjected to two separate deformations and the second deformation is at some other angle to the original, growth of new micas on the foliation planes will create a new foliation plane perpendicular to the plane of principal stress. 5, record 1, English, - s%2Dplane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "s-plane" and "s-surface" are not exact synonyms. While the "s-surface" may have a warped shape, the "s-plane" corresponds more specifically to a planar surface. 6, record 1, English, - s%2Dplane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
s-plane: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - s%2Dplane
Record 1, Key term(s)
- s plane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Carrières de roches calcaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan de schistosité
1, record 1, French, plan%20de%20schistosit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plan de foliation 2, record 1, French, plan%20de%20foliation
correct, masculine noun
- plan S 3, record 1, French, plan%20S
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les ectinites, et surtout dans les micaschistes, où la texture feuilletée prédomine nettement, ce sont les plans de schistosité ou de foliation qui interviennent. Ils sont souvent très nombreux, et se suivent à quelques centimètres l'un de l'autre. On imagine facilement la rapidité de la désagrégation mécanique dans de telles roches. 2, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La schistosité correspond aux structures se développant selon le plan S d'aplatissement. [...] on appelle schistosité uniquement les structures planaires développées selon ce plan d'aplatissement (plan S). 4, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la plupart des roches mécaniquement déformées apparaissent des systèmes remarquables de plans et de directions parallèles. La présence de plans confère aux masses rocheuses une schistosité aussi appelée foliation. 5, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par opposition à une «surface de schistosité» ou «surface de foliation» qui peut être ondulée, un «plan de schistosité» ou «plan de foliation» s'applique plus spécifiquement à une surface plane. 6, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20schistosit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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