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UNDEFORMED [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intraformational fold
1, record 1, English, intraformational%20fold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A minor fold confined to a sedimentary layer lying between undeformed beds. 1, record 1, English, - intraformational%20fold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pli intraformationnel
1, record 1, French, pli%20intraformationnel
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plis confiné à une strate aux couches encaissantes non déformées, et qui est attribuable à un processus de même origine que celui qui a formé la strate elle-même. 1, record 1, French, - pli%20intraformationnel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- convolute bedding
1, record 2, English, convolute%20bedding
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- convolute lamination 1, record 2, English, convolute%20lamination
correct
- convolution 1, record 2, English, convolution
correct
- contorted bedding 1, record 2, English, contorted%20bedding
correct
- crinkled bedding 1, record 2, English, crinkled%20bedding
correct
- curly bedding 1, record 2, English, curly%20bedding
correct
- hassock structure 1, record 2, English, hassock%20structure
correct
- intrastratal flow structure 1, record 2, English, intrastratal%20flow%20structure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the wavy, extremely disorganized, and markedly and intricately crumpled, twisted, or folded laminae that are confined within a single, relatively thin, well-defined, undeformed layer, that die out both upward and downward, and that are overlain and underlain by parallel undisturbed layers. 1, record 2, English, - convolute%20bedding
Record 2, Key term(s)
- curled bedding
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stratification convolutée
1, record 2, French, stratification%20convolut%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- convolutions 2, record 2, French, convolutions
feminine noun, plural
- stratification ondulée 2, record 2, French, stratification%20ondul%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- laminas en volutes 2, record 2, French, laminas%20en%20volutes
feminine noun, plural
- lamines en volutes 2, record 2, French, lamines%20en%20volutes
feminine noun, plural
- contournements 3, record 2, French, contournements
masculine noun, plural
- couches contournées 3, record 2, French, couches%20contourn%C3%A9es
feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure ondulée ou contournée qui s'amincit progressivement vers le haut ou le bas dans un ensemble sédimentaire. 2, record 2, French, - stratification%20convolut%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De nombreux sédiments fins et stratifiés présentent des replis et divers types de déformations de la stratification interne. Les niveaux alternativement sombres et clairs, grossiers ou plus fins mettent en évidence une microtectonique qui dessine des figures de plis dysharmoniques depuis les plus simples jusqu'aux plus compliqués: plis, failles, chevauchements. C'est cet ensemble de figures que l'on appelle «contournements» et couches contournées. 3, record 2, French, - stratification%20convolut%C3%A9e
Record 2, Key term(s)
- convolution
- lamina en volute
- lamine en volute
- contournement
- couche contournée
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- undeformed
1, record 3, English, undeformed
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The shales(referred here to as the fine-grained facies) comprising mudstone(clay and silt size) with some minor amounts of very fine to fine sandstone were deposited below storm wave base in a deep marine basin that simultaneously underwent tectonic activity. This fine-grained facies contains strongly deformed layers, intercalated between undeformed layers. 2, record 3, English, - undeformed
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
undeformed : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 3, English, - undeformed
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- non déformé
1, record 3, French, non%20d%C3%A9form%C3%A9
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les couches non déformées de la province géologique de la Plate-forme du St-Laurent [...] reposent en discordance sur les roches métamorphiques vieilles d'un milliard d'années (1 Ga) de la province de Grenville [...] du Bouclier précambrien. 2, record 3, French, - non%20d%C3%A9form%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
non déformé : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - non%20d%C3%A9form%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-11-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bedded halite
1, record 4, English, bedded%20halite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Relatively undeformed bedded halite... 1, record 4, English, - bedded%20halite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- halite en couches
1, record 4, French, halite%20en%20couches
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- couches de halite 1, record 4, French, couches%20de%20halite
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Halite en couches relativement non déformées [...] 1, record 4, French, - halite%20en%20couches
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Plate Tectonics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mechanical boundary layer
1, record 5, English, mechanical%20boundary%20layer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- MBL 2, record 5, English, MBL
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the lithosphere, including the mechanical boundary layer, may be thinned by thermal stripping from below, allowing the plume mantle to ascend and decompress further. 3, record 5, English, - mechanical%20boundary%20layer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The lithosphere, a thermal and mechanical boundary layer ... consists of a buoyant and mineralogically diverse component (the crust) and a solid upper mantle with more uniform characteristics. 4, record 5, English, - mechanical%20boundary%20layer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... both deformed and undeformed spinel peridotite xenoliths... are derived from a region of depleted mantle which probably forms the cool mechanical boundary layer immediately beneath the continental crust. 5, record 5, English, - mechanical%20boundary%20layer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 CONT
The mechanical boundary layer or lithosphere is the rigid cold upper layer of the earth and is closely related to the thermal boundary layer. 6, record 5, English, - mechanical%20boundary%20layer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- couche limite mécanique
1, record 5, French, couche%20limite%20m%C3%A9canique
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La lithosphère, une couche limite d'un point de vue thermique et mécanique, a été différenciée chimiquement du manteau de la Terre. 2, record 5, French, - couche%20limite%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lithosphère : Ensemble constitué par la croûte terrestre et la partie supérieure du manteau. On appelle aussi parfois lithosphère l'ensemble de la croûte, du manteau et du noyau terrestre par opposition à l'atmosphère et à l'hydrosphère (océan). 3, record 5, French, - couche%20limite%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-02-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Athabasca Group
1, record 6, English, Athabasca%20Group
correct, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Athabasca Group of Saskatchewan-Alberta... consists of undeformed and unmetamorphosed east-derived alluvial fanglomerate, siltstone, and diagenetically matured quartzite, with a western marine upper part, deposited... in a tectonically active area. 1, record 6, English, - Athabasca%20Group
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Groupe d'Athabasca
1, record 6, French, Groupe%20d%27Athabasca
correct, masculine noun, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Groupe d'Athabasca, en Saskatchewan-Alberta [...] est une unité sédimentaire non déformée et non métamorphisée qui se compose à la base d'une succession clastique à source orientale constituée de fanglomérats alluviaux, de siltstones et de quartzites diagénétiquement matures et au sommet, dans le secteur ouest, d'une succession marine. [...] cette unité stratigraphique se serait déposée dans un secteur tectoniquement actif. 1, record 6, French, - Groupe%20d%27Athabasca
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-04-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Becker's hypothesis 1, record 7, English, Becker%27s%20hypothesis
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to one [hypothesis], which is essentially Becker's, the directions of the joints were probably at an angle of 45 ° to the principal pressures, following the "glide planes" of the ellipsoid of deformation. But when such a rupture appears in a rock, it is immediately followed by a displacement of its margins. However, there are joints in undeformed rocks, and, in general, no slip takes place along the joints(...) 1, record 7, English, - Becker%27s%20hypothesis
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- hypothèse de Becker 1, record 7, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20de%20Becker
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon [l'hypothèse de Becker], les directions des diaclases seraient à 45 ° des pressions principales, suivant les "plans de glissement" de l'ellipsoïde de déformation. Mais, lorsqu'une telle rupture apparaît dans une roche, elle est immédiatement suivie d'un déplacement de ses lèvres. Or il peut y avoir des diaclases sans déformation de la roche, et en général aucun glissement ne se produit le long des diaclases (...) 2, record 7, French, - hypoth%C3%A8se%20de%20Becker
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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