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UP-DIP [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- west vergence
1, record 1, English, west%20vergence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- westward vergence 2, record 1, English, westward%20vergence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The area shows a fold-and-thrust belt structure of west vergence. 1, record 1, English, - west%20vergence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In structural geology, the vergence of a fold is the direction in which the next antiform can be found. [Geometrically] the vergence is the up-dip direction of the axial plane of the folds involved in a deformation. 3, record 1, English, - west%20vergence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vergence ouest
1, record 1, French, vergence%20ouest
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce secteur se distingue de l'autochtone plus occidental par diverses originalités, notamment par la présence de chevauchements [...] dont la vergence ouest est une originalité remarquable. 2, record 1, French, - vergence%20ouest
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vergence : Sens de déversement d'un pli, sens vers lequel se fait un chevauchement (pli, faille ou nappe de charriage). 3, record 1, French, - vergence%20ouest
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vergence ouest : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - vergence%20ouest
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Petroleum Deposits
- Mining Operations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- updip
1, record 2, English, updip
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- up-dip 2, record 2, English, up%2Ddip
noun
- up dip 3, record 2, English, up%20dip
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "downdip." 4, record 2, English, - updip
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
up-dip : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - updip
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Exploitation minière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amont-pendage
1, record 2, French, amont%2Dpendage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'un gisement située plus haut que le lieu de référence cité. 2, record 2, French, - amont%2Dpendage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «aval-pendage». 2, record 2, French, - amont%2Dpendage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
amont-pendage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - amont%2Dpendage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Petroleum Deposits
- Mining Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- up-dip
1, record 3, English, up%2Ddip
correct, adverb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- up dip 2, record 3, English, up%20dip
correct, adverb phrase
- up the dip 3, record 3, English, up%20the%20dip
adverb phrase
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... in a direction upwards along the dip. 4, record 3, English, - up%2Ddip
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In any reservoir trap, petroleum is more likely to occur up dip than down dip, because petroleum rises. 5, record 3, English, - up%2Ddip
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... evidence supports migration of ore fluids up dip along more permeable aquifers in the sequence... 6, record 3, English, - up%2Ddip
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
up-dip : term used at Natural Ressources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 3, English, - up%2Ddip
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Exploitation minière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vers l'amont-pendage
1, record 3, French, vers%20l%27amont%2Dpendage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- en amont-pendage 2, record 3, French, en%20amont%2Dpendage
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des indications permettent de supposer que la migration des fluides minéralisateurs s'est effectuée vers l'amont-pendage à l'intérieur d'aquifères plus perméables au sein de la séquence [...] 1, record 3, French, - vers%20l%27amont%2Dpendage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
en amont-pendage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - vers%20l%27amont%2Dpendage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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