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COMPETENT BED [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- competent bed
1, record 1, English, competent%20bed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bed that has a physical characteristic such that it responds to tectonic forces by folding and faulting, rather than by crushing and flowing. 2, record 1, English, - competent%20bed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
competent bed : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - competent%20bed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lit compétent
1, record 1, French, lit%20comp%C3%A9tent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couche compétente 2, record 1, French, couche%20comp%C3%A9tente
correct, feminine noun
- assise rigide 3, record 1, French, assise%20rigide
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] couche qui se déforme sans étirement dans son plan. 4, record 1, French, - lit%20comp%C3%A9tent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lit compétent : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - lit%20comp%C3%A9tent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- competent
1, record 2, English, competent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Competent bed. 2, record 2, English, - competent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compétent
1, record 2, French, comp%C3%A9tent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un lit géologique ou cristallin plus rigide que ceux qui l'entourent. 1, record 2, French, - comp%C3%A9tent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les géologues de langue anglaise emploient souvent le mot «competent» pour qualifier les bancs non susceptibles de donner lieu à dysharmonie, et dont l'étude permet de déterminer la structure générale [...] 2, record 2, French, - comp%C3%A9tent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-10-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drag fold
1, record 3, English, drag%20fold
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dragfold 2, record 3, English, dragfold
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A minor fold, usually one of a series, formed in an incompetent bed lying between more competent beds, produced by movement of the competent beds in opposite directions relative to one another. 1, record 3, English, - drag%20fold
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pli d'entraînement
1, record 3, French, pli%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pli d'étirement 2, record 3, French, pli%20d%27%C3%A9tirement
masculine noun
- pli de frottement 2, record 3, French, pli%20de%20frottement
masculine noun
- pli de dysharmonie 3, record 3, French, pli%20de%20dysharmonie
masculine noun
- plissotement de dysharmonie 3, record 3, French, plissotement%20de%20dysharmonie
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pli induit dans une couche ductile par le cisaillement lié à la flexion-glissement des niveaux compétents. 4, record 3, French, - pli%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans l'épaisseur d'une formation, les lits individuels peuvent être plissés, avec un faible rayon de courbure décrivant de nombreux petits plis qui se suivent de lits en lits [...] Les géologues de langue anglaise emploient souvent le mot compétent pour qualifier les bancs non susceptibles de donner lieu à dysharmonie et dont l'étude permet de déterminer la structure générale par opposition aux niveaux incompétents, susceptibles de se plissoter d'une manière indépendante, et de produire une dysharmonie. 3, record 3, French, - pli%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-10-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- boudinage
1, record 4, English, boudinage
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sausage structure 2, record 4, English, sausage%20structure
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure common in strongly deformed sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, in which an original continuous competent layer or bed between less competent layers has been stretched, thinned, and broken at regular intervals into bodies resembling "boudins" or sausages, elongated parallel to the fold axes. 3, record 4, English, - boudinage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Textures attributable to tectonism include lineation or foliation of chromite and olivine, stretching, boudinage and "pull apart" of chromite grains, brecciation, and mylonitization. 4, record 4, English, - boudinage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- boudinage
1, record 4, French, boudinage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- structure boudinée 2, record 4, French, structure%20boudin%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tronçonnage par étirement d'une couche géologique rigide entre deux couches plastiques. 3, record 4, French, - boudinage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] si l'on retrouve les fragments du lit résistant écartés les uns des autres (on dit qu'il a subi un boudinage), c'est que la roche plastique s'est étirée dans sa direction, par suite d'une compression à angle droit. On peut facilement déterminer la valeur de l'étirement dans les différentes directions du plan, par l'observation de l'étirement du lit dans son plan [...] 4, record 4, French, - boudinage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Boudinage d'un banc dur avec apparition d'une linéation semi-discontinue [...] qui, en section, donne l'apparence d'une succession de «chapelets» ou de «saucisses». Les surfaces inférieure et supérieure du «boudin» sont souvent convexes alors que les côtés sont concaves. 5, record 4, French, - boudinage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les efforts tectoniques de pression, traction, torsion et cisaillement peuvent encore engendrer [...] des boudinages, des joints, des brèches tectoniques. 6, record 4, French, - boudinage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les structures qui sont imputables à des déformations tectoniques comprennent les linéations ou foliations définies par les cristaux de chromite et d'olivine; l'étirement, le boudinage et la fragmentation par étirement de grains de chromite; la bréchification; et la mylonitisation. 7, record 4, French, - boudinage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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