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CREST PLANE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- saddle reef
1, record 1, English, saddle%20reef
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- saddle-reef 2, record 1, English, saddle%2Dreef
correct
- saddle 3, record 1, English, saddle
correct, noun
- saddle reef deposit 4, record 1, English, saddle%20reef%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral deposit associated with the crest of an anticlinal fold and following the bedding plane, usually found in vertical succession. 5, record 1, English, - saddle%20reef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... some types of metal ore deposits are concentrated in the hinge zones of folds (saddle reef deposits). 4, record 1, English, - saddle%20reef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "inverted saddle" or "reverse saddle." 6, record 1, English, - saddle%20reef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
saddle reef: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - saddle%20reef
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte apical
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20apical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gîte en selle 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20selle
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- gisement en selle 3, record 1, French, gisement%20en%20selle
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt en selle 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20en%20selle
correct, masculine noun
- selle 1, record 1, French, selle
correct, feminine noun
- gîte de charnière anticlinal 4, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20charni%C3%A8re%20anticlinal
masculine noun
- anticlinal en forme de selle 5, record 1, French, anticlinal%20en%20forme%20de%20selle
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filon-couche ayant la forme d'un anticlinal (Australie). 5, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20apical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gîtes apicaux. - Si la couverture des massifs granitoïdes est peu fracturée [...] les fluides minéralisés [...] peuvent s'accumuler dans les parties apicales des massifs [...] Cas particuliers de gîtes apicaux, les énormes dépôts de cuivre du type «porphyrique» [...] du Sud-Ouest des U.S.A [...] 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20apical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les selles aurifères apparaissent à des niveaux stratigraphiques très variés. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20apical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gîte en selle : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20apical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crestal plane
1, record 2, English, crestal%20plane
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- crest plane 2, record 2, English, crest%20plane
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plan de crête
1, record 2, French, plan%20de%20cr%C3%AAte
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-04-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crest surface
1, record 3, English, crest%20surface
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- crest plane 1, record 3, English, crest%20plane
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A surface that connects the "crests" of the beds of an anticline. 1, record 3, English, - crest%20surface
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plan de crête
1, record 3, French, plan%20de%20cr%C3%AAte
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut (...) considérer la surface qui contient les arêtes (ou plan de crête), c'est-à-dire les points culminants des différentes couches. 1, record 3, French, - plan%20de%20cr%C3%AAte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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