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DEFORMATION EVENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sheath fold
1, record 1, English, sheath%20fold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conical fold in which the conical surface is completely closed in the neighbourhood of the cone’s apex. 2, record 1, English, - sheath%20fold
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Slump is a form of mass wasting event that occurs when loosely consolidated materials or rock layers move a short distance down a slope. When the movement occurs in soil, there is often a distinctive rotational movement to the mass, that cuts vertically through bedding planes... This results in internal deformation of the moving mass consisting chiefly of overturned folds called "sheath folds. " 3, record 1, English, - sheath%20fold
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sheath fold: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - sheath%20fold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pli en fourreau
1, record 1, French, pli%20en%20fourreau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un pli en fourreau est un pli dont le plan axial est devenu courbe sous l'effet d'un cisaillement important. Le pli a alors la forme d'un doigt de gant. 2, record 1, French, - pli%20en%20fourreau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pli en fourreau : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - pli%20en%20fourreau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-05-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- regionally metamorphosed rock
1, record 2, English, regionally%20metamorphosed%20rock
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Regional metamorphism is metamorphism that occurs over broad areas of the crust. Most regionally metamorphosed rocks occur in areas that have undergone deformation during an orogenic event resulting in mountain belts that have since been eroded to expose the metamorphic rocks. 2, record 2, English, - regionally%20metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes rocks are metamorphosed over large areas that are the size of many states or even several countries. This is called regional metamorphism. 3, record 2, English, - regionally%20metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
regionally metamorphosed rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences SEctor. 4, record 2, English, - regionally%20metamorphosed%20rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche du métamorphisme général
1, record 2, French, roche%20du%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- roche du métamorphisme régional 2, record 2, French, roche%20du%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20r%C3%A9gional
correct, feminine noun
- roche ayant subi les effets d'un métamorphisme régional 3, record 2, French, roche%20ayant%20subi%20les%20effets%20d%27un%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20r%C3%A9gional
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métamorphisme régional; métamorphisme général : Métamorphisme qui affecte l'ensemble des roches sur des épaisseurs et des surfaces importantes. 4, record 2, French, - roche%20du%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roche du métamorphisme général : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 2, French, - roche%20du%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-08-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- deformation increment
1, record 3, English, deformation%20increment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- deformational event 1, record 3, English, deformational%20event
correct
- deformation event 1, record 3, English, deformation%20event
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Rice Lake district, Brommecker et al. (1989) have documented two generations of gold-bearing quartz-carbonate veins related to two distinct deformation increments. 1, record 3, English, - deformation%20increment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- période de déformation
1, record 3, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20d%C3%A9formation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- épisode de déformation 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9pisode%20de%20d%C3%A9formation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le district de Rice Lake, Brommecker et al (1989) ont documenté deux générations de filons de quartz-carbonates aurifères liés à deux périodes distinctes de déformation. 1, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20d%C3%A9formation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-10-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- event
1, record 4, English, event
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a major event of dextral strike-slip deformation in the Late Cretaceous... 1, record 4, English, - event
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épisode
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9pisode
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un épisode majeur de déformation par coulissage dextre au Crétacé tardif [...] 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9pisode
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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