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DEXTRAL STRIKE SLIP FAULT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right-lateral fault
1, record 1, English, right%2Dlateral%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dextral fault 2, record 1, English, dextral%20fault
correct
- right strike-slip fault 3, record 1, English, right%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- dextral strike-slip fault 4, record 1, English, dextral%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- right-lateral strike-slip fault 5, record 1, English, right%2Dlateral%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- right-lateral slip fault 6, record 1, English, right%2Dlateral%20slip%20fault
- right-slip fault 7, record 1, English, right%2Dslip%20fault
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A strike-slip fault in which an observer approaching the fault sees the opposite block as having moved to the right. 8, record 1, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the San Andreas Fault, a right-lateral strike-slip fault ... caused the massive 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. 9, record 1, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "left-lateral fault" or "sinistral fault." 10, record 1, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
right-lateral strike-slip fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 10, record 1, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record 1, Key term(s)
- right lateral fault
- right strike slip fault
- dextral strike slip fault
- right lateral strike slip fault
- right lateral slip fault
- right slip fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille dextre
1, record 1, French, faille%20dextre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- décrochement dextre 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9crochement%20dextre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décrochement dont les compartiments, vus du dessus, se sont déplacés vers la droite l'un par rapport à l'autre, c'est-à-dire dans le sens horaire. 3, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est facile de voir qu'un décrochement correspond à un mouvement relatif des deux compartiments, soit [...] vers la droite : décrochement dextre. 4, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si le rejet est principalement horizontal, la faille est un «décrochement» [...] et elle est dite «dextre» si le compartiment qui s'est approché du bout de la faille est celui de droite [...] 5, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
décrochement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Faille de coulissage dextre. 7, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-06-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pyroclastic bed
1, record 2, English, pyroclastic%20bed
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A thin-bedded pyroclastic bed, lying 50 metres south of the upper adit, is mineralized with chalcopyrite. The bed is cut by a northeast striking fault which displays dextral strike slip movement. 2, record 2, English, - pyroclastic%20bed
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pyroclastic bed: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - pyroclastic%20bed
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lit pyroclastique
1, record 2, French, lit%20pyroclastique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lit de pyroclastites 2, record 2, French, lit%20de%20pyroclastites
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plus anciens des lits pyroclastiques du remplissage des bassins semblent avoir subi une phase tectonique active. 3, record 2, French, - lit%20pyroclastique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lit pyroclastique; lit de pyroclastites : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - lit%20pyroclastique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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