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FOLD NAPPE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1978-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fold nappe
1, record 1, English, fold%20nappe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recumbent fold with great amplitude thus simulating a nappe. 1, record 1, English, - fold%20nappe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Theoretically its middle limb should be intact and the fold still attached to its roots. 1, record 1, English, - fold%20nappe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nappe de recouvrement
1, record 1, French, nappe%20de%20recouvrement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] pli couché de grande amplitude, pouvant offrir des flancs inverses étirés et laminés, mais sans rupture [...] 2, record 1, French, - nappe%20de%20recouvrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-04-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plunging head 1, record 2, English, plunging%20head
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The front of a nappe corresponds to the hinge of a recumbent fold, which may remain recognizable in spite of the stretching of the overturned limb. In front of a window, only the front of a nappe may be preserved, in which case it constitutes a "plunging head"("tête plongeante"). 1, record 2, English, - plunging%20head
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tête plongeante
1, record 2, French, t%C3%AAte%20plongeante
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le front de la nappe correspond à la charnière du pli-couché, qui peut rester reconnaissable malgré l'étirement du flanc inverse. En avant d'une fenêtre, le front peut être seul conservé, et constituer une "tête plongeante" (...) 1, record 2, French, - t%C3%AAte%20plongeante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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