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GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- collapse structure
1, record 1, English, collapse%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gravity collapse structure 2, record 1, English, gravity%20collapse%20structure
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any rock structure resulting from removal of support and consequent collapse by the force of gravity, e. g. gravitational sliding on fold limbs, salt solution causing collapse of overlying rocks in salt basins, sink-hole collapse, or collapse into mine workings. 3, record 1, English, - collapse%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Brecciation and development of collapse structures in the immediate vicinity of the mineralization were associated with the alteration processes. 4, record 1, English, - collapse%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Solution collapse structure. 4, record 1, English, - collapse%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure d'effondrement
1, record 1, French, structure%20d%27effondrement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure d'affaissement 2, record 1, French, structure%20d%27affaissement
correct, feminine noun
- collapse structure 3, record 1, French, collapse%20structure
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation par glissement des couches très redressées sous l'effet de leur propre poids, transition entre les déformations tectoniques et les glissements superficiels. 4, record 1, French, - structure%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le Jura [...], il arrive souvent que la partie la plus élevée d'une assise calcaire rendue discontinue par l'érosion glisse sur les flancs d'un anticlinal, la position originelle des couches étant respectée [...]. M. Lugeon a proposé le terme décoiffement pour caractériser cette structure. Il la distingue ainsi de la «collapse structure» ou «structure d'affaissement» [...] reconnue en premier lieu en Iran par Harrison et Falcon et dont le «Chapeau de Gendarme» est un exemple jurassien. Décoiffement et collapse structure sont des phénomènes tectoniques mineurs qui traduisent dans la morphologie les dernières manifestations de la tectogenèse. 2, record 1, French, - structure%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une bréchification et la formation de structures d'effondrement aux environs immédiats des zones minéralisées sont d'autres manifestations des processus d'altération. 5, record 1, French, - structure%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Structure d'effondrement par dissolution. 5, record 1, French, - structure%20d%27effondrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Plate Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crystal mush
1, record 2, English, crystal%20mush
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The original emplacement and flow structures did not collapse because of the high viscosity and high yield-strength of the crystal mushes, strong enough to withhold the gravitational forces imposed on the mushes after flow eased. The observed sequence of crystallization in the rocks suggests that the crystal mushes were formed in a staging chamber at a depth between 4 and 9 km. 2, record 2, English, - crystal%20mush
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Some magmas have already begun to crystallise by the time they reach the surface. Again, this applies particularly to the cooler, more viscous magmas typical of destructive plate margins. A "crystal mush" will clearly have increased viscosity. 3, record 2, English, - crystal%20mush
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crystal mush: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - crystal%20mush
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- émulsion de cristaux
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9mulsion%20de%20cristaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bouillie de cristaux 2, record 2, French, bouillie%20de%20cristaux
correct, feminine noun
- bouillie cristalline 3, record 2, French, bouillie%20cristalline
correct, feminine noun
- bain cristallin 4, record 2, French, bain%20cristallin
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mise en place originale et les structures d'épanchement ne se sont pas effondrées, à cause de la viscosité et le seuil d'élasticité élevés de ces émulsions, suffisamment fortes pour contrecarrer les forces dues à la gravitation imposées à mesure que cessait l'épanchement. D'après la séquence de cristallisation observée dans ces roches, les émulsions de cristaux se sont formées dans une chambre transitoire à une profondeur entre 4 et 9 km. 5, record 2, French, - %C3%A9mulsion%20de%20cristaux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bain cristallin : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - %C3%A9mulsion%20de%20cristaux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-12-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ash flow
1, record 3, English, ash%20flow
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ash-flow 2, record 3, English, ash%2Dflow
correct
- pyroclastic flow 3, record 3, English, pyroclastic%20flow
correct
- incandescent tuff flow 4, record 3, English, incandescent%20tuff%20flow
correct
- glowing avalanche 4, record 3, English, glowing%20avalanche
correct
- sand flow 4, record 3, English, sand%20flow
avoid, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A density current, generally a highly heated mixture of volcanic gases and ash, traveling down the flanks of a volcano or along the surface of the ground; produced by the explosive disintegration of viscous lava in a volcanic crater, or by the explosive emission of gas-charged ash from a fissure or group of fissures. 4, record 3, English, - ash%20flow
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pyroclastic flows include a wide range of phenomena, from ignimbrites... to block-and-ash flows... The flow originates by the gravitational collapse of a dense, turbulent, eruption column at the source vent and moves down-slope as a coherent flow. 5, record 3, English, - ash%20flow
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... Japanese Kuroko deposits are associated with Miocene volcanics ... Their host rocks are acid pyroclastic flows which are also centred on domes, particularly those showing evidence of explosive activity ... 6, record 3, English, - ash%20flow
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Where the ash matrix is the dominant component, the term "ash-flow" is applied by American authors, although British authors prefer to use the term "pyroclastic flow." 5, record 3, English, - ash%20flow
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- coulée de pyroclastites
1, record 3, French, coul%C3%A9e%20de%20pyroclastites
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- coulée de cendres 2, record 3, French, coul%C3%A9e%20de%20cendres
correct, feminine noun
- coulée pyroclastique 3, record 3, French, coul%C3%A9e%20pyroclastique
correct, feminine noun
- coulée pyroclastique de cendres 3, record 3, French, coul%C3%A9e%20pyroclastique%20de%20cendres
correct, feminine noun
- avalanche incandescente 3, record 3, French, avalanche%20incandescente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les petites coulées [...] sont liées à des volcans préexistants; leur coulée pyroclastique proprement dite, c'est-à-dire la partie qui se déplace au ras du sol, est accompagnée d'une nuée aérienne [...] 3, record 3, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20pyroclastites
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Coulées de cendres felsiques. 1, record 3, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20pyroclastites
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Stars (Astronomy)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- neutron star
1, record 4, English, neutron%20star
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A star that has undergone gravitational collapse to such a degree that most of its material has been compressed into neutrons. Neutron stars... are thought to form when the mass of the stellar core remaining after a supernova explosion exceeds the Chandrasekhar limit, i. e. 1. 44 solar masses. 2, record 4, English, - neutron%20star
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- étoile à neutrons
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9toile%20%C3%A0%20neutrons
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- étoile neutronique 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9toile%20neutronique
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étoile dont la matière comporte un gaz dégénéré de neutrons. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9toile%20%C3%A0%20neutrons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comment se passe l'explosion d'une supernova? 1) Les deux étoiles décrivent une orbite circulaire autour de leur centre de gravité. 2) L'étoile de gauche explose; le noyau devient une étoile à neutrons, l'enveloppe est éjectée dans l'espace. [...] 4, record 4, French, - %C3%A9toile%20%C3%A0%20neutrons
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estrellas (Astronomía)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- estrella de neutrones
1, record 4, Spanish, estrella%20de%20neutrones
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estrella en cuya materia, los protones y los electrones se convierten en neutrones. 1, record 4, Spanish, - estrella%20de%20neutrones
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] así como en lamateria ordinaria las partículas se hallan separadas por un espacio vacío, considerablemente grande respecto al volumen de aquéllas, en una estrella de neutrones, donde no existen fuerzas repulsivas, las partículas se apiñan. 1, record 4, Spanish, - estrella%20de%20neutrones
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- The Stars (Astronomy)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- white dwarf
1, record 5, English, white%20dwarf
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- white dwarf star 2, record 5, English, white%20dwarf%20star
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hot dense star of low luminosity. 3, record 5, English, - white%20dwarf
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
White dwarfs are the final phase in the evolution of a low-mass star and result from gravitational collapse following the exhaustion of nuclear fuel. 4, record 5, English, - white%20dwarf
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Best known of all white dwarfs is Sirius B, companion to Sirius ... Sirius B has a radius of only 10 (to the fourth power) km, less than that of the earth, but a mass similar to that of the sun. 4, record 5, English, - white%20dwarf
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- naine blanche
1, record 5, French, naine%20blanche
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étoile de très faible luminosité très dense et très chaude. 2, record 5, French, - naine%20blanche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le compagnon de l'étoile brillante Sirius est une naine blanche, d'une masse comparable à celle du Soleil, mais dont le rayon est cent fois plus petit; [...] 3, record 5, French, - naine%20blanche
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estrellas (Astronomía)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- enana blanca
1, record 5, Spanish, enana%20blanca
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- estrella enana blanca 2, record 5, Spanish, estrella%20enana%20blanca
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estrella de temperatura superior a los 10 000k, densidad del orden de 10 (exponente 5) g/cm (exponente 3), pequeña luminosidad (magnitud visual absoluta entre 10 y 15), y cuyo radio es aproximadamente como el de la Tierra. 3, record 5, Spanish, - enana%20blanca
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-10-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Chandrasekhar mass 1, record 6, English, Chandrasekhar%20mass
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maximum mass of a cold star that can support itself by internal pressure against gravitational collapse.... 1, record 6, English, - Chandrasekhar%20mass
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- masse de Chandrasekhar
1, record 6, French, masse%20de%20Chandrasekhar
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-05-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- The Stars (Astronomy)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- gravitational collapse
1, record 7, English, gravitational%20collapse
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rapid implosion of a star or other astronomical body from its initial, normal size to a size hundreds of thousands of times smaller. 2, record 7, English, - gravitational%20collapse
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
’gravitational collapse’ usually refers to the sudden collapse of the core of a massive star at the end of nuclear burning, when its internal gas pressure can no longer support its weight.... The eventual degree of gravitational collapse is determined by the mass that remains. The three most likely end-products(in order of increasing mass) are white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. 3, record 7, English, - gravitational%20collapse
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- effondrement gravitationnel
1, record 7, French, effondrement%20gravitationnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est l'astrophysicien indien Chandrasekhar qui prouva qu'au dessus d'une masse limite qui porte son nom, de l'ordre d'une masse solaire (...), aucun corps froid ne peut échapper à l'effondrement gravitationnel. 1, record 7, French, - effondrement%20gravitationnel
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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