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LEFT-LATERAL FAULT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- strike-slip fault
1, record 1, English, strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- strike slip fault 2, record 1, English, strike%20slip%20fault
correct
- transcurrent fault 3, record 1, English, transcurrent%20fault
correct
- lateral fault 4, record 1, English, lateral%20fault
correct
- lateral-slip fault 5, record 1, English, lateral%2Dslip%20fault
- strike-shift fault 6, record 1, English, strike%2Dshift%20fault
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault in which the relative displacement occurs horizontally along the fault plane separating adjacent blocks of rock. 7, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Strike-slip faults involve motion [that] is parallel to the strike of the fault frequently described as "side-by-side" motion. Strike-slip faults are further described as "right-lateral"(dextral) or "left-lateral"(sinistral) depending if the block opposite the viewer moved to the right or left respectively. 8, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strike-slip fault; transcurrent fault; lateral fault: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Strike-slip fault system. 2, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Transcurrent fault system. 2, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lateral slip fault
- strike shift fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décrochement
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9crochement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faille décrochante 2, record 1, French, faille%20d%C3%A9crochante
correct, feminine noun
- faille coulissante 3, record 1, French, faille%20coulissante
correct, feminine noun
- faille de décrochement 4, record 1, French, faille%20de%20d%C3%A9crochement
correct, feminine noun
- faille latérale 5, record 1, French, faille%20lat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- faille de coulissage 6, record 1, French, faille%20de%20coulissage
correct, feminine noun
- faille à décrochement horizontal 5, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9crochement%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- faille de coulissement 7, record 1, French, faille%20de%20coulissement
correct, feminine noun
- faille à rejet horizontal 8, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- faille à rejet directionnel 9, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20directionnel
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille le long de laquelle le déplacement relatif s’effectue horizontalement le long du plan de faille séparant des blocs de roche adjacents. 10, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les failles de décrochement [...] correspondent à des cisaillements en régime coulissant pour lesquelles le rejet est longitudinal et parallèle à la direction du cisaillement. 11, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une faille de décrochement est dite dextre ou sénestre. Elle est dextre si, en regardant vers la trace de faille, l’horizon repère du compartiment opposé semble s’être déplacé vers la droite. Elle est sénestre si ce meme horizon repère semble s’être déplacé vers la gauche. 11, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille coulissante; faille de coulissage; faille de coulissement; faille à décrochement horizontal; faille de décrochement; faille à rejet horizontal; faille à rejet directionnel; faille latérale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 12, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Système, zone de failles de coulissage. 13, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- falla de desenganche
1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desenganche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- falla de desgarre 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desgarre
correct, feminine noun
- falla de desplazamiento horizontal 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desplazamiento%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- falla transcurrente 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20transcurrente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right-lateral fault
1, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20fault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dextral fault 2, record 2, English, dextral%20fault
correct
- right strike-slip fault 3, record 2, English, right%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- dextral strike-slip fault 4, record 2, English, dextral%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- right-lateral strike-slip fault 5, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- right-lateral slip fault 6, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20slip%20fault
- right-slip fault 7, record 2, English, right%2Dslip%20fault
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the San Andreas Fault, a right-lateral strike-slip fault ... caused the massive 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. 9, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "left-lateral fault" or "sinistral fault. " 10, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
right-lateral strike-slip fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 10, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record 2, 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 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille dextre
1, record 2, French, faille%20dextre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- décrochement dextre 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9crochement%20dextre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
décrochement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Faille de coulissage dextre. 7, record 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-10-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- left-lateral motion
1, record 3, English, left%2Dlateral%20motion
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- left lateral motion 2, record 3, English, left%20lateral%20motion
correct
- left-lateral movement 3, record 3, English, left%2Dlateral%20movement
correct
- left lateral movement 4, record 3, English, left%20lateral%20movement
correct
- sinistral motion 5, record 3, English, sinistral%20motion
correct
- sinistral movement 4, record 3, English, sinistral%20movement
correct
- sinistral displacement 6, record 3, English, sinistral%20displacement
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movement on a strike-slip fault in which the block on the opposite side of the fault from the observer moves toward the left. 5, record 3, English, - left%2Dlateral%20motion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Left-lateral motion. On a strike-slip fault, if one stands on one side of the slip facing it, the other side is displaced to the left. 7, record 3, English, - left%2Dlateral%20motion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sinistral or left lateral movement. Movement is sinistral(left handed) if the block on the other side of the fault moves to the left, or if straddling the fault the left side moves toward the observer. 4, record 3, English, - left%2Dlateral%20motion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Left lateral motion may prove an important element in the pre-Tertiary history of southern British Columbia. 8, record 3, English, - left%2Dlateral%20motion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
left-lateral motion; sinistral displacement: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 3, English, - left%2Dlateral%20motion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mouvement senestre
1, record 3, French, mouvement%20senestre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mouvement senestre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 3, French, - mouvement%20senestre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-09-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- right-lateral thrusting
1, record 4, English, right%2Dlateral%20thrusting
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An array of NW-SE [north-west-south-east] trending left-lateral tear faults distributed in a zone of tens of kilometers wide are interpreted as transfer faults accommodating SW-directed, right-lateral thrusting in the vicinity of southern termination of the Chelungpu fault. 2, record 4, English, - right%2Dlateral%20thrusting
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
right-lateral thrusting: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 4, English, - right%2Dlateral%20thrusting
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chevauchement dextre
1, record 4, French, chevauchement%20dextre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chevauchement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 4, French, - chevauchement%20dextre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-07-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- left-lateral fault
1, record 5, English, left%2Dlateral%20fault
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- left strike-slip fault 2, record 5, English, left%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- sinistral fault 3, record 5, English, sinistral%20fault
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault on which the displacement is a left-lateral separation. 4, record 5, English, - left%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "right-lateral fault" or "dextral fault." 5, record 5, English, - left%2Dlateral%20fault
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- faille senestre
1, record 5, French, faille%20senestre
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- décrochement senestre 2, record 5, French, d%C3%A9crochement%20senestre
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille décrochante pour laquelle les compartiments, vus de dessus, ont glissé vers la gauche l'un par rapport à l'autre. 3, record 5, French, - faille%20senestre
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est facile de voir qu'un décrochement correspond à un mouvement relatif des deux compartiments, soit vers la gauche : décrochement senestre [...] 4, record 5, French, - faille%20senestre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1978-11-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- left-lateral wrench fault 1, record 6, English, left%2Dlateral%20wrench%20fault
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- rejeu décrochant sénestre 1, record 6, French, rejeu%20d%C3%A9crochant%20s%C3%A9nestre
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
FRSRE, (2), vol. XX, fasc. 1, 5-28. 1, record 6, French, - rejeu%20d%C3%A9crochant%20s%C3%A9nestre
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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