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MUD CRACK [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shrinkage crack
1, record 1, English, shrinkage%20crack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small crack formed in fine-grained sediment or rock by the loss of moisture during drying or dehydration. 2, record 1, English, - shrinkage%20crack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples of shrinkage cracks include "desiccation crack, ""syneresis crack, "and "mud crack. " 3, record 1, English, - shrinkage%20crack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fente de retrait
1, record 1, French, fente%20de%20retrait
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fente de dessiccation qui se développe après la crue dans le domaine aride, due à la rétraction du sédiment qui s'assèche. 2, record 1, French, - fente%20de%20retrait
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- false mud crack
1, record 2, English, false%20mud%20crack
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pseudo mud crack 1, record 2, English, pseudo%20mud%20crack
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sedimentary structure which resembles a mud crack, e. g., some polygonal patterns, such as those formed in soils, and some fucoidal networks. 1, record 2, English, - false%20mud%20crack
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fausse fente de dessiccation
1, record 2, French, fausse%20fente%20de%20dessiccation
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pseudo-fente de dessiccation 1, record 2, French, pseudo%2Dfente%20de%20dessiccation
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mud-crack cast
1, record 3, English, mud%2Dcrack%20cast
correct, specific
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- mud crack cast 2, record 3, English, mud%20crack%20%20cast
correct, specific
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The filling of a mud crack, generally by sandstone. 1, record 3, English, - mud%2Dcrack%20cast
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moulage de fente de retrait
1, record 3, French, moulage%20de%20fente%20de%20retrait
masculine noun, generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remplissage d'une fente de dessiccation de la boue généralement par un grès. 1, record 3, French, - moulage%20de%20fente%20de%20retrait
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- radiate mud crack
1, record 4, English, radiate%20mud%20crack
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mud crack displaying an incomplete radiate pattern and an abnormal polygonal development. 1, record 4, English, - radiate%20mud%20crack
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fente de dessiccation radiaire
1, record 4, French, fente%20de%20dessiccation%20radiaire
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fente de dessiccation s'intégrant dans un réseau radiaire incomplet, et n'atteignant pas le stade polygonal normal. 1, record 4, French, - fente%20de%20dessiccation%20radiaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-11-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mud crack
1, record 5, English, mud%20crack
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- mudcrack 2, record 5, English, mudcrack
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An irregular fracture in a crudely polygonal pattern, formed by the shrinkage of clay, silt, or mud generally in the course of drying under the influence of atmospheric surface conditions. 3, record 5, English, - mud%20crack
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Evaporites, caliche, calcrete, mudcracks, and other features record arid and semiarid continental environments of sedimentation. 2, record 5, English, - mud%20crack
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "shrinkage crack," and "desiccation crack," are more general terms. 4, record 5, English, - mud%20crack
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mud crack : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 5, English, - mud%20crack
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fente de boue
1, record 5, French, fente%20de%20boue
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- fissure de la boue 2, record 5, French, fissure%20de%20la%20boue
correct, feminine noun
- craquelure de boue 3, record 5, French, craquelure%20de%20boue
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «fissures de la boue» ont une section en V ouverte vers le haut. 2, record 5, French, - fente%20de%20boue
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les évaporites, les caliches, les calcrètes, les fentes de boue et d'autres caractéristiques attestent de milieux de sédimentation continentaux arides et semi-arides. 4, record 5, French, - fente%20de%20boue
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fente de boue : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 5, French, - fente%20de%20boue
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-06-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- desiccation crack
1, record 6, English, desiccation%20crack
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- drying crack 1, record 6, English, drying%20crack
correct
- desiccation fissure 1, record 6, English, desiccation%20fissure
correct
- desiccation mark 1, record 6, English, desiccation%20mark
correct
- klizoglyph 1, record 6, English, klizoglyph
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crack in sediment, produced by drying; esp. a mud crack. 1, record 6, English, - desiccation%20crack
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "mud crack, ""shrinkage crack, "and "syneresis crack. " 2, record 6, English, - desiccation%20crack
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fente de dessiccation
1, record 6, French, fente%20de%20dessiccation
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- fissure de dessiccation 2, record 6, French, fissure%20de%20dessiccation
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fissure apparaissant dans des matériaux meubles à forte teneur en argile, après une période de sécheresse. 3, record 6, French, - fente%20de%20dessiccation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- grieta de desecación
1, record 6, Spanish, grieta%20de%20desecaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grietas, generalmente en el barro o arcillas, producidas por la rápida desecación de la superficie. 2, record 6, Spanish, - grieta%20de%20desecaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si hay un depósito sobre esta superficie, las grietas (i.e. de desecación) quedan fosilizadas. 1, record 6, Spanish, - grieta%20de%20desecaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] grietas de desecación actuales. 1, record 6, Spanish, - grieta%20de%20desecaci%C3%B3n
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