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UDMA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- over-thickened crust
1, record 1, English, over%2Dthickened%20crust
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The region of over-thickened crust is rather narrow(150-200 km) and shifted to the NE with respect to the areas of highest elevations, the strongest negative Bouguer anomaly and the MZT. NE of the volcanic belt, the crust of the block of Central Iran is 40-to-60 km thick, displaying a possible 20-km Moho step beneath the surface exposure of the UrumiehDokhtar magmatic assemblage(UDMA). 2, record 1, English, - over%2Dthickened%20crust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the first areas of such over-thickened crust to be identified was the Caribbean plate ... which Donnelly (1973) proposed to be an "oceanic flood basalt province". 3, record 1, English, - over%2Dthickened%20crust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
over-thickened crust: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - over%2Dthickened%20crust
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- croûte surépaissie
1, record 1, French, cro%C3%BBte%20sur%C3%A9paissie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'épaisseur normale de la croûte continentale est d'environ 30 km, dans le cas d'une collision, comme l'Himalaya, on a une croûte surépaissie. 2, record 1, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20sur%C3%A9paissie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
croûte surépaissie : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20sur%C3%A9paissie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ultra direct memory access
1, record 2, English, ultra%20direct%20memory%20access
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- UDMA 1, record 2, English, UDMA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Ultra DMA 1, record 2, English, Ultra%20DMA
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Ultra DMA
1, record 2, French, Ultra%20DMA
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- UDMA 1, record 2, French, UDMA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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