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AXIAL VALLEY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Oceanography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rift valley
1, record 1, English, rift%20valley
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- axial valley 2, record 1, English, axial%20valley
correct
- median valley 3, record 1, English, median%20valley
correct
- midocean rift 4, record 1, English, midocean%20rift
correct
- central valley 5, record 1, English, central%20valley
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deep, central cleft with a mountainous floor in the crest of a midoceanic ridge. 4, record 1, English, - rift%20valley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mineralization processes ... tended to be concentrated ... along such tectonic environments as rift valleys, aulacogens and associated domes, ... plate margins and transform faults. 6, record 1, English, - rift%20valley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rift valley: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - rift%20valley
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mid-ocean rift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Océanographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rift
1, record 1, French, rift
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rift médio-océanique 2, record 1, French, rift%20m%C3%A9dio%2Doc%C3%A9anique
correct, masculine noun
- vallée axiale 3, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20axiale
correct, feminine noun
- vallée centrale 4, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
- fissure axiale 5, record 1, French, fissure%20axiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fossé d'effondrement qui se situe au milieu des dorsales océaniques. 6, record 1, French, - rift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'axe de la dorsale est occupé par un fossé, appelé «rift», large de 20 à 50 km, dominé de part et d'autre par les deux chaînes qui le surplombent de 1000 ou 1500 m en général [...] 5, record 1, French, - rift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les métaux qu'on trouve dans l'eau de mer ont une double origine : d'une part, à partir des sources hydrothermales, dont la découverte dans l'axe des rifts médio-océaniques remonte à quelques années. 6, record 1, French, - rift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vallée axiale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - rift
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Oceanografía
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rift
1, record 1, Spanish, rift
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- valle axial 2, record 1, Spanish, valle%20axial
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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