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CALDRON SUBSIDENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cauldron subsidence
1, record 1, English, cauldron%20subsidence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- caldron subsidence 2, record 1, English, caldron%20subsidence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure formed by the lowering along a steep ring fracture of a more or less cylindrical block, usually 1 to 10 miles (1.6 to 16 kilometers) in diameter, into a magma chamber. 3, record 1, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cauldron subsidence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 1, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- subsidence en chaudron
1, record 1, French, subsidence%20en%20chaudron
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- effondrement circulaire 2, record 1, French, effondrement%20circulaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure résultant de l'effondrement d'un bloc plus ou moins circulaire dans une chambre magmatique. 2, record 1, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subsidence en chaudron : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cauldron subsidence
1, record 2, English, cauldron%20subsidence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- caldron subsidence 2, record 2, English, caldron%20subsidence
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process in which a more or less cylindrical block of rock above a magma chamber collapses into the space left as the magma moves toward the surface. 3, record 2, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cauldron subsidence is where a large amount of magma leaves the top of the magma chamber unstable, causing it to collapse inwards ... 4, record 2, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cauldron subsidence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- subsidence en chaudron
1, record 2, French, subsidence%20en%20chaudron
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces granites présentent souvent des caractères communs : (1) des rhyolites extrusives; (2) des ring dykes et cone-sheet de porphyres quartzeux postérieurs aux rhyolites, indiquant une subsidence en chaudron; (3) des granites à riebéckite-biotite finissant par une bordure de granite à albite. 2, record 2, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subsidence en chaudron : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mise en place par subsidence en chaudron. 4, record 2, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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