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DOWN-DIP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- down-dip
1, record 1, English, down%2Ddip
correct, adverb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- down dip 2, record 1, English, down%20dip
correct, adverb
- downdip 3, record 1, English, downdip
correct, adverb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a direction downwards along the dip of a structure. 1, record 1, English, - down%2Ddip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In any reservoir trap, petroleum is more likely to occur up dip than down dip, because petroleum rises. 4, record 1, English, - down%2Ddip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Groundwater moves through the roll-front, which advances slowly downdip at a rate determined by the oxidative capacity of the solution versus the reductive capacity of the permeable host rock. 3, record 1, English, - down%2Ddip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The main mining areas in the Elliot Lake district are about 10 km apart and extend down dip to depths of about 1200 m below surface on the north and south flanks of a syncline ... 5, record 1, English, - down%2Ddip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- en aval-pendage
1, record 1, French, en%20aval%2Dpendage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vers l'aval du pendage 2, record 1, French, vers%20l%27aval%20du%20pendage
correct
- vers l'aval-pendage 3, record 1, French, vers%20l%27aval%2Dpendage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les structures concordantes inclinées sont [...] favorables aux glissements quand elles font alterner des couches perméables qui se saturent d'eau et des couches argileuses imperméables sur lesquelles s'effectue le glissement vers l'aval du pendage. 2, record 1, French, - en%20aval%2Dpendage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ces zones de cisaillement à pendage moyen à fort peuvent être suivies sur plusieurs centaines de mètres et même sur quelques kilomètres dans la direction longitudinale et en aval-pendage. 3, record 1, French, - en%20aval%2Dpendage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les principales zones minéralisées du district d'Elliot Lake [...] s'étendent vers l'aval-pendage à des profondeurs d'environ 1 200 m sous la surface [...] 3, record 1, French, - en%20aval%2Dpendage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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