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Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

Normal slip and reverse slip are opposite senses of dip-slip movement and describe movement of the hanging wall block down and up the plane of the fault, respectively.

OBS

normal slip: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Toutes les failles de cette famille ont un fort pendage et un rejet normal. C'est le compartiment oriental qui est le plus souvent abaissé, mais certaines failles notamment entre Remollon et Théus ou à l'W de Serre-Ponçon, ont un rejet opposé avec abaissement du compartiment occidental [...]

OBS

rejet normal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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