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OVERBURDEN PRESSURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geostatic pressure
1, record 1, English, geostatic%20pressure
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lithostatic pressure 2, record 1, English, lithostatic%20pressure
correct, see observation
- overburden pressure 3, record 1, English, overburden%20pressure
correct, see observation
- ground pressure 1, record 1, English, ground%20pressure
correct, see observation
- overburden load 4, record 1, English, overburden%20load
correct
- overburden stress 5, record 1, English, overburden%20stress
correct, see observation
- rock pressure 6, record 1, English, rock%20pressure
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The vertical pressure at a point in the Earth's crust, equal to the pressure caused by the weight of a column of the overlying rock or soil. 7, record 1, English, - geostatic%20pressure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When increasing fluid pressures exceeded lithostatic pressures and the tensile strength of the overlying rocks, fracturing of these rocks occurred, permitting rapid escape of hydrothermal fluids into newly created open space. 8, record 1, English, - geostatic%20pressure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is possible that the fluid pression at depth tends to approach the so-called lithostatic pressure. 9, record 1, English, - geostatic%20pressure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
geostatic pressure; lithostatic pressure; overburden pressure; ground pressure; overburden stress; rock pressure: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 10, record 1, English, - geostatic%20pressure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pression géostatique
1, record 1, French, pression%20g%C3%A9ostatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pression lithostatique 2, record 1, French, pression%20lithostatique
correct, feminine noun
- pression de couverture 3, record 1, French, pression%20de%20couverture
correct, feminine noun
- pression de terrain 4, record 1, French, pression%20de%20terrain
feminine noun
- pression des roches 4, record 1, French, pression%20des%20roches
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pression exercée par le poids des roches sus-jacentes. 3, record 1, French, - pression%20g%C3%A9ostatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pression à laquelle sont soumis les grains solides des roches est celle de la colonne de sédiments (pression géostatique); elle augmente en moyenne de 250 à 300 kg/cm² tous les 1 000 m. 5, record 1, French, - pression%20g%C3%A9ostatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsque la pression hydrostatique croissante dépasse la pression lithostatique et la résistance à la traction des roches sus-jacentes, celles-ci se fracturent, permettant l'échappement rapide des fluides hydrothermaux dans les espaces ouverts ainsi créés. 6, record 1, French, - pression%20g%C3%A9ostatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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