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RIFT VALLEY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault trough
1, record 1, English, fault%20trough
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tectonic trough 2, record 1, English, tectonic%20trough
correct
- rift valley 3, record 1, English, rift%20valley
correct
- rift trough 4, record 1, English, rift%20trough
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the planet's crust between two faults or groups of faults of approximately parallel strike. 3, record 1, English, - fault%20trough
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An aulacogen is a tectonic trough, bounded by radially oriented convergent faults, that is open outward ... 5, record 1, English, - fault%20trough
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tectonic trough: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - fault%20trough
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fossé d'effondrement
1, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fossé tectonique 2, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20tectonique
correct, masculine noun
- fossé d'effondrement tectonique 3, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement%20tectonique
masculine noun
- fossé faillé 4, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20faill%C3%A9
masculine noun
- vallée d'effondrement 5, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20d%27effondrement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affaissement d'une partie de la surface terrestre sous forme d'un creux allongé délimité par un réseau de failles parallèles et disposées en marches d'escalier ou en échelons. 6, record 1, French, - foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fossé d'effondrement : Le fait que l'altitude du fossé soit inférieure à celle du mole ne signifie pas qu'il soit «d'effondrement» comme on le dit si souvent. 7, record 1, French, - foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fossé tectonique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 1, French, - foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fosa tectónica
1, record 1, Spanish, fosa%20tect%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona de la corteza terrestre deprimida por el hundimiento de una faja o dovela, situada entre fallas o sistemas de fallas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fosa%20tect%C3%B3nica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Oceanography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rift valley
1, record 2, English, rift%20valley
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- axial valley 2, record 2, English, axial%20valley
correct
- median valley 3, record 2, English, median%20valley
correct
- midocean rift 4, record 2, English, midocean%20rift
correct
- central valley 5, record 2, English, central%20valley
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deep, central cleft with a mountainous floor in the crest of a midoceanic ridge. 4, record 2, English, - rift%20valley
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - rift%20valley
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rift valley: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - rift%20valley
Record 2, Key term(s)
- mid-ocean rift
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Océanographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rift
1, record 2, French, rift
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rift médio-océanique 2, record 2, French, rift%20m%C3%A9dio%2Doc%C3%A9anique
correct, masculine noun
- vallée axiale 3, record 2, French, vall%C3%A9e%20axiale
correct, feminine noun
- vallée centrale 4, record 2, French, vall%C3%A9e%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
- fissure axiale 5, record 2, French, fissure%20axiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fossé d'effondrement qui se situe au milieu des dorsales océaniques. 6, record 2, French, - rift
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - rift
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - rift
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vallée axiale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 2, French, - rift
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Oceanografía
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- rift
1, record 2, Spanish, rift
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- valle axial 2, record 2, Spanish, valle%20axial
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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