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SLIP PLANE [2 records]

Record 1 2007-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Metallography
DEF

The crystallographic plane on which slip occurs in a crystal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Métallographie
DEF

Plan cristallographique selon lequel s'effectue le cisaillement d'un cristal.

CONT

La déformation est bien localisée dans les [...] plans de glissement et [...] les tranches entre les plans ne sont pas déformées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A weak plane in a rock mass from which material is likely to break off in a slide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Discontinuité sur laquelle glisse un compartiment rocheux.

Spanish

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