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UPPERMOST THRUST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- roof thrust
1, record 1, English, roof%20thrust
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- uppermost thrust 2, record 1, English, uppermost%20thrust
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a thrust environment, the structural association is: two flat segments (called the floor and roof thrusts), connected by several parallel ramp segments. The rock masses bounded by these faults are called horses, and the entire structural association is a duplex. 3, record 1, English, - roof%20thrust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
duplex fault zone: A structural complex consisting of a roof thrust at the top and a floor thrust at the base, within which a suite of more steeply dipping imbricate thrust faults thicken and shorten the intervening panel of rock ... 4, record 1, English, - roof%20thrust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "sole thrust" or "floor thrust." 5, record 1, English, - roof%20thrust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roof thrust: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - roof%20thrust
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chevauchement sommital
1, record 1, French, chevauchement%20sommital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chevauchement supérieur 2, record 1, French, chevauchement%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
- chevauchement de toit 3, record 1, French, chevauchement%20de%20toit
correct, masculine noun
- flanc supérieur d'un chevauchement 4, record 1, French, flanc%20sup%C3%A9rieur%20d%27un%20chevauchement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un duplex chevauchant est une structure limitée par un chevauchement de base («floor thrust») et un chevauchement de toit («roof thrust») [...] Ces deux chevauchements majeurs, qui correspondent généralement à des décollements, sont réunis par plusieurs rampes qui délimitent des volumes de roche indépendants, constitutifs du duplex et nommés «horses» [...] 3, record 1, French, - chevauchement%20sommital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le décollement du chevauchement inférieur du duplex de Dogtooth semble emprunter la couche de roches incompétentes, à l'intérieur de ou sous la couche basale du Supergroupe de Windermere d'âge hadrynien. Le chevauchement supérieur suit apparemment les roches argileuses incluses dans la Formation de Chancellor d'âge cambrien moyen. 2, record 1, French, - chevauchement%20sommital
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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