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ANASTOMOSING SHEAR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anastomosing shear zone
1, record 1, English, anastomosing%20shear%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the local structure is dominated by metre-scale anastomosing shear zones in which the transposition of bedding into parallelism with the inherited schistosity is common ... 1, record 1, English, - anastomosing%20shear%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de cisaillement anastomosée
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20cisaillement%20anastomos%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La structure locale [...] est marquée par des zones de cisaillement anastomosées d'échelle métrique dans lesquelles a souvent eu lieu une transposition de la stratification, rendant celle-ci parallèle à la schistosité héritée [...] 1, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20cisaillement%20anastomos%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-12-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anastomosing shear 1, record 2, English, anastomosing%20shear
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shear zones may consist of a single planar zone, or a network of anastomosing shears between which there are lenticular to lozenge-shaped blocks of relatively "unsheared" rocks .... 1, record 2, English, - anastomosing%20shear
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cisaillement développant des structures en damier
1, record 2, French, cisaillement%20d%C3%A9veloppant%20des%20structures%20en%20damier
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une région faillée apparaît (...) comme un "damier" dont les cases sont le plus souvent des parallélogrammes (...), certaines de ces cases étant affaissées, d'autres surélevées. 2, record 2, French, - cisaillement%20d%C3%A9veloppant%20des%20structures%20en%20damier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Exemple de shear zones aurifères. Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie, Australie (...). Décrite par C.A. Boulter et al. (1987), la minéralisation présente une minéralogie simple de pyrite aurifère dans un système de shear zones anastomosées, liées à des fractures de tension dans les dolérites. 3, record 2, French, - cisaillement%20d%C3%A9veloppant%20des%20structures%20en%20damier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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