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ANTECLISE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anteclise
1, record 1, English, anteclise
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- anticlise 2, record 1, English, anticlise
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A positive or uplifted structure of the continental platform. 3, record 1, English, - anteclise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An anteclise] is of broad regional extent ... and is produced by slow crustal upwarp during the course of several geologic periods. 3, record 1, English, - anteclise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Antonym: syneclise. 3, record 1, English, - anteclise
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- antéclise
1, record 1, French, ant%C3%A9clise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- anticlise 2, record 1, French, anticlise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portion de plate-forme, de quelques centaines ou milliers de kilomètres carrés, soumise à des mouvements épirogéniques de faible intensité. 3, record 1, French, - ant%C3%A9clise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces cratons se présentent à la manière d'une vaste galette aux bords relevés. On distingue ainsi : des synéclises, au centre, formant [...] une zone déprimée [...]; des antéclises, en bordure, et qui jouent un rôle gîtologique important. D'une manière générale, les antéclises et les ceintures péricratoniques ont un rôle gîtologique plus grand que les synéclises (sauf pour l'or stratiforme). 4, record 1, French, - ant%C3%A9clise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme permet de regrouper les massifs anciens, les boucliers et les bourrelets marginaux. 5, record 1, French, - ant%C3%A9clise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
S'oppose à «synéclise». 6, record 1, French, - ant%C3%A9clise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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