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Record 1 2011-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A fold with the approximate profile form of three sides of a rectangle.

OBS

box fold: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Pli dont la charnière est plate et les flancs formés par deux flexures accentuées [...]

CONT

Le terme de «pli coffré» désigne un anticlinal relativement large, à flancs voisins de la verticale.

OBS

coffré : Se dit de plis caractérisés par deux surfaces axiales conjuguées.

OBS

pli coffré : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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