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DECOLLEMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- décollement structure
1, record 1, English, d%C3%A9collement%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The phenomenon of folded strata that have slid over underlying, generally undisturbed beds. 1, record 1, English, - d%C3%A9collement%20structure
Record 1, Key term(s)
- detachment structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- figure de décollement
1, record 1, French, figure%20de%20d%C3%A9collement
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure obtenue lorsque des couches plissées glissent sur les couches sous-jacentes, généralement intactes. 1, record 1, French, - figure%20de%20d%C3%A9collement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- décollement
1, record 2, English, d%C3%A9collement
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- decollement 2, record 2, English, decollement
correct
- detachment 3, record 2, English, detachment
correct
- decollation 4, record 2, English, decollation
correct, less frequent
- strip thrust 4, record 2, English, strip%20thrust
obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Folding or faulting of sedimentary beds by sliding over the underlying rock. 5, record 2, English, - d%C3%A9collement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In this] process ... the stronger layers of sedimentary rock are ... folded into linear, regularly spaced folds — alternating anticlines and synclines — and thrust on top of one another. 6, record 2, English, - d%C3%A9collement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
décollement: from the French word meaning “ungluing.” 6, record 2, English, - d%C3%A9collement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décollement
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9collement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chevauchement déshabillant 2, record 2, French, chevauchement%20d%C3%A9shabillant
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dislocation qui tend à suivre un niveau sédimentaire plus ou moins horizontal [...] 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9collement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La première phase de déformation se marque par la genèse de structures faillées/plissées inter-cutanées sans vergence préférentielle [...] Ces structures de raccourcissement servent de nucléi aux structures de décollement qui apparaîtront ultérieurement et seront situées au sein des charnières anticlinale et synclinale. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9collement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Niveau, pli de décollement. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9collement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-08-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Tectonics
- Plate Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- detachment
1, record 3, English, detachment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- décollement 1, record 3, English, d%C3%A9collement
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Detachment structure of strata owing to deformation, resulting in independent styles of deformation in the rocks above and below. It is associated with folding and with overthrusting. 1, record 3, English, - detachment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Tectonique
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- décollement
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9collement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène qui se produit au niveau séparant deux couches géologiques de compétence différentes et qui se caractérise par une évolution séparée dans la formation des plissements. 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9collement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des concentrations hydatogènes peuvent être liées à la tectonique [...], des circulations aqueuses postérieures au plissement étant susceptibles de déplacer des minéralisations et de les déposer dans des structures liées au plissement, par exemple dans des décollements entre les lits [...] 3, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9collement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] s'il y a décollement, la couverture peut avoir une tectonique propre, irréductible à des accidents du socle [...] 4, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9collement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Tectónica
- Tectónica de placas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- desprendimiento
1, record 3, Spanish, desprendimiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acción de separarse y caer tierras o piedras de una montaña. 1, record 3, Spanish, - desprendimiento
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