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FAULT BASIN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault scarp basin
1, record 1, English, fault%20scarp%20basin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Jacadigo iron-formations in Brazil ... were deposited in grabens and fault scarp basins along the rifted margins of continents of ancient cratons ... 1, record 1, English, - fault%20scarp%20basin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fault-scarp basin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bassin d'escarpement de faille
1, record 1, French, bassin%20d%27escarpement%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines [...] formations de fer [dont] la formation de fer de Jacadigo au Brésil [...] se sont déposées dans des grabens et des bassins d'escarpement de faille le long de marges de divergence de continents ou d'anciens cratons [...] 1, record 1, French, - bassin%20d%27escarpement%20de%20faille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fault angle basin 1, record 2, English, fault%20angle%20basin
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- fault-angle basin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bassin d'angle de faille
1, record 2, French, bassin%20d%27angle%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- demi-graben 2, record 2, French, demi%2Dgraben
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin ou fossé d'effondrement dissymétrique, délimité d'un seul côté par une ou plusieurs failles généralement contraires. 2, record 2, French, - bassin%20d%27angle%20de%20faille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- basin margin fault
1, record 3, English, basin%20margin%20fault
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faille de marge de bassin
1, record 3, French, faille%20de%20marge%20de%20bassin
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-11-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fault basin
1, record 4, English, fault%20basin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- fault block depression 2, record 4, English, fault%20block%20depression
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A depression separated from the surrounding area by faults. 1, record 4, English, - fault%20basin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bassin d'effondrement
1, record 4, French, bassin%20d%27effondrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En structure massive faillée, les rivières suivent les bassins d'effondrement (Auvergne, Pyrénées orientales) ou les lignes de failles (Vosges). 1, record 4, French, - bassin%20d%27effondrement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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