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FAULT BOUNDED [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault-bounded
1, record 1, English, fault%2Dbounded
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fault bounded 2, record 1, English, fault%20bounded
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At Silvermines in Ireland, lead-zinc mineralization occurs as ... fault-bounded epigenetic strata-bound orebodies in the basal Carboniferous and as structurally controlled vein or breccia zones in the Upper Devonian sandstones ... 3, record 1, English, - fault%2Dbounded
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fault-bounded: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - fault%2Dbounded
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fault-bounded basin. 5, record 1, English, - fault%2Dbounded
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limité par des failles
1, record 1, French, limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- délimité par des failles 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
correct
- limité par des failles bordières 3, record 1, French, limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles%20bordi%C3%A8res
see observation
- entre failles bordières 4, record 1, French, entre%20failles%20bordi%C3%A8res
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La formation, limitée par des failles, repose en discordance sur les couches du supergroupe de Kaniapiskau. 5, record 1, French, - limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il semble redondant de retrouver dans la même expression «limité» et «bordières». Les expressions «limité par des failles» ou «entre failles bordières» seraient plus justes. 4, record 1, French, - limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
limité par des failles : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bassin limité par des failles. 6, record 1, French, - limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fault-bounded slice
1, record 2, English, fault%2Dbounded%20slice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fault bounded slice 2, record 2, English, fault%20bounded%20%20slice
correct
- fault slice 3, record 2, English, fault%20slice
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Bridge River district in the Canadian Cordillera is within a fault-bounded slice of volcanic-dominated oceanic rocks, the Bridge River terrane. 4, record 2, English, - fault%2Dbounded%20slice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
At Mt Dore, some 26 mt [of] 1.1% Cu, predominantly as oxide ore, is hosted by a fault bounded slice of mica schist, sandwiched between calcareous and calc-silicate rocks to the east and the Mt Dore granite to the west. 5, record 2, English, - fault%2Dbounded%20slice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slice; thrust slice: A relatively thin body of rock bounded above and below by thrust faults within a zone of thrusting. 6, record 2, English, - fault%2Dbounded%20slice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lambeau de poussée limité par des failles
1, record 2, French, lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lambeau de poussée entre failles bordières 1, record 2, French, lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20entre%20failles%20bordi%C3%A8res
proposal, masculine noun
- lambeau de poussée circonscrit par des failles 1, record 2, French, lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20circonscrit%20par%20des%20failles
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un bloc relativement abaissé entre deux failles bordières est un fossé tectonique. 2, record 2, French, - lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les lambeaux de poussée sont des écailles de substratum arrachées lors du déplacement de la nappe et qui sont incorporées à celle-ci. 3, record 2, French, - lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Une nappe de charriage peut entraîner à sa base [...] des copeaux de l'unité autochtone : ces lambeaux de poussée, totalement circonscrits à l'origine par des fractures, sont constitués de couches [...] très tectonisées [...] 4, record 2, French, - lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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