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FAULT DIP [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dip slip fault
1, record 1, English, dip%20slip%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dip-slip fault 2, record 1, English, dip%2Dslip%20fault
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault in which the net slip is practically in the line of the fault dip. 3, record 1, English, - dip%20slip%20fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille à rejet incliné
1, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20inclin%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faille à rejet-pendage 2, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%2Dpendage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille dans laquelle le rejet net est pratiquement en ligne avec le pendage de la faille. 3, record 1, French, - faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20inclin%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transverse fault
1, record 2, English, transverse%20fault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- crossfault 2, record 2, English, crossfault
correct
- cross fault 3, record 2, English, cross%20fault
correct
- cross-fault 4, record 2, English, cross%2Dfault
correct
- dip fault 5, record 2, English, dip%20fault
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault whose trend is at right angles to the associated strata or layering. 6, record 2, English, - transverse%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydrothermal effusive systems are commonly initiated at the intersection of ridge axes and transverse faults ... 2, record 2, English, - transverse%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transverse fault; cross-fault; dip fault: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - transverse%20fault
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille transversale
1, record 2, French, faille%20transversale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- faille transverse 2, record 2, French, faille%20transverse
correct, feminine noun
- faille perpendiculaire 3, record 2, French, faille%20perpendiculaire
correct, feminine noun
- faille orthogonale 3, record 2, French, faille%20orthogonale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les failles sont dites [...] «transversales» [...] si leur plan [est à angle droit avec] la direction des couches [...] 4, record 2, French, - faille%20transversale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les systèmes hydrothermaux effusifs prennent habituellement naissance à l'intersection d'axes de dorsales et de failles transversales [...] 5, record 2, French, - faille%20transversale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille transversale; faille transverse; faille perpendiculaire; faille orthogonale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - faille%20transversale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oblique-dip fault
1, record 3, English, oblique%2Ddip%20fault
rare
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... if the [fault] trace was aligned approximately perpendicular to the strike [of the beds], it was termed a "dip-fault;" ... while if the fault trace was parallel to neither the dip nor the strike, the structure was termed "transverse" or sometimes an "oblique-dip fault." Such terms, which do not take into account the orientation of the shear plane and the direction of shear displacement and are concerned only with a line exposed in an essentially two-dimensional view, are clearly of very little significance and nowadays are rarely used. 1, record 3, English, - oblique%2Ddip%20fault
Record 3, Key term(s)
- oblique dip fault
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faille transversale oblique
1, record 3, French, faille%20transversale%20oblique
feminine noun, rare
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 2010-07-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dip fault
1, record 4, English, dip%20fault
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- dip-fault 2, record 4, English, dip%2Dfault
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault that strikes approximately perpendicular to the strike of the bedding or cleavage. 3, record 4, English, - dip%20fault
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- faille transversale
1, record 4, French, faille%20transversale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] faille dont la direction est approximativement à angle droit avec la direction des strates. 1, record 4, French, - faille%20transversale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fault dip
1, record 5, English, fault%20dip
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The vertical inclination of a fault plane, or a shear zone, measured from the horizontal plane. 1, record 5, English, - fault%20dip
Record 5, Key term(s)
- dip of a fault plane
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pendage de faille
1, record 5, French, pendage%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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