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FAULT PLANE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- auxiliary fault plane
1, record 1, English, auxiliary%20fault%20plane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plane orthogonal to the fault plane. 1, record 1, English, - auxiliary%20fault%20plane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan de faille auxiliaire
1, record 1, French, plan%20de%20faille%20auxiliaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] plan orthogonal au plan de faille. 1, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20faille%20auxiliaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Benioff zone
1, record 2, English, Benioff%20zone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Benioff Zone 2, record 2, English, Benioff%20Zone
correct, less frequent
- Benioff seismic zone 3, record 2, English, Benioff%20seismic%20zone
correct
- Benioff zone of earthquakes 4, record 2, English, Benioff%20zone%20of%20earthquakes
correct, see observation
- Benioff plane 5, record 2, English, Benioff%20plane
correct
- Benioff fault plane 3, record 2, English, Benioff%20fault%20plane
correct, less frequent
- Wadati-Benioff zone 6, record 2, English, Wadati%2DBenioff%20zone
correct
- Wadati-Benioff zone of earthquakes 7, record 2, English, Wadati%2DBenioff%20zone%20of%20earthquakes
correct
- Benioff shear zone 8, record 2, English, Benioff%20shear%20zone
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plane beneath the trenches of the circum-Pacific belt, dipping toward the continents at an angle of about 45°, along which earthquake foci cluster ... 3, record 2, English, - Benioff%20zone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the theory of plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading, plates of the lithosphere sink into the upper mantle causing earthquakes along the upper boundary of the plate, thus defining this zone. 3, record 2, English, - Benioff%20zone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... named in honor of seismologists Kiyoo Wadati and Hugo Benioff. 9, record 2, English, - Benioff%20zone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Benioff zone of earthquakes: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 10, record 2, English, - Benioff%20zone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone de Benioff
1, record 2, French, zone%20de%20Benioff
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- zone de Bénioff 2, record 2, French, zone%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- plan de Benioff 3, record 2, French, plan%20de%20Benioff
correct, masculine noun
- plan de Bénioff 4, record 2, French, plan%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, masculine noun
- plan sismique de Bénioff 5, record 2, French, plan%20sismique%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, masculine noun
- surface de Bénioff 6, record 2, French, surface%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, feminine noun
- zone sismique de Bénioff 5, record 2, French, zone%20sismique%20de%20B%C3%A9nioff
correct, feminine noun
- zone sismique de Benioff 7, record 2, French, zone%20sismique%20de%20Benioff
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- zone de Wadati-Benioff 8, record 2, French, zone%20de%20Wadati%2DBenioff
correct, feminine noun
- zone de Wadati-Bénioff 9, record 2, French, zone%20de%20Wadati%2DB%C3%A9nioff
correct, feminine noun
- plan de Wadati-Benioff 10, record 2, French, plan%20de%20Wadati%2DBenioff
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone sismique inclinée qui plonge dans le manteau. 11, record 2, French, - zone%20de%20Benioff
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes porphyriques d'étain de Bolivie [...] sont associés à des intrusions hyperalumineuses de type S mises en place au-dessus des niveaux profonds d'une zone de Benioff [...] 12, record 2, French, - zone%20de%20Benioff
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone sismique de Benioff : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 13, record 2, French, - zone%20de%20Benioff
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- plano Benioff
1, record 2, Spanish, plano%20Benioff
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-12-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fault plane
1, record 3, English, fault%20plane
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault surface that is more or less planar. 2, record 3, English, - fault%20plane
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plan de faille
1, record 3, French, plan%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La surface de rupture est dite surface de faille ou, souvent, plan de faille, étant donné qu'approximativement elle est plane [...] 2, record 3, French, - plan%20de%20faille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- plano de falla
1, record 3, Spanish, plano%20de%20falla
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fault dip
1, record 4, English, fault%20dip
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The vertical inclination of a fault plane, or a shear zone, measured from the horizontal plane. 1, record 4, English, - fault%20dip
Record 4, Key term(s)
- dip of a fault plane
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pendage de faille
1, record 4, French, pendage%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
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
- Geological Prospecting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fault hade
1, record 5, English, fault%20hade
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hade of a fault plane 2, record 5, English, hade%20of%20a%20fault%20plane
proposal
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The inclination of the fault plane from the vertical plane, usually expressed in degrees. 1, record 5, English, - fault%20hade
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some mining geologists consider "hade" to be unnecessary as "dip" measured from the horizontal would suffice. 3, record 5, English, - fault%20hade
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also "hade." 2, record 5, English, - fault%20hade
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Prospection géologique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- inclinaison d'une faille
1, record 5, French, inclinaison%20d%27une%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- inclinaison de faille 1, record 5, French, inclinaison%20de%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Key term(s)
- inclinaison du plan de faille
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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