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FAULT SCARP [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault scarp
1, record 1, English, fault%20scarp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fault-scarp 2, record 1, English, fault%2Dscarp
correct
- fault escarpment 3, record 1, English, fault%20escarpment
correct
- fault cliff 4, record 1, English, fault%20cliff
correct
- fault ledge 3, record 1, English, fault%20ledge
correct
- cliff of displacement 1, record 1, English, cliff%20of%20displacement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steep cliff formed by movement along one side of a fault. 1, record 1, English, - fault%20scarp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- displacement cliff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de faille
1, record 1, French, escarpement%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 DEF
Forme structurale par laquelle une faille peut s'exprimer dans le relief. 2, record 1, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur le terrain le rejet vertical se traduit par un «escarpement de faille» qui a tendance à reculer sous l'action de l'érosion [...] 3, record 1, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escarpe de falla
1, record 1, Spanish, escarpe%20de%20falla
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relieve topográfico producido por una falla. Puede quedar anulado e incluso invertido por erosión. 2, record 1, Spanish, - escarpe%20de%20falla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los escarpes de falla son los taludes que resultan cuando uno de los labios de la falla se ha deslizado verticalmente respecto de otro. 3, record 1, Spanish, - escarpe%20de%20falla
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rejuvenated fault scarp
1, record 2, English, rejuvenated%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- revived fault scarp 1, record 2, English, revived%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault scarp revived by renewed movement along an old fault line after partial dissection or erosion of the initial scarp. 1, record 2, English, - rejuvenated%20fault%20scarp
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de faille rajeuni
1, record 2, French, escarpement%20de%20faille%20rajeuni
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- escarpement de faille rénové 1, record 2, French, escarpement%20de%20faille%20r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Escarpement de faille. Selon la nature des rapports que de tels talus topographiques entretiennent avec la structure, trois types d'escarpements doivent être distingués. Un escarpement de faille originel est la traduction directe dans le relief du jeu relatif de deux blocs. Au contraire, un escarpement de ligne de faille est une forme dérivée due au travail de l'érosion différentielle, la faille correspondant à un plan de contact entre des roches inégalement résistantes. Diverses combinaisons sont possibles : le plus souvent, une telle forme structurale résulte d'une reprise d'érosion à partir d'une surface d'aplanissement responsable du nivellement de l'escarpement originel; si les roches les plus tendres se situent du côté du bloc soulevé, leur déblaiement entraînera l'apparition d'un escarpement de ligne de faille rajeuni inverse; dans le cas contraire le talus aura même regard que la faille et sera défini comme un escarpement rajeuni direct. 2, record 2, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille%20rajeuni
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-04-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fault scarp basin
1, record 3, English, fault%20scarp%20basin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - fault%20scarp%20basin
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fault-scarp basin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bassin d'escarpement de faille
1, record 3, French, bassin%20d%27escarpement%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
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 3, French, - bassin%20d%27escarpement%20de%20faille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-02-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reactivated fault scarp
1, record 4, English, reactivated%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rubble ore derived by sloughing and erosion from the rising blocks and along the reactivated fault scarps accumulated in the downfaulted blocks ... 1, record 4, English, - reactivated%20fault%20scarp
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de faille réactivé
1, record 4, French, escarpement%20de%20faille%20r%C3%A9activ%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une solifluxion et une érosion des blocs soulevés le long des escarpements de faille réactivés ont produit un minerai blocailleux qui s'est accumulé sur les blocs affaissés [...] 1, record 4, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille%20r%C3%A9activ%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-09-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Tectonics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fault scarp talus
1, record 5, English, fault%20scarp%20talus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Tectonique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- accumulation d'escarpement de faille
1, record 5, French, accumulation%20d%27escarpement%20de%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-10-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fault line scarp
1, record 6, English, fault%20line%20scarp
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- fault-line scarp 2, record 6, English, fault%2Dline%20scarp
correct
- fault-line-scarp 1, record 6, English, fault%2Dline%2Dscarp
correct
- erosion fault scarp 2, record 6, English, erosion%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steep slope or cliff formed by differential erosion along a fault line, as by the more rapid erosion of soft rock on one side of a fault as compared to that of more resistant rock on the other side ... 2, record 6, English, - fault%20line%20scarp
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de ligne de faille
1, record 6, French, escarpement%20de%20ligne%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un escarpement de ligne de faille est une forme dérivée [de l'escarpement de faille originel] due au travail de l'érosion différentielle, la faille correspondant à un plan de contact entre des roches inégalement résistantes. 1, record 6, French, - escarpement%20de%20ligne%20de%20faille
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- escarpe de línea de falla
1, record 6, Spanish, escarpe%20de%20l%C3%ADnea%20de%20falla
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-12-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- original fault scarp 1, record 7, English, original%20fault%20scarp
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de faille originel
1, record 7, French, escarpement%20de%20faille%20originel
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] traduction directe dans le relief du jeu relatif de deux blocs. 1, record 7, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille%20originel
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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