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FAULT STRAND [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault strand
1, record 1, English, fault%20strand
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the difficulties with local methods, both along the Canadian continental margin and in the western United States, is that although motion may be primarily on a single fault strand, some motion may be distributed over a considerable area. 1, record 1, English, - fault%20strand
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- segment du réseau de failles
1, record 1, French, segment%20du%20r%C3%A9seau%20de%20failles
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Translation (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- single fault strand
1, record 2, English, single%20fault%20strand
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Mission Fault system is composed of faults with normal sense of motion and faults with minor oblique-slip and strike-slip motion. It evolves from a single fault strand in the Mission Valley south of Flathead Lake into a multiple strand fault system in the Flathead Lake basin and north of the lake. 2, record 2, English, - single%20fault%20strand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
single fault strand: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - single%20fault%20strand
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- un seul segment du réseau de failles
1, record 2, French, un%20seul%20segment%20du%20r%C3%A9seau%20de%20failles
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- un seul segment de faille 1, record 2, French, un%20seul%20segment%20de%20faille
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le fonctionnement de ce système de failles a pu être précisé en prenant en compte les séismes de magnitude supérieure à 6, survenus depuis 1700. La description des dommages permet de cerner la région épicentrale, d'estimer une magnitude probable et d'attribuer, avec plus ou moins de certitude, chaque séisme historique à un ou plusieurs segments de faille. 2, record 2, French, - un%20seul%20segment%20du%20r%C3%A9seau%20de%20failles
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
un seul segment du réseau de failles; un seul segment de faille : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - un%20seul%20segment%20du%20r%C3%A9seau%20de%20failles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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