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FAULT STRIKE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- strike-slip fault
1, record 1, English, strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- strike slip fault 2, record 1, English, strike%20slip%20fault
correct
- transcurrent fault 3, record 1, English, transcurrent%20fault
correct
- lateral fault 4, record 1, English, lateral%20fault
correct
- lateral-slip fault 5, record 1, English, lateral%2Dslip%20fault
- strike-shift fault 6, record 1, English, strike%2Dshift%20fault
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault in which the relative displacement occurs horizontally along the fault plane separating adjacent blocks of rock. 7, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Strike-slip faults involve motion [that] is parallel to the strike of the fault frequently described as "side-by-side" motion. Strike-slip faults are further described as "right-lateral" (dextral) or "left-lateral" (sinistral) depending if the block opposite the viewer moved to the right or left respectively. 8, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strike-slip fault; transcurrent fault; lateral fault: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Strike-slip fault system. 2, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Transcurrent fault system. 2, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lateral slip fault
- strike shift fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décrochement
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9crochement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faille décrochante 2, record 1, French, faille%20d%C3%A9crochante
correct, feminine noun
- faille coulissante 3, record 1, French, faille%20coulissante
correct, feminine noun
- faille de décrochement 4, record 1, French, faille%20de%20d%C3%A9crochement
correct, feminine noun
- faille latérale 5, record 1, French, faille%20lat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- faille de coulissage 6, record 1, French, faille%20de%20coulissage
correct, feminine noun
- faille à décrochement horizontal 5, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9crochement%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- faille de coulissement 7, record 1, French, faille%20de%20coulissement
correct, feminine noun
- faille à rejet horizontal 8, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- faille à rejet directionnel 9, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20directionnel
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille le long de laquelle le déplacement relatif s’effectue horizontalement le long du plan de faille séparant des blocs de roche adjacents. 10, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les failles de décrochement [...] correspondent à des cisaillements en régime coulissant pour lesquelles le rejet est longitudinal et parallèle à la direction du cisaillement. 11, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une faille de décrochement est dite dextre ou sénestre. Elle est dextre si, en regardant vers la trace de faille, l’horizon repère du compartiment opposé semble s’être déplacé vers la droite. Elle est sénestre si ce meme horizon repère semble s’être déplacé vers la gauche. 11, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille coulissante; faille de coulissage; faille de coulissement; faille à décrochement horizontal; faille de décrochement; faille à rejet horizontal; faille à rejet directionnel; faille latérale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 12, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Système, zone de failles de coulissage. 13, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- falla de desenganche
1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desenganche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- falla de desgarre 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desgarre
correct, feminine noun
- falla de desplazamiento horizontal 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desplazamiento%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- falla transcurrente 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20transcurrente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right-lateral fault
1, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20fault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dextral fault 2, record 2, English, dextral%20fault
correct
- right strike-slip fault 3, record 2, English, right%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- dextral strike-slip fault 4, record 2, English, dextral%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- right-lateral strike-slip fault 5, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- right-lateral slip fault 6, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20slip%20fault
- right-slip fault 7, record 2, English, right%2Dslip%20fault
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A strike-slip fault in which an observer approaching the fault sees the opposite block as having moved to the right. 8, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the San Andreas Fault, a right-lateral strike-slip fault ... caused the massive 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. 9, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "left-lateral fault" or "sinistral fault." 10, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
right-lateral strike-slip fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 10, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record 2, Key term(s)
- right lateral fault
- right strike slip fault
- dextral strike slip fault
- right lateral strike slip fault
- right lateral slip fault
- right slip fault
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille dextre
1, record 2, French, faille%20dextre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- décrochement dextre 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9crochement%20dextre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décrochement dont les compartiments, vus du dessus, se sont déplacés vers la droite l'un par rapport à l'autre, c'est-à-dire dans le sens horaire. 3, record 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est facile de voir qu'un décrochement correspond à un mouvement relatif des deux compartiments, soit [...] vers la droite : décrochement dextre. 4, record 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si le rejet est principalement horizontal, la faille est un «décrochement» [...] et elle est dite «dextre» si le compartiment qui s'est approché du bout de la faille est celui de droite [...] 5, record 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
décrochement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Faille de coulissage dextre. 7, record 2, French, - faille%20dextre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-02-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- longitudinal fault
1, record 3, English, longitudinal%20fault
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- strike fault 2, record 3, English, strike%20fault
correct, see observation
- strike-parallel fault 3, record 3, English, strike%2Dparallel%20fault
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault whose strike is parallel with that of the general structural trend of the region. 4, record 3, English, - longitudinal%20fault
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A strike fault parallels the strike of the rock layers. 5, record 3, English, - longitudinal%20fault
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strike fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 3, English, - longitudinal%20fault
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faille longitudinale
1, record 3, French, faille%20longitudinale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- faille directionnelle 2, record 3, French, faille%20directionnelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les failles sont dites directionnelles si leur plan contient la direction des couches. 3, record 3, French, - faille%20longitudinale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille longitudinale; faille directionnelle : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - faille%20longitudinale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- falla longitudinal
1, record 3, Spanish, falla%20longitudinal
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Falla paralela a la dirección de las capas a las que afecta. 1, record 3, Spanish, - falla%20longitudinal
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-10-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fault strike 1, record 4, English, fault%20strike
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strike: The direction or trend taken by a structural surface, e.g. a bedding or fault plane, as it intersects the horizontal. 2, record 4, English, - fault%20strike
Record 4, Key term(s)
- fault trend
- trend of fault
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- direction de faille
1, record 4, French, direction%20de%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- direction de la faille 2, record 4, French, direction%20de%20la%20faille
correct, feminine noun
- orientation de faille 3, record 4, French, orientation%20de%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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