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FAULT ZONE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault zone
1, record 1, English, fault%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fault area 2, record 1, English, fault%20area
correct
- distributed fault 3, record 1, English, distributed%20fault
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault expressed as an area of numerous small fractures. 3, record 1, English, - fault%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... reductant fluids may be introduced along fault zones to mix and react with uranium-bearing ground waters. 4, record 1, English, - fault%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de failles
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20failles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone de faille 2, record 1, French, zone%20de%20faille
correct, feminine noun
- zone faillée 3, record 1, French, zone%20faill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- champ de failles 4, record 1, French, champ%20de%20failles
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone de l'écorce terrestre dans laquelle se manifestent des phénomènes géophysiques reliés aux failles. 4, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20failles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les [...] failles [...] sont la plupart du temps composées : elles se ramifient et constituent des faisceaux de failles [...] ou [...] des zones de failles. 5, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20failles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Des zones de failles, marquant le contact dunite-harzburgite, localisent les concentrations de chromite d'allure podiforme. 6, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20failles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- zona fallada
1, record 1, Spanish, zona%20fallada
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Barton Bay fault zone
1, record 2, English, Barton%20Bay%20fault%20zone
correct, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone de failles de Barton Bay
1, record 2, French, zone%20de%20failles%20de%20Barton%20Bay
correct, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- deep fault zone
1, record 3, English, deep%20fault%20zone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- zone de failles profondes
1, record 3, French, zone%20de%20failles%20profondes
correct, feminine noun
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 2003-10-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Noril' sk-Kharayelakh fault zone
1, record 4, English, Noril%27%20sk%2DKharayelakh%20fault%20zone
correct, see observation, Europe, regional
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Russia. 2, record 4, English, - Noril%27%20sk%2DKharayelakh%20fault%20zone
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- zone de failles de Noril'sk-Kharayelakh
1, record 4, French, zone%20de%20failles%20de%20Noril%27sk%2DKharayelakh
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Europe, regional
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En Russie. 2, record 4, French, - zone%20de%20failles%20de%20Noril%27sk%2DKharayelakh
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-08-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geographical Names
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Hurd Deep Fault Zone
1, record 5, English, Hurd%20Deep%20Fault%20Zone
unofficial
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Noms géographiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Zone de failles de la Fosse Centrale
1, record 5, French, Zone%20de%20failles%20de%20la%20Fosse%20Centrale
unofficial, 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 1999-05-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- duplex fault zone
1, record 6, English, duplex%20fault%20zone
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structural complex consisting of a roof thrust at the top and a floor thrust at the base, within which a suite of more steeply dipping imbricate thrust faults thicken and shorten the intervening panel of rock. 1, record 6, English, - duplex%20fault%20zone
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- duplex
1, record 6, French, duplex
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble d'écailles tectoniques imbriquées, compris entre deux contacts anormaux majeurs de décollement. On peut dire qu'il s'agit de duplicatures intercutanées. 1, record 6, French, - duplex
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-01-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- major fault zone 1, record 7, English, major%20fault%20zone
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Canadian Cordillera, belts of variably serpentinized ultramafic rocks also commonly occur along major fault zones, such as the Cadwallader fault in the Bridge River district.... 1, record 7, English, - major%20fault%20zone
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- zone de failles majeures
1, record 7, French, zone%20de%20failles%20majeures
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) il reste possible que toutes les masses ultrabasiques aient formé des intrusions le long de zones de failles majeures, généralement dans des roches volcaniques au cours de la première phase du cycle tectonique. 1, record 7, French, - zone%20de%20failles%20majeures
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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