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Record 1 2005-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A fault produced by tension.

CONT

Some pegmatites in lower grade metamorphic rocks are conformable with the host rocks, but others occupy discordant, crosscutting structures such as tension faults.

OBS

[This term is] sometimes used incorrectly as synonymous with gravity fault or normal fault.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Faille résultant d'un mouvement d'extension d'un massif rocheux.

CONT

Certaines pegmatites présentes dans des roches ayant été soumises à un métamorphisme de plus faible intensité affichent une relation de concordance par rapport aux roches hôtes, mais d'autres occupent des structures discordantes et transversales telles que des failles d'extension.

OBS

[Termes] quelquefois utilisés incorrectement comme synonymes de faille de gravité ou faille normale.

Spanish

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