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THRUST FAULT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thrust fault
1, record 1, English, thrust%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specific kind of reverse fault in which the dip of the fault is less than 45 degrees over much if not all of its length. 2, record 1, English, - thrust%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Thrust faults are] characterized not so much by vertical displacement, but by horizontal compression. Thrust faults are an obvious sign of compressional tectonics. 2, record 1, English, - thrust%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Faults are distinguished on the basis of the movement of the footwall relative to the hanging wall ... If the hanging wall is pushed up and then over the footwall at a low angle, it is called a thrust fault. 3, record 1, English, - thrust%20fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille de chevauchement
1, record 1, French, faille%20de%20chevauchement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faille chevauchante 2, record 1, French, faille%20chevauchante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille faiblement inclinée entre deux compartiments rocheux [et dont] le toit est montée sur le mur. 3, record 1, French, - faille%20de%20chevauchement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une faille de chevauchement correspond à une faille inverse (plan incliné dans le sens du compartiment soulevé), faiblement inclinée entre deux blocs rocheux lors des déplacements des terrains sédimentaires transportés sur des terrains en place pendant une phase d'édification des chaînes de montagnes. 4, record 1, French, - faille%20de%20chevauchement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La faille chevauchante est liée à des compressions horizontales [...] 3, record 1, French, - faille%20de%20chevauchement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-12-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- easterly dipping thrust fault
1, record 2, English, easterly%20dipping%20thrust%20fault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... recurrence of reverse movement on easterly dipping thrust faults, reactivation of cross-faults, and downfaulting of some fault blocks resulted in brecciation of residual iron ore along fault zones. 1, record 2, English, - easterly%20dipping%20thrust%20fault
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille de chevauchement à pendage est
1, record 2, French, faille%20de%20chevauchement%20%C3%A0%20pendage%20est
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le rejeu en mouvement inverse des failles de chevauchement à pendage est, la réactivation des failles transversales et l'affaissement de quelques blocs faillés ont provoqué la bréchification du minerai de fer des concentrations résiduelles le long des zones de failles. 1, record 2, French, - faille%20de%20chevauchement%20%C3%A0%20pendage%20est
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Ferguson thrust fault
1, record 3, English, Ferguson%20thrust%20fault
correct, British Columbia
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faille de chevauchement de Ferguson
1, record 3, French, faille%20de%20chevauchement%20de%20Ferguson
correct, feminine noun, British Columbia
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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