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WOOLSACK TOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- woolsack tor
1, record 1, English, woolsack%20tor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tors that display the delicate superstructure typical of the 'woolsack' tors of SW [Southwest] England are not common in the Cairngorms ... 2, record 1, English, - woolsack%20tor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tor: A pile of rocks, much jointed and usually granitic, exposed to intense weathering, and often assuming peculiar and fantastic shapes. 3, record 1, English, - woolsack%20tor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
woolsack tor: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - woolsack%20tor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boule d'altération formant des tors
1, record 1, French, boule%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration%20formant%20des%20tors
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boule d'altération 1, record 1, French, boule%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les gneiss à gros cristaux qui affleurent dans la falaise à une centaine de mètres au sud de Quaqtaq, la micro-gélivation, peut-être combinée à l'haloclastie, a déterminé une arénisation profonde (supérieure à 2 m) de la roche, avec apparition de boules d'altération. 2, record 1, French, - boule%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration%20formant%20des%20tors
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les tors sont des volumes rocheux de taille hectométrique qui se dressent brusquement, à la façon d'une tour délabrée, au-dessus d'un interfluve calme et large ou à la partie supérieure d'un versant près de la rupture de pente entre la croupe et l'incision de la vallée. [Leurs] arêtes sont émoussées; ils sont enracinés et ne sont donc pas des chaos de boules bien qu'ils puissent supporter quelques boules, mais l'essentiel de leur relief épouse des plans de diaclases souvent quadrangulaires. Fréquents dans les granits et les roches granitoïdes, ils exigent pour se former des roches cohérentes et massives et néanmoins altérables [...] 3, record 1, French, - boule%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration%20formant%20des%20tors
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
boule d'altération (formant des tors) : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - boule%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration%20formant%20des%20tors
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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