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WRENCH FAULT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wrench fault
1, record 1, English, wrench%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ... strike-slip fault in which the fault surface is vertical, and the fault blocks move sideways past each other. 2, record 1, English, - wrench%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Given the geological complexity of some deformed rocks, including rocks that have experienced more than one episode of deformation, it can be difficult to distinguish a wrench fault from a strike-slip fault. Also, areas can be deformed more than once or experience ongoing structuring such that fault surfaces can be rotated from their original orientations. 2, record 1, English, - wrench%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This complexity explains that the term "wrench fault" has been used with an increasing frequency as a synonym of transcurrent or strike-slip fault. 3, record 1, English, - wrench%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
wrench fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - wrench%20fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille verticale de décrochement
1, record 1, French, faille%20verticale%20de%20d%C3%A9crochement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille verticale de décrochement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - faille%20verticale%20de%20d%C3%A9crochement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fortieth parallel wrench fault 1, record 2, English, fortieth%20parallel%20wrench%20fault
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille verticale de décrochement du quarantième parallèle
1, record 2, French, faille%20verticale%20de%20d%C3%A9crochement%20du%20quaranti%C3%A8me%20parall%C3%A8le
feminine noun
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 1997-01-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dextral wrench fault 1, record 3, English, dextral%20wrench%20fault
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faille coulissante dextre
1, record 3, French, faille%20coulissante%20dextre
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 1978-11-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- left-lateral wrench fault 1, record 4, English, left%2Dlateral%20wrench%20fault
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rejeu décrochant sénestre 1, record 4, French, rejeu%20d%C3%A9crochant%20s%C3%A9nestre
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
FRSRE, (2), vol. XX, fasc. 1, 5-28. 1, record 4, French, - rejeu%20d%C3%A9crochant%20s%C3%A9nestre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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