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Record 1 2009-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
DEF

A strike-slip fault, common in mid-ocean ridge regions, in which there has been a sudden change in the form or direction of displacement.

CONT

At fault boundaries one plate slides past the other, generally along transform faults ...

OBS

transform fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
DEF

Limite entre les plaques tectoniques où il n'y a ni apport, ni absorption de matière.

CONT

Une faille transformante relie soit deux portions de fosse océanique, soit une fosse et un rift, soit deux portions de rift [...]

OBS

faille transformante; faille de raccord; faille de transformation : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica de placas
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