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ASSISE CALCAIRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- collapse structure
1, record 1, English, collapse%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gravity collapse structure 2, record 1, English, gravity%20collapse%20structure
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any rock structure resulting from removal of support and consequent collapse by the force of gravity, e.g. gravitational sliding on fold limbs, salt solution causing collapse of overlying rocks in salt basins, sink-hole collapse, or collapse into mine workings. 3, record 1, English, - collapse%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Brecciation and development of collapse structures in the immediate vicinity of the mineralization were associated with the alteration processes. 4, record 1, English, - collapse%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Solution collapse structure. 4, record 1, English, - collapse%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure d'effondrement
1, record 1, French, structure%20d%27effondrement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure d'affaissement 2, record 1, French, structure%20d%27affaissement
correct, feminine noun
- collapse structure 3, record 1, French, collapse%20structure
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation par glissement des couches très redressées sous l’effet de leur propre poids, transition entre les déformations tectoniques et les glissements superficiels. 4, record 1, French, - structure%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le Jura [...], il arrive souvent que la partie la plus élevée d’une assise calcaire rendue discontinue par l'érosion glisse sur les flancs d’un anticlinal, la position originelle des couches étant respectée [...]. M. Lugeon a proposé le terme décoiffement pour caractériser cette structure. Il la distingue ainsi de la «collapse structure» ou «structure d’affaissement» [...] reconnue en premier lieu en Iran par Harrison et Falcon et dont le «Chapeau de Gendarme» est un exemple jurassien. Décoiffement et collapse structure sont des phénomènes tectoniques mineurs qui traduisent dans la morphologie les dernières manifestations de la tectogenèse. 2, record 1, French, - structure%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une bréchification et la formation de structures d’effondrement aux environs immédiats des zones minéralisées sont d’autres manifestations des processus d’altération. 5, record 1, French, - structure%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Structure d’effondrement par dissolution. 5, record 1, French, - structure%20d%27effondrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- limestone bed
1, record 2, English, limestone%20bed
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- limy bed 2, record 2, English, limy%20bed
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In central Kansas the Hartland Shale and Jetmore Chalk Members of the Greenhorn Limestone contain 16 burrow-mottled, ledge-forming, chalky limestone beds that can be traced across the entire outcrop. 3, record 2, English, - limestone%20bed
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Andradite skarns were formed by selective replacement of limestone beds. 4, record 2, English, - limestone%20bed
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- banc calcaire
1, record 2, French, banc%20calcaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- banc de calcaire 2, record 2, French, banc%20de%20calcaire
correct, masculine noun
- assise calcaire 3, record 2, French, assise%20calcaire
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- couche de calcaire 4, record 2, French, couche%20de%20calcaire
correct, feminine noun
- couche calcaire 5, record 2, French, couche%20calcaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans la Montagne Noire [en France], sur le granit de Montolieu, un banc calcaire du Thanétien offre la juxtaposition de deux terrains, l’un siliceux, l’autre calcaire. 6, record 2, French, - banc%20calcaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le Jura aussi, il arrive souvent que la partie la plus élevée d’une assise calcaire rendue discontinue par l'érosion glisse sur les flancs d’un anticlinal, la position originelle des couches étant respectée [...] 7, record 2, French, - banc%20calcaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- capa de caliza
1, record 2, Spanish, capa%20de%20caliza
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-10-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- uncapping
1, record 3, English, uncapping
noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Examples [of superficial deformations] are the "collapse structures" in Persia and slips en masse, as in the uncapping ... of the Jura, where a flagstone belonging to the side of an anticline has slipped onto the adjacent syncline ... 1, record 3, English, - uncapping
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- décoiffement
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9coiffement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les déformations superficielles dans lesquelles les roches subissent des déformations plastiques [...] ou glissent en masse, comme dans les décoiffements du Jura, où une dalle appartenant au flanc d’un anticlinal glisse jusque sur le synclinal voisin, peuvent être plus difficiles à classer [...] 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9coiffement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le Jura, il arrive souvent que la partie la plus élevée d’une assise calcaire rendue discontinue par l'érosion glisse sur les flancs d’un anticlinal, la position originelle des couches étant respectée [...] M. Lugeon a proposé le terme de décoiffement pour caractériser cette structure. 3, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9coiffement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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