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AULAX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aulacogen
1, record 1, English, aulacogen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- intracratonic graben 2, record 1, English, intracratonic%20graben
correct
- intracratonic trough 3, record 1, English, intracratonic%20trough
- failed arm 4, record 1, English, failed%20arm
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tectonic trough which is formed on a craton by a failed rift, and is bounded by convergent normal faults. 5, record 1, English, - aulacogen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... two of the rift valleys may combine to form a divergent plate boundary leading through the graben to the Red Sea stage of spreading whilst the third arm may only show partial development. This third arm may develop a considerable thickness of sediments, with some volcanics and igneous intrusions. ... They do not often progress much beyond the graben stage and are called failed arms or aulacogens. 4, record 1, English, - aulacogen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Card (1978) considered the Huronian repository to have developed as an elongate intracratonic graben. 6, record 1, English, - aulacogen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aulacogen: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - aulacogen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aulacogène
1, record 1, French, aulacog%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- graben intracratonique 2, record 1, French, graben%20intracratonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fossé tectonique de quelques centaines de kilomètres de long et quelques dizaines de kilomètres de large [...] caractérisé par une couverture sédimentaire très épaisse. 3, record 1, French, - aulacog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les grands rifts continentaux [...] comblés de sédiments et nivelés, sont encore appelés aulacogènes(de aulax, sillon). 4, record 1, French, - aulacog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le «taphrogéosynclinal» (qui est limité par des pentes très abruptes), ni avec la «synéclise» (délimitée par de faibles pentes structurales). 5, record 1, French, - aulacog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aulacogène : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - aulacog%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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