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MOUVEMENT COULISSAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- strike-slip movement
1, record 1, English, strike%2Dslip%20movement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- strike-slip motion 2, record 1, English, strike%2Dslip%20motion
correct
- strike-slip faulting 1, record 1, English, strike%2Dslip%20faulting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over a much shorter length, the South Sandwich arc also shows as a region of compression bordered by strike-slip motion, smaller, however (2 to 4 cm-y.). 3, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20movement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strike-slip movement; strike-slip motion; strike-slip faulting: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20movement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement de coulissage
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20coulissage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coulissage 2, record 1, French, coulissage
correct, masculine noun
- jeu des décrochements 3, record 1, French, jeu%20des%20d%C3%A9crochements
masculine noun
- mouvement cisaillant 3, record 1, French, mouvement%20cisaillant
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur une longueur beaucoup plus faible, l’arc des Antilles du Sud apparaît de même comme un lieu de compression encadré de coulissages, d’ailleurs moindres (2 à 4 cm-an). 4, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coulissage; jeu des décrochements; mouvement cisaillant : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-06-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pure transcurrent motion
1, record 2, English, pure%20transcurrent%20motion
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pure transcurrent movement 2, record 2, English, pure%20transcurrent%20movement
correct
- pure strike-slip motion 3, record 2, English, pure%20strike%2Dslip%20motion
correct
- pure strike-slip movement 4, record 2, English, pure%20strike%2Dslip%20movement
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transform faults ideally shows pure strike-slip movement; that is, movement in the direction parallel to the strike of the fault. 4, record 2, English, - pure%20transcurrent%20motion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... pure strike-slip motion can produce tectonic features, such as elongate half grabens along a single fault, rotated blocks at the ends of parallel faults, or extension perpendicular to overlapping en echelon faults, which can be misinterpreted to indicate a regional component of extension. 3, record 2, English, - pure%20transcurrent%20motion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... this adjustment ... is geometrically inconsistent with pure transcurrent motion along the length of that fault. 5, record 2, English, - pure%20transcurrent%20motion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pure transcurrent motion: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 2, English, - pure%20transcurrent%20motion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mouvement de coulissement pur
1, record 2, French, mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20pur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mouvement de coulissage pur 2, record 2, French, mouvement%20de%20coulissage%20pur
correct, masculine noun
- coulissement pur 3, record 2, French, coulissement%20pur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- coulissage pur 4, record 2, French, coulissage%20pur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe différents mouvements aux frontières de plaques :mouvement de divergence au niveau des dorsales; mouvement de convergence au niveau des zones de subduction/collision; mouvement de coulissage le long des failles transformantes. 5, record 2, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20pur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coulissement pur : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 2, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20pur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-06-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lateral horizontal displacement
1, record 3, English, lateral%20horizontal%20displacement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rejet horizontal latéral
1, record 3, French, rejet%20horizontal%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le «rejet» exprime le mouvement relatif des [...] compartiments [définis par une faille]. D'une manière générale, il correspond à un mouvement quelconque que l'on peut ramener à trois composantes [...] : l'une dans le plan de la faille et exprimant le coulissage relatif des deux compartiments; c'est le «rejet horizontal latéral» [...] 1, record 3, French, - rejet%20horizontal%20lat%C3%A9ral
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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