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PLISSOTEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- creep wrinkle
1, record 1, English, creep%20wrinkle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small-scale corrugation of a bedding plane that is perpendicular to the direction of movement. 1, record 1, English, - creep%20wrinkle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fronce transversale
1, record 1, French, fronce%20transversale
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plissotement, observable sur un plan de litage, qui est perpendiculaire à la direction du mouvement. 1, record 1, French, - fronce%20transversale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crumpled mud-crack cast
1, record 2, English, crumpled%20mud%2Dcrack%20cast
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mud-crack cast that displays tortuous and contorted crumpling produced by the adjustment of the sand filling to the compaction of the enclosing mud matrix ... 1, record 2, English, - crumpled%20mud%2Dcrack%20cast
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moulage de fissure chiffonné
1, record 2, French, moulage%20de%20fissure%20chiffonn%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- moulage de fissure froissé 1, record 2, French, moulage%20de%20fissure%20froiss%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation ou plissotement ptygmatiques résultant de l'adaptation du remplissage sableux d’une fissure(dans l'argile) à la compaction de l'argile encaissante. 1, record 2, French, - moulage%20de%20fissure%20chiffonn%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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