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REJET TRANSVERSAL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal throw
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20throw
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] horizontal component of net slip. 2, record 1, English, - horizontal%20throw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rejet horizontal transversal
1, record 1, French, rejet%20horizontal%20transversal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rejet horizontal transverse 2, record 1, French, rejet%20horizontal%20transverse
masculine noun
- rejet transversal 3, record 1, French, rejet%20transversal
masculine noun
- rejet transverse 4, record 1, French, rejet%20transverse
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 [...] perpendiculaire au plan de la faille et exprimant l'écartement ou le rapprochement relatif des deux compartiments; c'est le «rejet horizontal transversal». 5, record 1, French, - rejet%20horizontal%20transversal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Dans] les failles normales, le rejet horizontal transversal correspond à un allongement. [Dans] les failles inverses, le rejet horizontal transversal correspond à un raccourcissement. 6, record 1, French, - rejet%20horizontal%20transversal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rejet horizontal transversal; rejet horizontal transverse; rejet transversal; rejet transverse : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - rejet%20horizontal%20transversal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sinistral offset
1, record 2, English, sinistral%20offset
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dextral and sinistral offset in strike-slip fault. - ... Movement of strike-slip faults that offsets rocks can be described as dextral or sinistral. If the fault block across the fault has moved to the right, the motion is dextral. If it has moved left, it is sinistral. 2, record 2, English, - sinistral%20offset
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sinistral offset: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - sinistral%20offset
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rejet horizontal transversal senestre
1, record 2, French, rejet%20horizontal%20transversal%20senestre
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rejet horizontal transversal senestre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 2, French, - rejet%20horizontal%20transversal%20senestre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-06-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fault throw
1, record 3, English, fault%20throw
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- throw 2, record 3, English, throw
correct, noun
- fault offset 3, record 3, English, fault%20offset
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of vertical displacement of the rocks due to faulting. 4, record 3, English, - fault%20throw
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a knowledge of fault offsets and fault geometries are essential for tracing disrupted mineral zones. 3, record 3, English, - fault%20throw
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The most important faulting feature from the mining aspect. 4, record 3, English, - fault%20throw
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rejet vertical
1, record 3, French, rejet%20vertical
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rejet de la faille 2, record 3, French, rejet%20de%20la%20faille
correct, masculine noun
- rejet de faille 3, record 3, French, rejet%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
- rejet de failles 4, record 3, French, rejet%20de%20failles
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le rejet peut être décomposé en rejet vertical, horizontal, transversal et longitudinal. 5, record 3, French, - rejet%20vertical
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au Sud-Ouest, par endroits, la minéralisation est brutalement interrompue par le rejet de failles anté-miocènes. 4, record 3, French, - rejet%20vertical
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- resalto vertical
1, record 3, Spanish, resalto%20vertical
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- rechazo de la falla 1, record 3, Spanish, rechazo%20de%20la%20falla
masculine noun
- salto de falla 2, record 3, Spanish, salto%20de%20falla
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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