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BROUTURE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chattermark
1, record 1, English, chattermark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chatter mark 2, record 1, English, chatter%20mark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of a series of small, closely spaced, short curved scars or cracks ... by vibratory chipping of a firm but brittle bedrock surface by rock fragments carried in the base of a glacier. Each mark is roughly transverse to the direction of ice movement, ... and usually convex toward the direction from which the ice moved ... 2, record 1, English, - chattermark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brouture
1, record 1, French, brouture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Empreinte de vibration associée à des stries glaciaires laissées par un glacier. 2, record 1, French, - brouture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- glacial chattermark 1, record 2, English, glacial%20chattermark
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- glacial chatter mark
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brouture glaciaire
1, record 2, French, brouture%20glaciaire
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Micromarque provoquée par la pression ou le choc d’un outil morainique sur une roche en place et souvent accompagnée d’un détachement de petites écailles. 1, record 2, French, - brouture%20glaciaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-04-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- concave chattermark
1, record 3, English, concave%20chattermark
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- brouture concave
1, record 3, French, brouture%20concave
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite forme en creux arquée, constituée d’un mur concave tourné vers l’amont et d’un plancher incliné vers l’aval, généralement en train, rarement isolée. 2, record 3, French, - brouture%20concave
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- convex chattermark
1, record 4, English, convex%20chattermark
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- brouture convexe
1, record 4, French, brouture%20convexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite forme en creux arquée, isolée, constituée d’un mur convexe tourné vers l’amont et d’un plancher incliné vers l’aval; très rare. 2, record 4, French, - brouture%20convexe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-04-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- conchoidal chattermark
1, record 5, English, conchoidal%20chattermark
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- brouture conchoïdale
1, record 5, French, brouture%20concho%C3%AFdale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1988-09-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reverse crescentic fracture
1, record 6, English, reverse%20crescentic%20fracture
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Similar [to crescentic fractures], but generally scattered fractures, with the reverse configuration; [they] occur on the scoured ends (stoss side) of outcrops 1, record 6, English, - reverse%20crescentic%20fracture
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- brouture inversée
1, record 6, French, brouture%20invers%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) fractures d’aspect semblable [aux boutures], habituellement plus éparpillées et orientées dans l’autre sens, se rencontrent sur les faces amont des affleurements. 1, record 6, French, - brouture%20invers%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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