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ESCARPEMENT LIGNE FAILLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rejuvenated fault scarp
1, record 1, English, rejuvenated%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- revived fault scarp 1, record 1, English, revived%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault scarp revived by renewed movement along an old fault line after partial dissection or erosion of the initial scarp. 1, record 1, English, - rejuvenated%20fault%20scarp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de faille rajeuni
1, record 1, French, escarpement%20de%20faille%20rajeuni
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- escarpement de faille rénové 1, record 1, French, escarpement%20de%20faille%20r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Escarpement de faille. Selon la nature des rapports que de tels talus topographiques entretiennent avec la structure, trois types d’escarpements doivent être distingués. Un escarpement de faille originel est la traduction directe dans le relief du jeu relatif de deux blocs. Au contraire, un escarpement de ligne de faille est une forme dérivée due au travail de l'érosion différentielle, la faille correspondant à un plan de contact entre des roches inégalement résistantes. Diverses combinaisons sont possibles : le plus souvent, une telle forme structurale résulte d’une reprise d’érosion à partir d’une surface d’aplanissement responsable du nivellement de l'escarpement originel; si les roches les plus tendres se situent du côté du bloc soulevé, leur déblaiement entraînera l'apparition d’un escarpement de ligne de faille rajeuni inverse; dans le cas contraire le talus aura même regard que la faille et sera défini comme un escarpement rajeuni direct. 2, record 1, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille%20rajeuni
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-10-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fault line scarp
1, record 2, English, fault%20line%20scarp
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fault-line scarp 2, record 2, English, fault%2Dline%20scarp
correct
- fault-line-scarp 1, record 2, English, fault%2Dline%2Dscarp
correct
- erosion fault scarp 2, record 2, English, erosion%20fault%20scarp
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steep slope or cliff formed by differential erosion along a fault line, as by the more rapid erosion of soft rock on one side of a fault as compared to that of more resistant rock on the other side ... 2, record 2, English, - fault%20line%20scarp
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de ligne de faille
1, record 2, French, escarpement%20de%20ligne%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un escarpement de ligne de faille est une forme dérivée [de l'escarpement de faille originel] due au travail de l'érosion différentielle, la faille correspondant à un plan de contact entre des roches inégalement résistantes. 1, record 2, French, - escarpement%20de%20ligne%20de%20faille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- escarpe de línea de falla
1, record 2, Spanish, escarpe%20de%20l%C3%ADnea%20de%20falla
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-10-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- facet
1, record 3, English, facet
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any plane surface produced by erosion or faulting, and intersecting a general slope of the land. 2, record 3, English, - facet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A triangular facet. 2, record 3, English, - facet
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fault facet
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- facette
1, record 3, French, facette
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Section d’un escarpement de faille de forme trapézoïdale ou triangulaire compris entre deux ravins en V perpendiculaires à la ligne de faille. 2, record 3, French, - facette
Record 3, Key term(s)
- facette de faille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Tectónica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- faceta
1, record 3, Spanish, faceta
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3, Key term(s)
- faceta de falla
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