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FRACTURE ROCHE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vibro frac 1, record 1, English, vibro%20frac
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vibrotorpillage
1, record 1, French, vibrotorpillage
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- torpillage par vibration 1, record 1, French, torpillage%20par%20vibration
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «vibro frac» est caractérisé par l'explosion au-dessus du point à fracturer d’une série de bombes dont les éclatements échelonnés dans le temps provoquent la fracture par vibrations de la roche. 1, record 1, French, - vibrotorpillage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mot de torpillage est utilisé depuis longtemps; il correspondait à une technique à laquelle de nouveaux procédés se sont substitués. Il est apparu au Comité que le mot méritait d’être repris. 1, record 1, French, - vibrotorpillage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lateral spread
1, record 2, English, lateral%20spread
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lateral spreading 2, record 2, English, lateral%20spreading
correct
- lateral flow 3, record 2, English, lateral%20flow
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] lateral movements in a fractured mass of rock or soil, which result from liquefaction or plastic flow of subjacent materials. 4, record 2, English, - lateral%20spread
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lateral spread or flow are terms referring to landslides that commonly form on gentle slopes and that have rapid fluid-like flow movement, like water. 3, record 2, English, - lateral%20spread
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lateral spread; lateral spreading: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - lateral%20spread
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Earth lateral spread. 6, record 2, English, - lateral%20spread
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Science du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déplacement latéral
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9placement%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- étalement latéral 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9talement%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvements latéraux dans une roche ou un sol fracturé, résultant de la liquéfaction ou de l'écoulement plastique des matériaux sous-jacents. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20lat%C3%A9ral
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
étalement latéral : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20lat%C3%A9ral
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-08-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- brecciate
1, record 3, English, brecciate
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The formation of high grade vein networks and mineralized breccias of feeder zone ores requires a rock with sufficient mechanical strength to brecciate and form rigid clasts that can support a high fracture porosity. 1, record 3, English, - brecciate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- se bréchifier
1, record 3, French, se%20br%C3%A9chifier
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La formation des systèmes de filons et de brèches minéralisés à forte teneur qui constituent le minerai des zones nourricières nécessite une roche présentant une résistance mécanique suffisante pour se bréchifier et former des clastes rigides qui peuvent supporter une porosité de fracture élevée. 1, record 3, French, - se%20br%C3%A9chifier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- open fracture
1, record 4, English, open%20fracture
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All the varieties [of ironstone] are phosphatic, with phosphate minerals appearing within mud matrix, as sparry replacement cements, and in veinlets and open fractures. 2, record 4, English, - open%20fracture
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the ore constituents were mobilized from formational brines and redeposited in open fractures and cavities. 3, record 4, English, - open%20fracture
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fracture ouverte
1, record 4, French, fracture%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un filon sera dû à un remplissage de fracture ouverte ou bien à des remplacements de roche préexistante de part et d’autre d’une cassure [...] 2, record 4, French, - fracture%20ouverte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La mise en place de l’uranium dans les fractures du socle correspond à quatre facteurs [...] successifs : source [...] d’uranium [...]; milieu de transport favorable [...]; fractures ouvertes dans les roches du socle compétent; réduction de l’uranium par des sources ascendantes chaudes [...] 3, record 4, French, - fracture%20ouverte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Dans le cas d’une tectonique cassante, les fractures ouvertes sont des lieux de choix pour la mise en place de filons. 2, record 4, French, - fracture%20ouverte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-05-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Environment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- rock fracture
1, record 5, English, rock%20fracture
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[In situ biological treatment] is however not yet well developed, and ground water movement complexity, type of soil, rock fractures and water table depth can all affect biological activity in ways that are hard to predict. 1, record 5, English, - rock%20fracture
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Environnement
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fracture dans la roche
1, record 5, French, fracture%20dans%20la%20roche
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le biotraitement in situ] est toutefois moins développé et la complexité des mouvements des eaux souterraines, le type de sol, la présence de fractures dans la roche et la profondeur de la nappe sont autant de facteurs dont les effets sur l’activité biologique sont difficiles à prédire. 1, record 5, French, - fracture%20dans%20la%20roche
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-05-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fracture spring 1, record 6, English, fracture%20spring
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spring flowing from a fracture in rock. 2, record 6, English, - fracture%20spring
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- source diaclasienne
1, record 6, French, source%20diaclasienne
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- source de fissures 2, record 6, French, source%20de%20fissures
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source sortant d’une fracture dans la roche. 1, record 6, French, - source%20diaclasienne
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Tectónica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuente de fractura
1, record 6, Spanish, fuente%20de%20fractura
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fuente que mana de una fractura en la roca. 1, record 6, Spanish, - fuente%20de%20fractura
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