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FRONT NAPPE CHARRIAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- olistostrome
1, record 1, English, olistostrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wildflysch 2, record 1, English, wildflysch
former designation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heterogeneous deposit that accumulated as a result of submarine gravity sliding. 3, record 1, English, - olistostrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
olistostrome; wildflysch: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - olistostrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- olistostrome
1, record 1, French, olistostrome
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- schiste à blocs 2, record 1, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20blocs
former designation, masculine noun
- argile à blocs 3, record 1, French, argile%20%C3%A0%20blocs
former designation, see observation, masculine noun
- wildflysch 4, record 1, French, wildflysch
former designation, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accumulation chaotique de terrains provenant du front d’une nappe de charriage, lors de la mise en place par glissement gravitaire. 5, record 1, French, - olistostrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’affleurement rocheux sur lequel est bâti l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec montre l’une des plus spectaculaires roches des Appalaches. Elle a porté tour à tour le nom d’argile à blocs, de wildflysch et d’olistostrome. Il s’agit d’un mélange pêle-mêle de roches sédimentaires. Au cours des 100 dernières années, elle a intrigué quantité de géologues qui ont émis diverses hypothèses pour expliquer sa formation. [...] Ce type de roches s’est formé à la suite d’énormes glissements sous-marins durant l’avancée des nappes de chevauchement, lors de l’édification de la chaîne de montagnes des Appalaches. 3, record 1, French, - olistostrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
olistostrome; schiste à blocs; wildflysch : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - olistostrome
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nappe brow
1, record 2, English, nappe%20brow
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- brow 2, record 2, English, brow
correct
- front 1, record 2, English, front
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The front, or nappe brow, is clearly the farthest point reached by the nappe that is still preserved. 1, record 2, English, - nappe%20brow
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- front de la nappe
1, record 2, French, front%20de%20la%20nappe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- front d’une nappe de charriage 2, record 2, French, front%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20nappe%20de%20charriage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie la plus avancée d’une nappe de charriage. 1, record 2, French, - front%20de%20la%20nappe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-03-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- klippe
1, record 3, English, klippe
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- nappe outlier 2, record 3, English, nappe%20outlier
correct
- thrust outlier 3, record 3, English, thrust%20outlier
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An isolated rock unit that is an erosional remnant or outlier of a nappe. 4, record 3, English, - klippe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The original sense of the term was merely descriptive, i.e. included any isolated rock mass such as an erosional remnant. 4, record 3, English, - klippe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plural : klippen. Etymology: German, "rock protruding from a sea or lake floor." 4, record 3, English, - klippe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
klippe: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 3, English, - klippe
Record 3, Key term(s)
- klippen
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- klippe
1, record 3, French, klippe
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lambeau de recouvrement 2, record 3, French, lambeau%20de%20recouvrement
correct, masculine noun
- lambeau de chevauchement 3, record 3, French, lambeau%20de%20chevauchement
correct, masculine noun
- lambeau de charriage 4, record 3, French, lambeau%20de%20charriage
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portion d’une unité tectonique allochtone isolée du corps principal de celle-ci. 5, record 3, French, - klippe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une klippe est une butte témoin où la partie saillante appartient à une tranche de roches (qui a été enlevée par l’érosion partout alentour) amenée par des mouvements tectoniques (c’est un fragment résiduel d’une nappe [...]) 6, record 3, French, - klippe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À un stade plus avancé, les fenêtres agrandies isolent le front de la racine et ne laissent subsister que des «lambeaux de recouvrement» ou de «chevauchement», sortes de buttes témoins de la nappe de charriage, encore appelées «klippes». 7, record 3, French, - klippe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] un «lambeau de chevauchement» est une partie de nappe entièrement isolée par l’érosion. Si sa surface est petite, on parlera de «klippe». 8, record 3, French, - klippe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
klippe; lambeau de recouvrement : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 9, record 3, French, - klippe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Tectónica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- klippe
1, record 3, Spanish, klippe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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