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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plate boundary
1, record 1, English, plate%20boundary
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plate juncture 2, record 1, English, plate%20juncture
correct
- plate margin 3, record 1, English, plate%20margin
correct
- plate junction 4, record 1, English, plate%20junction
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An area on the margins of tectonic plates where seismic, volcanic, and tectonic activity takes place as a consequence of the relative motion of the plates. 5, record 1, English, - plate%20boundary
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A few carbonatites are found near plate margins and may be linked with orogenic activity or plate separation ... 6, record 1, English, - plate%20boundary
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plate boundary: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - plate%20boundary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frontière de plaques
1, record 1, French, fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20plaques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frontière de plaque 2, record 1, French, fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20plaque
correct, feminine noun
- marge de plaque 3, record 1, French, marge%20de%20plaque
correct, feminine noun
- limite des plaques 4, record 1, French, limite%20des%20plaques
feminine noun
- limite interplaque 5, record 1, French, limite%20interplaque
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce sont les systèmes convergents de frontières de plaques qui engendrent la plus grande partie de la croûte continentale. 6, record 1, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20plaques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quelques carbonatites sont observées à proximité de marges de plaques et peuvent être associées à une activité orogénique ou à la séparation des plaques [...] 3, record 1, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20plaques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ces limites] se classent [...] en trois catégories : les dorsales médio-océaniques où elles se forment, les systèmes d’arcs et de fossés où une plaque disparaît sous une autre en glissant dans l’écorce terrestre, et les failles transformantes où deux plaques se déplacent parallèlement à leur bord. 7, record 1, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20plaques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
frontière de plaque : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 1, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20plaques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- suture zone
1, record 2, English, suture%20zone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lineation in continental lithosphere marking the location of an earlier plate collision that led to the amalgamation of formerly separate continental masses. 2, record 2, English, - suture%20zone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Continent-Continent Convergence - Low-density continental lithosphere does not easily subduct, so that when two continents collide the two continents may more or less "weld" together in a suture zone. The continent crust may be thickened, because one continent plate can slide (grudgingly) a little way under the other. The result is a mountain range or high plateau in the interior of an enlarged (accreted) continent. 3, record 2, English, - suture%20zone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When two plates containing continental crust converge a suture zone is formed and the continental crust thickens. 4, record 2, English, - suture%20zone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
suture zone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - suture%20zone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone de suture
1, record 2, French, zone%20de%20suture
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Importante faille d’une ceinture orogénique supposée marquer la frontière entre deux plaques entrées en collision. 2, record 2, French, - zone%20de%20suture
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce schéma correspond à une zone de suture modèle de 60 km de largeur sous le talus continental et la partie extérieure de la plate-forme continentale et une zone de transition située entre la partie complètement verrouillée et la partie coulissante stable de la faille chevauchante qui s’étend jusque dans les environs de la côte ouest de l’île de Vancouver [...] 3, record 2, French, - zone%20de%20suture
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone de suture : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - zone%20de%20suture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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