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LEVRE AFFAISSEE FAILLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wall
1, record 1, English, wall
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fault wall 2, record 1, English, fault%20wall
correct
- side 3, record 1, English, side
correct
- fault side 4, record 1, English, fault%20side
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rock mass on a particular side of a fault, e.g. hanging wall, footwall. 1, record 1, English, - wall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lèvre de la faille
1, record 1, French, l%C3%A8vre%20de%20la%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lèvre d’une faille 2, record 1, French, l%C3%A8vre%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle «lèvres» de la faille le bord des couches tranchées par l'accident. On distingue donc une lèvre soulevée et une lèvre affaissée. 3, record 1, French, - l%C3%A8vre%20de%20la%20faille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quelquefois s’est formée, entre les lèvres de la faille, une brèche, et le remplissage filonien est bréchiforme, c’est-à-dire englobe des fragments plus ou moins anguleux de la roche encaissante. 4, record 1, French, - l%C3%A8vre%20de%20la%20faille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- labio de falla
1, record 1, Spanish, labio%20de%20falla
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- downcast 1, record 2, English, downcast
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lèvre affaissée d’une faille 1, record 2, French, l%C3%A8vre%20affaiss%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20faille
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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