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MOUVEMENT COULISSAGE PUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pure transcurrent motion
1, record 1, English, pure%20transcurrent%20motion
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pure transcurrent movement 2, record 1, English, pure%20transcurrent%20movement
correct
- pure strike-slip motion 3, record 1, English, pure%20strike%2Dslip%20motion
correct
- pure strike-slip movement 4, record 1, English, pure%20strike%2Dslip%20movement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transform faults ideally shows pure strike-slip movement; that is, movement in the direction parallel to the strike of the fault. 4, record 1, English, - pure%20transcurrent%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... pure strike-slip motion can produce tectonic features, such as elongate half grabens along a single fault, rotated blocks at the ends of parallel faults, or extension perpendicular to overlapping en echelon faults, which can be misinterpreted to indicate a regional component of extension. 3, record 1, English, - pure%20transcurrent%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... this adjustment ... is geometrically inconsistent with pure transcurrent motion along the length of that fault. 5, record 1, English, - pure%20transcurrent%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pure transcurrent motion: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - pure%20transcurrent%20motion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement de coulissement pur
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20pur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouvement de coulissage pur 2, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20coulissage%20pur
correct, masculine noun
- coulissement pur 3, record 1, French, coulissement%20pur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- coulissage pur 4, record 1, French, coulissage%20pur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe différents mouvements aux frontières de plaques : mouvement de divergence au niveau des dorsales; mouvement de convergence au niveau des zones de subduction/collision; mouvement de coulissage le long des failles transformantes. 5, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20pur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coulissement pur : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20pur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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