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MOUVEMENT DEXTRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right-lateral fault
1, record 1, English, right%2Dlateral%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dextral fault 2, record 1, English, dextral%20fault
correct
- right strike-slip fault 3, record 1, English, right%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- dextral strike-slip fault 4, record 1, English, dextral%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- right-lateral strike-slip fault 5, record 1, English, right%2Dlateral%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- right-lateral slip fault 6, record 1, English, right%2Dlateral%20slip%20fault
- right-slip fault 7, record 1, English, right%2Dslip%20fault
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A strike-slip fault in which an observer approaching the fault sees the opposite block as having moved to the right. 8, record 1, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the San Andreas Fault, a right-lateral strike-slip fault ... caused the massive 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. 9, record 1, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "left-lateral fault" or "sinistral fault." 10, record 1, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
right-lateral strike-slip fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 10, record 1, English, - right%2Dlateral%20fault
Record 1, Key term(s)
- right lateral fault
- right strike slip fault
- dextral strike slip fault
- right lateral strike slip fault
- right lateral slip fault
- right slip fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille dextre
1, record 1, French, faille%20dextre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- décrochement dextre 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9crochement%20dextre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décrochement dont les compartiments, vus du dessus, se sont déplacés vers la droite l’un par rapport à l’autre, c’est-à-dire dans le sens horaire. 3, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est facile de voir qu'un décrochement correspond à un mouvement relatif des deux compartiments, soit [...] vers la droite : décrochement dextre. 4, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si le rejet est principalement horizontal, la faille est un «décrochement» [...] et elle est dite «dextre» si le compartiment qui s’est approché du bout de la faille est celui de droite [...] 5, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
décrochement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Faille de coulissage dextre. 7, record 1, French, - faille%20dextre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right-lateral transform motion
1, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20transform%20motion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- right-lateral transform movement 2, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20transform%20movement
correct
- right-lateral transform 3, record 2, English, right%2Dlateral%20transform
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Pacific-North American plate boundary in southern California and northern Baja, Mexico undergoes a complex transition from crustal spreading in the Gulf of California to right-lateral transform motion along the San Andreas and associated fault systems. 4, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20transform%20motion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stresses related to plate convergence and subsequent right-lateral transform movement have produced several large folds and numerous faults that constitute traps for hydrocarbons within the Great Valley. 2, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20transform%20motion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
right-lateral transform: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - right%2Dlateral%20transform%20motion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mouvement transformant dextre
1, record 2, French, mouvement%20transformant%20dextre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mouvement transformant dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 2, French, - mouvement%20transformant%20dextre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- right-lateral strike-slip motion
1, record 3, English, right%2Dlateral%20strike%2Dslip%20motion
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- right-lateral, strike-slip motion 2, record 3, English, right%2Dlateral%2C%20strike%2Dslip%20motion
correct
- right-lateral strike-slip movement 3, record 3, English, right%2Dlateral%20strike%2Dslip%20movement
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A component of right-lateral, strike-slip motion may be associated with a fault that runs from east to west near the Bagley Icefield. 2, record 3, English, - right%2Dlateral%20strike%2Dslip%20motion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
right-lateral strike-slip motion: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - right%2Dlateral%20strike%2Dslip%20motion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mouvement de coulissement dextre
1, record 3, French, mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20dextre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- coulissement dextre 2, record 3, French, coulissement%20dextre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les calcaires du Fontanil en même situation n’ affleurent que deux kilomètres plus au nord-est, ce qui mesure la valeur du mouvement de coulissement dextre sur cette faille. 3, record 3, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20dextre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les massifs subalpins septentrionaux semblent bien avoir été le siège d’un coulissement dextre, entre les affleurements de socle de la chaîne de Belledonne et les affleurements du remplissage molassique du sillon miocène périalpin. 4, record 3, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20dextre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coulissement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 3, French, - mouvement%20de%20coulissement%20dextre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- right-lateral motion
1, record 4, English, right%2Dlateral%20motion
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- right lateral motion 2, record 4, English, right%20lateral%20motion
correct
- right-lateral movement 3, record 4, English, right%2Dlateral%20movement
correct
- right lateral movement 4, record 4, English, right%20lateral%20movement
correct
- dextral motion 5, record 4, English, dextral%20motion
correct
- dextral movement 4, record 4, English, dextral%20movement
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dextral or right lateral movement. - Movement is dextral (right handed) if the block on the other side of the fault moves to the right, or if straddling the fault the right side moves toward the observer. 4, record 4, English, - right%2Dlateral%20motion
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
right-lateral motion: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 4, English, - right%2Dlateral%20motion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mouvement dextre
1, record 4, French, mouvement%20dextre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mouvement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 4, French, - mouvement%20dextre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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