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ROCHE MUR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dike
1, record 1, English, dike
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dyke 2, record 1, English, dyke
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tabular body of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjacent rocks or cuts massive rocks. 1, record 1, English, - dike
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The offsets typically follow dykes of Sudbury Breccia ... 3, record 1, English, - dike
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dyke
1, record 1, French, dyke
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- filon intrusif 2, record 1, French, filon%20intrusif
masculine noun
- filon rocheux 3, record 1, French, filon%20rocheux
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lame épaisse de quelques dizaines ou centaines de mètres de roche magmatique recoupant les structures de l'encaissant [et qui, ] du fait de l'érosion, [...] peut donner un relief en forme de mur. 4, record 1, French, - dyke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches encaissantes subissent parfois un léger métamorphisme de contact [...] Lorsque l’érosion les a déblayées, les filons se dressent vers le ciel tels des murs déchiquetés. Ce sont alors des dykes qui confèrent au paysage une sauvage grandeur [...] 5, record 1, French, - dyke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les apophyses suivent de manière caractéristique des dykes de la Brèche de Sudbury [...] 6, record 1, French, - dyke
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dique
1, record 1, Spanish, dique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espeso filón de roca magmática que, después de haber rellenado una fractura profunda, se yergue más tarde en el suelo, como una muralla, por haber destruido la erosión de las formaciones rocosas más blandas entre las cuales se hallaba encajado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dique
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- underlying footwall rock
1, record 2, English, underlying%20footwall%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche sous-jacente du mur
1, record 2, French, roche%20sous%2Djacente%20du%20mur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- footwall rock
1, record 3, English, footwall%20rock
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche du mur
1, record 3, French, roche%20du%20mur
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-07-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- basal sapping
1, record 4, English, basal%20sapping
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sapping 2, record 4, English, sapping
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The undercutting, or breaking away of rock fragments, along the headwall of a cirque, due to frost action at the bottom of a bergschrund. 3, record 4, English, - basal%20sapping
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sapement basal
1, record 4, French, sapement%20basal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affouillement, ou désagrégation de la roche, le long du mur de rimaye; ce phénomène est provoqué par l'action du gel-dégel à la base du rimaye. 1, record 4, French, - sapement%20basal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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