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FERMETURE ANTICLINAUX COMPENSATION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

Where local structural highs occur along strike, relatively low-relief, faulted, rollover anticlinal closures result.

CONT

Generally, lateral closure of rollover anticlines in the GOM [Gulf of Mexico] is controlled by the underlying scoop-like shape of the major listric growth faults.

OBS

The trapping mechanism for the field is four-way dip closure on two rollover anticlines located on the downthrown side of the growth fault ...

OBS

rollover anticlinal closure: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • roll-over anticlinal closure
  • closure of roll-over anticlines

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

fermeture d'un anticlinal : Hauteur entre les points le plus haut et le plus bas (point de fuite).

OBS

fermeture anticlinale de compensation : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • fermeture d'un anticlinal de compensation

Spanish

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