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BANDE CISAILLEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shear zone
1, record 1, English, shear%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shear belt 2, record 1, English, shear%20belt
correct
- shear area 3, record 1, English, shear%20area
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tabular zone of rock that has been crushed and brecciated by many parallel fractures due to shear strain. 4, record 1, English, - shear%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A prominent element of this deformation is the east-north-east-trending South Range shear zone that transects the southern part of the Sudbury basin. 5, record 1, English, - shear%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such an area is often mineralized by ore-forming solution. 4, record 1, English, - shear%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
shear zone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - shear%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de cisaillement
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bande de cisaillement 2, record 1, French, bande%20de%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun
- zone de dislocation 3, record 1, French, zone%20de%20dislocation
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une entité importante résultant de cette déformation est la zone de cisaillement de South Range, de direction est-nord-est, qui recoupe la partie sud du bassin de Sudbury. 4, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20cisaillement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone de cisaillement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20cisaillement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- zona de cizalladura
1, record 1, Spanish, zona%20de%20cizalladura
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- zona de cizallamiento 1, record 1, Spanish, zona%20de%20cizallamiento
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-09-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ductile shear zone 1, record 2, English, ductile%20shear%20zone
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone de cisaillement ductile
1, record 2, French, zone%20de%20cisaillement%20ductile
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bande de cisaillement ductile 1, record 2, French, bande%20de%20cisaillement%20%20ductile
proposal, feminine noun
- shear zone ductile 2, record 2, French, shear%20zone%20ductile
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir «zone de cisaillement» et «cisaillement ductile». 1, record 2, French, - zone%20de%20cisaillement%20ductile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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