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DIAPIR PERFORANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diapir
1, record 1, English, diapir
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- piercement dome 2, record 1, English, piercement%20dome
correct
- diapiric fold 3, record 1, English, diapiric%20fold
correct
- diapir fold 4, record 1, English, diapir%20fold
correct
- piercing fold 3, record 1, English, piercing%20fold
correct
- piercement fold 5, record 1, English, piercement%20fold
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dome or anticlinal fold in which the overlying rocks have been ruptured by the squeezing out of plastic core material. 3, record 1, English, - diapir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diapirs in sedimentary strata usually contain cores of salt or shale; igneous intrusions may also show diapiric structure. 3, record 1, English, - diapir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some diapirs ... pierce through the cover and flow out on the surface as salt glaciers. 6, record 1, English, - diapir
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diapir
1, record 1, French, diapir
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pli diapir 2, record 1, French, pli%20diapir
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- pli-diapir 3, record 1, French, pli%2Ddiapir
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- pli à noyau perçant 4, record 1, French, pli%20%C3%A0%20noyau%20per%C3%A7ant
correct, masculine noun
- pli à noyau de percement 5, record 1, French, pli%20%C3%A0%20noyau%20de%20percement
correct, masculine noun
- diapir perçant 6, record 1, French, diapir%20per%C3%A7ant
masculine noun
- diapir perforant 7, record 1, French, diapir%20perforant
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anticlinal dont les couches les plus internes ont percé l'enveloppe. 6, record 1, French, - diapir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plis diapirs sont des plis anticlinaux à noyau perçant constitué de substances salifères. 8, record 1, French, - diapir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les protubérances salines ou diapirs qui déterminent souvent des pièges à pétrole sont formées de roches bonnes conductrices, à flux thermique élevé. 3, record 1, French, - diapir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le soufre d'origine sédimentaire est exploité dans le Texas et la Louisiane, dans une série de plis diapirs, souvent riches en hydrocarbures. 9, record 1, French, - diapir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains diapirs percent [...] la couverture et s'écoulent à la surface comme des glaciers de sel. 10, record 1, French, - diapir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
diapir; pli diapir; pli à noyau de percement : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 11, record 1, French, - diapir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- diapiro
1, record 1, Spanish, diapiro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Núcleo de roca profunda, en forma de columna, cúpula u hongo, que se forma en el subsuelo, sobre una capa de roca densa tras haberla atravesado de abajo arriba por extrusión. 2, record 1, Spanish, - diapiro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los diapiros más comunes constan de sal gema, de yeso o de anhidrita; también los hay de carnalita, silvita, cainita y otros minerales. 2, record 1, Spanish, - diapiro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] sometida a presiones elevadas, la materia sedimentaria más ligera penetra en las fracturas de la capa superior, más densa, la atraviesa y, al salir de la misma por extrusión, se expande hacia arriba y lateralmente, formando un diapiro. 2, record 1, Spanish, - diapiro
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