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SUBSIDENCE BASSIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basining
1, record 1, English, basining
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- basinal subsidence 2, record 1, English, basinal%20subsidence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A settlement of the ground in the form of basins, in many cases, at least, due to the solution and transportation of underground deposits of salt and gypsum. 3, record 1, English, - basining
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such basining produces numerous depressions ... in the high-plains region east of the Rocky Mountains. 3, record 1, English, - basining
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affaissement en cuvette
1, record 1, French, affaissement%20en%20cuvette
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- subsidence de bassin 2, record 1, French, subsidence%20de%20bassin
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les socles subissent des gauchissements [...], des bombements [...], et, au contraire, des affaissements (en cuvette) [...] 1, record 1, French, - affaissement%20en%20cuvette
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gîtes filoniens d'argent-cobalt à arséniures [...] se rencontrent dans des régions ayant été le siège d'un rifting et d'une subsidence de bassin [...] 2, record 1, French, - affaissement%20en%20cuvette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- subsidence basin
1, record 2, English, subsidence%20basin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- subsiding basin 2, record 2, English, subsiding%20basin
correct
- subsident basin 3, record 2, English, subsident%20basin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The shallow troughlike depression at the surface resulting from subsidence. 1, record 2, English, - subsidence%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a subsiding basin (a region that is sinking as rediments are being deposited). 4, record 2, English, - subsidence%20basin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bassin de subsidence
1, record 2, French, bassin%20de%20subsidence
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bassin subsident 2, record 2, French, bassin%20subsident
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin sédimentaire marin ou non, soumis à un enfoncement progressif ou saccadé pendant une longue période. 2, record 2, French, - bassin%20de%20subsidence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minerais potassiques se rencontrent surtout dans les étages du Permotrias et du Tertiaire. [...] Les gisements tertiaires caractérisent surtout le Sannoisien des bassins de subsidence. 3, record 2, French, - bassin%20de%20subsidence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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