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SUBSIDENCE CHAUDRON [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cauldron subsidence
1, record 1, English, cauldron%20subsidence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- caldron subsidence 2, record 1, English, caldron%20subsidence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure formed by the lowering along a steep ring fracture of a more or less cylindrical block, usually 1 to 10 miles (1.6 to 16 kilometers) in diameter, into a magma chamber. 3, record 1, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cauldron subsidence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 1, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- subsidence en chaudron
1, record 1, French, subsidence%20en%20chaudron
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- effondrement circulaire 2, record 1, French, effondrement%20circulaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure résultant de l'effondrement d'un bloc plus ou moins circulaire dans une chambre magmatique. 2, record 1, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subsidence en chaudron : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cauldron subsidence
1, record 2, English, cauldron%20subsidence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- caldron subsidence 2, record 2, English, caldron%20subsidence
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process in which a more or less cylindrical block of rock above a magma chamber collapses into the space left as the magma moves toward the surface. 3, record 2, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cauldron subsidence is where a large amount of magma leaves the top of the magma chamber unstable, causing it to collapse inwards ... 4, record 2, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cauldron subsidence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - cauldron%20subsidence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- subsidence en chaudron
1, record 2, French, subsidence%20en%20chaudron
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces granites présentent souvent des caractères communs : (1) des rhyolites extrusives; (2) des ring dykes et cone-sheet de porphyres quartzeux postérieurs aux rhyolites, indiquant une subsidence en chaudron; (3) des granites à riebéckite-biotite finissant par une bordure de granite à albite. 2, record 2, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subsidence en chaudron : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mise en place par subsidence en chaudron. 4, record 2, French, - subsidence%20en%20chaudron
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-02-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cauldron complex
1, record 3, English, cauldron%20complex
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- caldron complex 2, record 3, English, caldron%20complex
correct
- cauldron subsidence complex 3, record 3, English, cauldron%20subsidence%20complex
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Basalt volcanic centers in the southern Great Basin are most common in: (1) ring-fracture zones of cauldron complexes; (2) rift grabens that cut cauldron complexes; and (3) rift grabens outside volcanic source areas. 4, record 3, English, - cauldron%20complex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The rhyolites, which were previously mapped as Eocene, are reinterpreted to be part of a previously unrecognized mid-Cretaceous cauldron subsidence complex. 5, record 3, English, - cauldron%20complex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cauldron complex; cauldron subsidence complex: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 3, English, - cauldron%20complex
Record 3, Key term(s)
- caldron subsidence complex
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- complexe de cuvettes d’effondrement
1, record 3, French, complexe%20de%20cuvettes%20d%26rsquo%3Beffondrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- complexe formé par subsidence en chaudron 2, record 3, French, complexe%20form%C3%A9%20par%20subsidence%20en%20chaudron
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les rhyolites, antérieurement cartographiées comme datant de l'Éocène, sont réinterprétées comme faisant partie d'un complexe de cuvettes d'effondrement auparavant non reconnues et qui dateraient du Crétacé moyen. 1, record 3, French, - complexe%20de%20cuvettes%20d%26rsquo%3Beffondrement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
complexe formé par subsidence en chaudron : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - complexe%20de%20cuvettes%20d%26rsquo%3Beffondrement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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