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Record 1 2010-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A fault whose trend is at right angles to the associated strata or layering.

CONT

Hydrothermal effusive systems are commonly initiated at the intersection of ridge axes and transverse faults ...

OBS

transverse fault; cross-fault; dip fault: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

[...] les failles sont dites [...] «transversales» [...] si leur plan [est à angle droit avec] la direction des couches [...]

CONT

Les systèmes hydrothermaux effusifs prennent habituellement naissance à l'intersection d'axes de dorsales et de failles transversales [...]

OBS

faille transversale; faille transverse; faille perpendiculaire; faille orthogonale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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