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CALDEIRA [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- collapse caldera
1, record 1, English, collapse%20caldera
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- collapsed caldera 2, record 1, English, collapsed%20caldera
correct
- subsidence caldera 3, record 1, English, subsidence%20caldera
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A caldera resulting primarily from the collapse of the volcanic cone occasioned by the withdrawal of magmatic support at depth, or, more rarely, by the internal solution of the volcanic cone. 4, record 1, English, - collapse%20caldera
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caldeira d'effondrement
1, record 1, French, caldeira%20d%27effondrement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caldera d'effondrement 2, record 1, French, caldera%20d%27effondrement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un fait remarquable des coulées pyroclastiques est que leur émission est habituellement suivie de la formation d’une caldeira d’effondrement(cratère à fond plat de plusieurs kilomètres de large). 3, record 1, French, - caldeira%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les caldeiras d’effondrement sont les plus courantes. L’essentiel du phénomène réside dans l’effondrement de tout ou partie du cône ou des zones voisines par suite du vide causé en-dessous par l’«érosion» de laves ou de cendres. 4, record 1, French, - caldeira%20d%27effondrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caldera de colapso
1, record 1, Spanish, caldera%20de%20colapso
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- caldera de hundimiento 2, record 1, Spanish, caldera%20de%20hundimiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] una caldera de hundimiento es resultado del colapso de una cámara magmática y la expulsión de grandes cantidades de materiales ígneos [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - caldera%20de%20colapso
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pit crater
1, record 2, English, pit%20crater
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- volcanic sink 2, record 2, English, volcanic%20sink
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A circular-shaped depression with steep to vertical walls that formed by collapse of the ground that results from the removal of support such as from the withdrawal of the underlying magma. 3, record 2, English, - pit%20crater
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another form of subsidence is the steep-walled depression, known as a volcanic sink, formed following the withdrawal of magma from below the ground surface. 4, record 2, English, - pit%20crater
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fissures may erupt from the walls or base of a pit crater, but pit craters are not constructional features built by eruptions of lava or tephra. Pit craters may also partially fill with lava to form a lava lake. 5, record 2, English, - pit%20crater
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A crater and pit crater are similar to a caldera, but [with] smaller collapse functions. 6, record 2, English, - pit%20crater
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pit crater: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - pit%20crater
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cratère-puits
1, record 2, French, crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cratère puits 2, record 2, French, crat%C3%A8re%20puits
correct, masculine noun
- pit-cratère 3, record 2, French, pit%2Dcrat%C3%A8re
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- pit cratère 4, record 2, French, pit%20crat%C3%A8re
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cratère d’effondrement aux parois verticales. 5, record 2, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme du cratère peut être un entonnoir ou un puits aux parois verticales (cratères puits) et son diamètre atteint parfois plusieurs centaines de mètres [...] 6, record 2, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un «pit cratère» a l’aspect d’une cuvette à fond plat et parois verticales. Ils sont typiques des volcans boucliers (Hawaii, La Réunion) et peuvent contenir des lacs de lave. 7, record 2, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La caldera sommitale, partiellement comblée de laves récentes, était à l’époque peu profonde et percée de plusieurs cratères puits plus ou moins profonds. 8, record 2, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme [...] «pit cratère» [désigne les] cratères d’effondrement de petite taille. [Il est plus précis que] le terme «caldeira» [...] parfois réservé aux cratères d’effondrement de grande taille. 9, record 2, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pit(-)cratère : calque de l’anglais qu’il est préférable de remplacer par «cratère(-)puits». 10, record 2, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cráter de pozo
1, record 2, Spanish, cr%C3%A1ter%20de%20pozo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tiene una pared vertical [...] y un fondo más o menos llano, cuyas formas son el resultado de hundimientos concéntricos y repetidos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cr%C3%A1ter%20de%20pozo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- caldera formation
1, record 3, English, caldera%20formation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Caldera formation. - A collapse is triggered by the emptying of the magma chamber beneath the volcano, usually as the result of a large volcanic eruption. If enough magma is erupted, the emptied chamber will not be able to support the weight of the volcanic edifice (the mountain) above. Fractures will form around the edge of the chamber, usually in a roughly circular shape. These ring fractures may in fact serve as volcanic vents. As the magma chamber empties, the center of the volcano within the ring fractures begins to collapse. The collapse may occur as the result of a single massive eruption, or it may occur in stages as the result of a series of eruptions. The total area that collapses may be hundreds or thousands of square kilometers. 2, record 3, English, - caldera%20formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Calderas can become filled with pyroclastic material and even lava. In fact, it has been suggested that caldera formation is a regular process in the growth of basalt volcanoes, such as those in Hawaii. Thus, you would have a large eruption, followed by caldera formation; the caldera is then filled over hundreds or thousands of years, built up, and then a new one is formed at a later date. 3, record 3, English, - caldera%20formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caldera formation: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - caldera%20formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de caldeiras
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20caldeiras
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- formation de caldeira 2, record 3, French, formation%20de%20caldeira
correct, feminine noun
- formation de calderas 3, record 3, French, formation%20de%20calderas
correct, feminine noun
- formation de caldera 4, record 3, French, formation%20de%20caldera
correct, feminine noun
- formation de structure caldérique 5, record 3, French, formation%20de%20structure%20cald%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les caldeiras sont d’importantes dépressions volcaniques formées d’énormes éruptions cataclysmiques. Le lien entre la formation de caldeiras et l’origine des dépôts demeure peu compris. Les scientifiques ont comme objectif de démontrer qu’il est possible de déterminer la taille et l’emplacement en fonction de la façon et du moment où les caldeiras se sont formées. 6, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20caldeiras
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le cas du Piton de la Fournaise, l'activité continue et le phénomène de formation de caldeira se produit jusqu'à nos jours, trois fois de suite, en lissant progressivement vers l'est. 7, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20caldeiras
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
formation de caldeiras : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20caldeiras
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-04-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- caldera complex
1, record 4, English, caldera%20complex
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diverse rock assemblage underlying a caldera, comprising dikes, sills, rock and vent breccias; crater-fills of lava; talus beds of tuff, cinder and agglomerate; fault gouge and fault breccias; talus fans along fault escarpments; cinder cones, etc. 2, record 4, English, - caldera%20complex
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caldera complex: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 4, English, - caldera%20complex
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- complexe caldérique
1, record 4, French, complexe%20cald%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- complexe de caldeira 2, record 4, French, complexe%20de%20caldeira
correct, masculine noun
- complexe de caldeiras 3, record 4, French, complexe%20de%20caldeiras
correct, masculine noun
- ensemble de caldeiras 4, record 4, French, ensemble%20de%20caldeiras
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assemblage de roches de nature diverse formé dans une caldeira. 5, record 4, French, - complexe%20cald%C3%A9rique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ensemble de caldeiras : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 4, French, - complexe%20cald%C3%A9rique
Record 4, Key term(s)
- ensemble de caldeira
- complexe de caldera
- complexe de calderas
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-10-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- shoshonitic
1, record 5, English, shoshonitic
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shoshonitic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 5, English, - shoshonitic
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Shoshonitic caldera. 3, record 5, English, - shoshonitic
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Shoshonitic series. 4, record 5, English, - shoshonitic
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- shoshonitique
1, record 5, French, shoshonitique
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shoshonitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 5, French, - shoshonitique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Caldeira de laves shoshonitiques. 3, record 5, French, - shoshonitique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Série shoshonitique. 4, record 5, French, - shoshonitique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- caldera
1, record 6, English, caldera
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- caldeira 2, record 6, English, caldeira
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crater whose diameter is many times that of the volcanic vent because of the collapse or subsidence of the central part of a volcano or because of explosions of extraordinary violence. 3, record 6, English, - caldera
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are three major types according to origin: explosion caldera, collapse caldera, and erosion caldera. 4, record 6, English, - caldera
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caldera: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 6, English, - caldera
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- caldeira
1, record 6, French, caldeira
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- caldera 2, record 6, French, caldera
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Immense cratère résultant de l’effondrement de la partie centrale d’un volcan ou d’une explosion d’une rare violence. 3, record 6, French, - caldeira
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Crater Lake est une caldera récente, née il y a une demi-douzaine de millénaires au terme d’une colossale éruption d’ignimbrites et de cendres provenant d’un puissant cône volcanique [...] depuis lors tronqué de son tiers supérieur. 4, record 6, French, - caldeira
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] à San Juan (Colorado) [...] les métaux de base et l’argent se trouvent dans un réseau de filons associés à des calderas volcaniques [...] 5, record 6, French, - caldeira
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «caldeira» est d’origine portugaise. 3, record 6, French, - caldeira
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caldeira : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 6, French, - caldeira
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- caldera
1, record 6, Spanish, caldera
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cubeta circular, de 1 a 20 km de diámetro, de pared abrupta, a veces con gradas, formada en torno del cráter de un volcán por la explosión de un cráter anterior o por la subsidencia (hundimiento) del terreno, consecutiva a una erupción excepcionalmente importante. 2, record 6, Spanish, - caldera
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La caldera, perteneciente [al] tipo de [cráteres de subsidencia], se caracteriza por un diámetro que se cifra en kilómetros y por una escasa profundidad. 2, record 6, Spanish, - caldera
Record 7 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- collapse crater
1, record 7, English, collapse%20crater
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- collapsed crater 2, record 7, English, collapsed%20crater
correct
- collapsing crater 3, record 7, English, collapsing%20crater
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Volcanic craters are formed either by explosion or collapse. ... Collapse craters are formed when the pressure of the molten rock, or magma, inside a volcano can no longer support the weight of the rock or lava above it. This may happen after most of the magma has been drained away during an eruption of the volcano. The material that is no longer supported collapses into the space previously occupied by the magma, thus forming a crater. Well-known examples of collapse craters are found on the summit of Mauna Loa in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 4, record 7, English, - collapse%20crater
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Eruption craters are sometimes difficult to distinguish from collapse craters, but it is usually possible to find a surrounding layer of material that has erupted from the crater. 5, record 7, English, - collapse%20crater
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cratère d'effondrement
1, record 7, French, crat%C3%A8re%20d%27effondrement
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cratère [...] dû à la vidange d’une poche superficielle de magma qui en créant un vide provoque, en surface, un effondrement. 2, record 7, French, - crat%C3%A8re%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme [...] «pit cratère», plus précis que celui de caldeira est donné aux cratères d’effondrement de petite taille, le terme [...] caldeira étant parfois réservé aux cratères d’effondrement de grande taille. 3, record 7, French, - crat%C3%A8re%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cratère d’effondrement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 7, French, - crat%C3%A8re%20d%27effondrement
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- cráter de colapso
1, record 7, Spanish, cr%C3%A1ter%20de%20colapso
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- cráter de subsidencia 2, record 7, Spanish, cr%C3%A1ter%20de%20subsidencia
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] caldera [Masaya] alberga un cráter activo, el Santiago, acompañado por un grupo de cráteres de colapso que demuestran una sucesión de diferentes centros de emisión. 3, record 7, Spanish, - cr%C3%A1ter%20de%20colapso
Record 8 - internal organization data 2006-12-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Jurassic in age
1, record 8, English, Jurassic%20in%20age
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- of Jurassic age 1, record 8, English, of%20Jurassic%20age
correct
- Jurassic 1, record 8, English, Jurassic
correct, adjective
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A collapsed caldera of Jurassic age, developed at the margin of a Paleozoic granitic dome, host deposits in the Streltsov disrict, eastern Russia ... 1, record 8, English, - Jurassic%20in%20age
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- d'âge jurassique
1, record 8, French, d%27%C3%A2ge%20jurassique
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- du Jurassique 1, record 8, French, du%20Jurassique
correct
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le district de Streltsov, en Russie orientale, des gisements sont encaissés dans une caldeira d’effondrement du Jurassique qui s’est formée en bordure d’un dôme granitique du Paléozoïque [...] 1, record 8, French, - d%27%C3%A2ge%20jurassique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2005-03-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Moonlight mine
1, record 9, English, Moonlight%20mine
correct, see observation, regional, United States
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
in the McDermitt caldera complex in the southwestern U.S.A. 1, record 9, English, - Moonlight%20mine
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- mine Moonlight
1, record 9, French, mine%20Moonlight
correct, see observation, feminine noun, regional, United States
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dans le complexe de caldeira de McDermitt dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis. 1, record 9, French, - mine%20Moonlight
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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