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BASSIN PULL-APART [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pull-apart basin
1, record 1, English, pull%2Dapart%20basin
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- strike-slip basin 2, record 1, English, strike%2Dslip%20basin
- sag pond 3, record 1, English, sag%20pond
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extensional basin formed between two strike-slip faults. 4, record 1, English, - pull%2Dapart%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Ireland, extensional basins were initiated during the Lower Devonian, either in response to crustal extension or as pull-apart basins along transcurrent faults. 5, record 1, English, - pull%2Dapart%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pull-apart basin: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - pull%2Dapart%20basin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bassin de transtension
1, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20transtension
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bassin en pull-apart 2, record 1, French, bassin%20en%20pull%2Dapart
see observation, masculine noun
- bassin de type «pull-apart» 3, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpull%2Dapart%C2%BB
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En Irlande, le début de la formation des bassins d'extension remonte au Dévonien précoce; ceux-ci résultent d'une distension crustale ou bien consistent en bassins de transtension formés le long de failles de coulissage. 4, record 1, French, - bassin%20de%20transtension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bassin en pull-apart : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - bassin%20de%20transtension
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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