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TURTLE-SHELL STRUCTURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rollover structure
1, record 1, English, rollover%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- roll-over structure 2, record 1, English, roll%2Dover%20structure
correct
- turtle-shell structure 3, record 1, English, turtle%2Dshell%20structure
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A structure] similar to a half graben, where at a bounding normal fault, one wall, slips down forming an anticline. 4, record 1, English, - rollover%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main trap styles in the basin are drape anticlines, horsts and fault rollover structures. 5, record 1, English, - rollover%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Physical modelling of fault propagation in roll-over structures associated with extensional (growth) faults. 2, record 1, English, - rollover%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rollover structure: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - rollover%20structure
Record 1, Key term(s)
- roll over structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure en carapace de tortue
1, record 1, French, structure%20en%20carapace%20de%20tortue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure de rebroussement 2, record 1, French, structure%20de%20rebroussement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cas des structures en carapace de tortue. [...] Le dépocentre épais créé par la résorption entre deux intrusions peut subir une inversion de relief à la suite du rabattement latéral des couches. [...] Cette morphologie anticlinale, dont les flancs reposent en downlap sur un mur salifère subhorizontal a été baptisée carapace de tortue [...] («rollover structure» des anglo-saxons). 1, record 1, French, - structure%20en%20carapace%20de%20tortue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
structure de rebroussement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - structure%20en%20carapace%20de%20tortue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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