Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
flat faulting
Spanish translation:
falla plana
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Beatriz Garmendia
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English term
flat faulting
English to Spanish
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Mining & Minerals / Gems
Report suggests that there is a system of flat faulting, parallel to the bedding and dipping 15 degrees to 25 degrees S.
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Proposed translations
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4 | fallas planas |
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4 | fractura plana |
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fallas planas
Son estructuras de discontinuidad de la estratificación (fallas) cuyas superficies de desplazamiento son planas, a diferencia de las fallas circulares, en cuña u otras.
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fractura plana
Geology.- A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture. Also called shift.
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