Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

flat faulting

Spanish translation:

falla plana

Added to glossary by Beatriz Garmendia
Mar 8, 2005 14:48
19 yrs ago
English term

flat faulting

English to Spanish Tech/Engineering 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 (Spanish)
4 fallas planas
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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