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COLEMAN FORMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Coleman Formation
1, record 1, English, Coleman%20Formation
correct, see observation, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 1, English, - Coleman%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The host rocks are steeply dipping Keewatin basic and intermediate lavas (greenstones) and interflow sediments, the unconformably overlying flat to gently dipping Coleman Formation of the Cobalt Group that consists of conglomerate, greywacke, and quartzite, and the Nipissing diabase sill, which cuts across all these rocks at a low angle. 3, record 1, English, - Coleman%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Formation de Coleman
1, record 1, French, Formation%20de%20Coleman
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation de Coleman 2, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Coleman
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 3, record 1, French, - Formation%20de%20Coleman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 3, record 1, French, - Formation%20de%20Coleman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les roches encaissantes comprennent les laves basiques et intermédiaires (roches vertes) du Keewatin, à fort pendage, les couches sédimentaires intercalées entre les coulées de lave, la formation de Coleman du groupe de Cobalt, horizontale ou à pendage faible, sus-jacente en discordance aux roches précédentes, et qui est composée de conglomérat, de grauwacke et de quartzite, et le filon-couche de diabase de Nipissing qui coupe transversalement à angle faible toutes ces roches. 4, record 1, French, - Formation%20de%20Coleman
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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