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OFFREEF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Biogeography
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- off-reef
1, record 1, English, off%2Dreef
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- off-reefal 2, record 1, English, off%2Dreefal
correct
- off reefal 3, record 1, English, off%20reefal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The final phases of reef growth resulted in a sharp angle at all reef-top margins, where heterogeneous, interlayered, off-reef limestone, shale and dolostone units abut the rigid, lithologically homogeneous reefs. 4, record 1, English, - off%2Dreef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
reef complex: The entire reef structure, including reef surface lagoon deposits and off-reef deposits. 5, record 1, English, - off%2Dreef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Both the dolomite and the anhydrite occur on-reef and off-reef but are slightly thinner on-reef. 6, record 1, English, - off%2Dreef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
off-reef [n.]: Reef slope (the reef seaward of a reef crest). 7, record 1, English, - off%2Dreef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
off-reefal: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 1, English, - off%2Dreef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Off-reefal mudstone. 2, record 1, English, - off%2Dreef
Record 1, Key term(s)
- offreef
- off reef
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Biogéographie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extra-récifal
1, record 1, French, extra%2Dr%C3%A9cifal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si le phénomène est important dans les lagons (exemple : Saint-Pierre), il est également visible à l'extérieur dans des profondeurs bien supérieures (moins 15 mètres), y compris en zone extra-récifale [...] 2, record 1, French, - extra%2Dr%C3%A9cifal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extra- marque l'extériorité. 3, record 1, French, - extra%2Dr%C3%A9cifal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
extra-récifal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - extra%2Dr%C3%A9cifal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mudstone extra-récifal. 5, record 1, French, - extra%2Dr%C3%A9cifal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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