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Cypress Hills Formation [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Cypress Hills Formation
1, record 1, English, Cypress%20Hills%20Formation
correct, see observation, Alberta, Saskatchewan
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, - Cypress%20Hills%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Gravels derived from Precambrian and Cambrian rocks of the western and main ranges of southern Rocky Mountains are included in the late Eocene Swift Current Creek beds and the early Oligocene Cypress Hills Formation of southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta. 3, record 1, English, - Cypress%20Hills%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Formation de Cypress Hills
1, record 1, French, Formation%20de%20Cypress%20Hills
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation de Cypress Hills 2, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Cypress%20Hills
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Alberta, Saskatchewan
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%20Cypress%20Hills
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%20Cypress%20Hills
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans le sud-ouest de la Saskatchewan et le sud-est de l'Alberta, les couches de Swift Current Creek de la fin de l'Éocène, et la formation de Cypress Hills, du début de l'Oligocène, comprennent des graviers dérivés des roches précambriennes et cambriennes des chaînes occidentale et principale des montagnes Rocheuses méridionales. 4, record 1, French, - Formation%20de%20Cypress%20Hills
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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