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CHRONTOUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Cartography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chrontour
1, record 1, English, chrontour
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
chrontours: Contours of equal cooling age. 2, record 1, English, - chrontour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is a close correlation of the site-mean directions with the position of the sampling sites with respect to the contours ("chrontours") of the K-Ar [potassium-argon] cooling age. Sites where stable NRM [natural remanent magnetization] has SE [south-east] declinations and shallow (+20°) inclinations have the oldest chrontour ages (~ 468 Myr). 3, record 1, English, - chrontour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chrontour: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - chrontour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chrontour: term usually used in the plural (chrontours). 4, record 1, English, - chrontour
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chrontours
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Cartographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courbe géochronologique
1, record 1, French, courbe%20g%C3%A9ochronologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courbe chronologique 2, record 1, French, courbe%20chronologique
correct, feminine noun
- courbe d'évolution chronologique 3, record 1, French, courbe%20d%27%C3%A9volution%20chronologique
correct, feminine noun
- courbe d'évolution 4, record 1, French, courbe%20d%27%C3%A9volution
feminine noun
- chronocourbe 5, record 1, French, chronocourbe
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon les courbes d'évolution proposées par Zartman et Doe (1981), ces compositions isotopiques se placent entre la croûte supérieure et l'orogène dans le diagramme uranogénique [...] et à gauche de l'orogène dans le diagramme thorogénique [...] 4, record 1, French, - courbe%20g%C3%A9ochronologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chronocourbe : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - courbe%20g%C3%A9ochronologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
courbe géochronologique; courbe d'évolution chronologique; courbe chronologique; courbe d'évolution; chronocourbe : termes généralement utilisés au pluriel (courbes géochronologiques; courbes d'évolution chronologique; courbes chronologiques; courbes d'évolution; chronocourbes). 6, record 1, French, - courbe%20g%C3%A9ochronologique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- courbes géochronologiques
- courbes d'évolution chronologique
- courbes chronologiques
- courbes d'évolution
- chronocourbes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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