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MCKAY GROUP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- McKay Group
1, record 1, English, McKay%20Group
correct, see observation, Canada
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, - McKay%20Group
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the White River region of southern Rocky Mountains, diorite sills and dykes are intrusive into the Cambro-Ordovician McKay Group. 3, record 1, English, - McKay%20Group
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe de McKay
1, record 1, French, groupe%20de%20McKay
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
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. 2, record 1, French, - groupe%20de%20McKay
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. 2, record 1, French, - groupe%20de%20McKay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans la région de la rivière White, dans le sud des Rocheuses, des filons-couches et des dykes de diorite font intrusion dans le groupe de McKay du Cambro-Ordovicien (Leech, 1964). 3, record 1, French, - groupe%20de%20McKay
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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