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Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Position Titles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Processing and Records Clerk 1, record 1, English, Processing%20and%20Records%20Clerk
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de postes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Commis au traitement et aux documents 1, record 1, French, Commis%20au%20traitement%20et%20aux%20documents
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(AVISCO-PSC) 1, record 1, French, - Commis%20au%20traitement%20et%20aux%20documents
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- claypan
1, record 2, English, claypan
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stratum or horizon of accumulated stiff, compact, and relatively impervious clay. 2, record 2, English, - claypan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is not cemented, but it may interfere with water movement. 2, record 2, English, - claypan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A term used in the United States for a dense, compact layer in the profile having a much higher clay content that the overlying material, from which it is separated by a sharply defined boundary. In the Canadian classification system, this pan is recognized as a clay-enriched illuvial B (Bt) horizon. 3, record 2, English, - claypan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- banc d'argile
1, record 2, French, banc%20d%27argile
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- couche dure argileuse 2, record 2, French, couche%20dure%20argileuse
correct, feminine noun
- pan argileux 3, record 2, French, pan%20argileux
masculine noun
- horizon d'accumulation argilique 3, record 2, French, horizon%20d%27accumulation%20argilique
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche d'argile accumulée, compacte et relativement imperméable. 1, record 2, French, - banc%20d%27argile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle n'est pas consolidée mais peut s'opposer au mouvement de l'eau. 1, record 2, French, - banc%20d%27argile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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