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CHASM CREEK FORMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chasm Creek Formation
1, record 1, English, Chasm%20Creek%20Formation
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, - Chasm%20Creek%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Churchill River Group in the southern Hudson Bay Basin is divisible into the Caution Creek Formation ..., and into the overlying Chasm Creek Formation of massive to rubbly-bedded, light yellowish grey to buff, locally fucoidal, microcrystalline limestone, 190 feet thick (Nelson, 1964). 3, record 1, English, - Chasm%20Creek%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de Chasm Creek
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Chasm%20Creek
correct, see observation, feminine 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, - formation%20de%20Chasm%20Creek
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, - formation%20de%20Chasm%20Creek
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le groupe de Churchill River dans la partie sud du bassin de la baie d'Hudson se divise en la formation de Caution Creek [...] et en la formation sus-jacente de Chasm Creek, épaisse de 190 pieds, constituée de calcaire microcristallin, massif à stratifié en lits de matériaux détritiques, de couleur gris jaunâtre pâle à chamois, fucoïde par endroits (Nelson, 1964). 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Chasm%20Creek
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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