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VARVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- varve
1, record 1, English, varve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a thin pair of graded glaciolacustrine layers seasonally deposited ... in a glacial lake or other body of still water in front of a glacier. 2, record 1, English, - varve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... includes a lower "summer" layer consisting of relatively, coarse-grained, light-colored sediment ... produced by rapid melting of ice in the warmer months, which grades upward into a thinner "winter" layer, consisting of very fine-grained (clayey), often organic dark sediment slowly deposited from suspension in quiet water while the streams were ice-bound. 2, record 1, English, - varve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- varve
1, record 1, French, varve
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Feuillet sédimentaire qui s'associe à d'autres pour constituer un dépôt lacustre finement lité, où alternent matériaux argileux et sableux, sombres et clairs. 2, record 1, French, - varve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] il s'agit d'une variation saisonnière; le lit clair, riche en carbonate, correspond à la période chaude de l'année, le lit foncé, riche en matière organique, à la période froide. Un couple clair-foncé correspond ainsi à une période d'un an. 3, record 1, French, - varve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
varve : terme généralement utilisé au pluriel (varves). 4, record 1, French, - varve
Record 1, Key term(s)
- varves
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- varva
1, record 1, Spanish, varva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estrato delgado que aparece asociado a otros análogos formando un depósito lacustre finamente laminado, donde alternan materiales arcillosos oscuros y arenosos de color claro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - varva
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- varved
1, record 2, English, varved
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a formation consisting generally of darker and lighter coloured layers. 2, record 2, English, - varved
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- varvé
1, record 2, French, varv%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- à varves 2, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20varves
adjective phrase
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui présente l'aspect des varves. 3, record 2, French, - varv%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les alternances régulières varvées ne sont pas obligatoirement annuelles [...] Inversement, les unités varvées peuvent correspondre à des cycles climatiques de plus longue durée qu'une année [...] 4, record 2, French, - varv%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Argile à varves. 2, record 2, French, - varv%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Roche varvée. 5, record 2, French, - varv%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Formation varvée. 6, record 2, French, - varv%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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