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age determination [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dating
1, record 1, English, dating
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- age determination 2, record 1, English, age%20determination
correct
- age dating 3, record 1, English, age%20dating
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Age determination of naturally occurring substances or relicts by any of a variety of methods based on the amount of change, happening at a constant measurable rate, in a component. 4, record 1, English, - dating
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The changes may be chemical, or induced or spontaneous nuclear, and may take place over a period of time. 4, record 1, English, - dating
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Dating of rocks. 2, record 1, English, - dating
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- datation
1, record 1, French, datation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- datage 2, record 1, French, datage
correct, masculine noun, rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de déterminer [...] l'âge d'une formation géologique, d'un sol, etc. 2, record 1, French, - datation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au fur et à mesure qu'ils se déposent, les sédiments enregistrent un certain nombre de données physiques qui peuvent ensuite servir de marqueurs en stratigraphie. Plusieurs méthodes de datation en découlent, en particulier la géochronologie, la magnétostratigraphie, la sismostratigraphie et les diagraphies. 3, record 1, French, - datation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La méthode du [carbone 14], à période très courte, est utilisée pour la datation de fossiles carbonés ne dépassant pas 100 000 ans. 4, record 1, French, - datation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour dater les couches, on utilise les principes et méthodes de la géochronologie. 5, record 1, French, - datation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
datage : Synonyme rare de «datation». 2, record 1, French, - datation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Datation de roches. 6, record 1, French, - datation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Cronología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- datación
1, record 1, Spanish, dataci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Constatación de la edad o época, de una formación geológica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dataci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- age determination
1, record 2, English, age%20determination
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it would be wrong to think of these common-lead and common-strontium methods as competing with the conventional dating techniques, since the radioactive decay processes occurred in systems which are unknown or which are not available for study. This is a substantial handicap in evaluating an age determination, but does not illuminate the ultimate origin of the lead and strontium now found in common rocks and minerals. 2, record 2, English, - age%20determination
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mesure des temps
1, record 2, French, mesure%20des%20temps
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
géologiques par la radioactivité (René Coppens) Méthode des halos pléochroïques (pleochroic halos) de (à) l'hélium (helium) du (au) plomb total, commun (techniques modernes, p. 17) (lead) des plombs isotopiques; du strontium (du rubidium et du strontium) (rubidium-strontium) au strontium (techniques modernes, p. 17) du plomb-alpha (lead-alpha: Larsen's) 1, record 2, French, - mesure%20des%20temps
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-12-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- age determination
1, record 3, English, age%20determination
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ageing 2, record 3, English, ageing
correct
- aging 2, record 3, English, aging
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- détermination de l'âge
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9termination%20de%20l%27%C3%A2ge
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acuicultura
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- determinación de la edad
1, record 3, Spanish, determinaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20edad
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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