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ATHABASCA BASIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Athabasca Basin
1, record 1, English, Athabasca%20Basin
correct, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Athabasca Plate 2, record 1, English, Athabasca%20Plate
Alberta, Saskatchewan
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. 3, record 1, English, - Athabasca%20Basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the interior of the [Churchill] province the folded rocks are unconformably overlain by flat-lying or only genly folded rocks of the Athabasca, Thelon, and Borden Plates. 4, record 1, English, - Athabasca%20Basin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bassin d'Athabasca
1, record 1, French, bassin%20d%27Athabasca
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Alberta, Saskatchewan
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, - bassin%20d%27Athabasca
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, - bassin%20d%27Athabasca
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
À l'intérieur de la province de Churchill, les roches plissées sont recouvertes en discordance par les roches non déformées ou faiblement plissées des bassins d'Athabasca, de Thelon et de Borden. 3, record 1, French, - bassin%20d%27Athabasca
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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