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BOULDER-CLAY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- till
1, record 1, English, till
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ice-laid drift 2, record 1, English, ice%2Dlaid%20drift
correct
- boulder clay 3, record 1, English, boulder%20clay
former designation, see observation
- boulder-clay 4, record 1, English, boulder%2Dclay
former designation, see observation
- glacial till 5, record 1, English, glacial%20till
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unstratified drift, deposited directly by a glacier without reworking by meltwater, and consisting of a mixture of clay, silt, sand, gravel, and boulders ranging widely in size and shape. 6, record 1, English, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term [till] has now replaced that of boulder clay because of the latter's implication of too precise a composition. 7, record 1, English, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[The term] "till" is commonly defined as nonstratified sediment carried or deposited by a glacier; hence the term is both sedimentologic and genetic, the frequently used term "glacial till" is redundant. 8, record 1, English, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
till: term used by Parks Canada. 9, record 1, English, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
till; ice-laid drift; boulder clay: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 10, record 1, English, - till
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- till
1, record 1, French, till
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moraine 2, record 1, French, moraine
feminine noun, France
- argile à blocaux 3, record 1, French, argile%20%C3%A0%20blocaux
former designation, see observation, feminine noun
- till glaciaire 4, record 1, French, till%20glaciaire
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Argile mal stratifiée, mélangée de sable, de gravier et de blocs. 5, record 1, French, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le till est un mélange de débris rocheux de toutes tailles déposés directement par la glace sans intervention majeure des eaux de fonte. [...] La glace dépose ses sédiments sans les trier [...] C'est pourquoi le till est généralement dépourvu de litage interne [...] 6, record 1, French, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petit à petit, surtout en Europe, [le terme moraine] a souvent été pris comme synonyme de till, ce qui prête à confusion. Il vaut mieux réserver au mot moraine son sens d'origine, qui désigne une forme de terrain et non un type de matériel. 6, record 1, French, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] le mot «till» (terme écossais) a supplanté «boulder clay» (équivalent littéral de «argile à blocaux»). 7, record 1, French, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le terme «till glaciaire» est à éviter puisque le sens de glaciaire est inclus dans la notion de till. 8, record 1, French, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
till : terme en usage à Parcs Canada. 9, record 1, French, - till
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
till; moraine : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 10, record 1, French, - till
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- morrena de fondo
1, record 1, Spanish, morrena%20de%20fondo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- arcilla con bloques 1, record 1, Spanish, arcilla%20con%20bloques
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La arcilla con bloques no es sino la morrena de fondo de antiguos glaciares cuaternarios. Consta de una masa de arcilla mezclada con arena, grava y bloques de piedra (con frecuencia estriados). 1, record 1, Spanish, - morrena%20de%20fondo
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