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CHERT-BEARING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cherty
1, record 1, English, cherty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chert-bearing 2, record 1, English, chert%2Dbearing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Containing chert. 3, record 1, English, - cherty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silicification ... involves an increase in the proportion of quartz or cryptocrystalline silica (i.e. cherty or opaline silica) in the altered rock. 4, record 1, English, - cherty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Relatively fine-grained clastic sediments occur in the immediate footwalls of deposits. Such sediments are locally carbonaceous, are in some cases chert-bearing, and may contain finely disseminated iron sulphide ... 2, record 1, English, - cherty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cherty: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - cherty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cherty argillite, iron-formation, limestone, rock, shale. 6, record 1, English, - cherty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cherteux
1, record 1, French, cherteux
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à chert 2, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20chert
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les schistes carbonés contenant des minéraux sulfures de fer sont étroitement associés aux formations ferrifères cherteuses [...] 3, record 1, French, - cherteux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cherteux : terme en usage à Resources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - cherteux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Formation à chert. 2, record 1, French, - cherteux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Calcaire, shale cherteux. 5, record 1, French, - cherteux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Argilite, formation de fer, roche cherteuse. 5, record 1, French, - cherteux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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