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LACUNE SEDIMENTAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hiatus
1, record 1, English, hiatus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sedimentary gap 2, record 1, English, sedimentary%20gap
correct
- sedimentary break 3, record 1, English, sedimentary%20break
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That part of a lacuna that is represented by nondeposition. 4, record 1, English, - hiatus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After a generalized sedimentary gap during the Lower Cretaceous, the margin becomes different in two paleogeographic realms at the beginning of the Late Cretaceous. 5, record 1, English, - hiatus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lacune de sédimentation
1, record 1, French, lacune%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lacune sédimentaire 2, record 1, French, lacune%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, feminine noun
- hiatus de sédimentation 3, record 1, French, hiatus%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, masculine noun
- hiatus sédimentaire 3, record 1, French, hiatus%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manque de dépôt sédimentaire pendant une certaine époque. 3, record 1, French, - lacune%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les nodules reposent sur 10 cm de sédiment quaternaire (argile rouge des grands fonds). On passe ensuite à des sédiments de l'Oligocène supérieur, soit un hiatus sédimentaire de 30 millions d'années. 3, record 1, French, - lacune%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On a pu alors observer plusieurs niveaux de nodules interstratifiés, correspondant le plus souvent à des hiatus de sédimentation, de telle manière que, par exemple, sur une épaisseur de 1 m il y ait autant de nodules dans le sédiment qu'en surface. 3, record 1, French, - lacune%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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