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LAMINAE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-10-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lamina
1, record 1, English, lamina
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The thinnest recognizable layer in a sediment or sediment rock, differing from other layers in color, composition, or particle size. 2, record 1, English, - lamina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mica has a tendancy to split along planes determined by cristal structure, yielding a great number of thin, tough, plastic laminae. 3, record 1, English, - lamina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A shale is the most perfectly laminated type of rock. 4, record 1, English, - lamina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The plural of lamina is laminae. 5, record 1, English, - lamina
Record 1, Key term(s)
- laminae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lame
1, record 1, French, lame
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- feuillet 2, record 1, French, feuillet
correct, masculine noun
- lamelle 3, record 1, French, lamelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plaque mince (d'une roche). 4, record 1, French, - lame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les feuillets brillants de mica tendent à se placer de telle sorte que leurs faces planes se trouvent disposées perpendiculairement à la direction de pression; il en résulte que le clivage des ardoises suit la nouvelle direction donnée par les feuillets de mica [... 5, record 1, French, - lame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Lame de schiste, de mica. 6, record 1, French, - lame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Feuillet d'ardoise, de roche. 4, record 1, French, - lame
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lámina
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%A1mina
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-10-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lamina
1, record 2, English, lamina
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layer in a stromatoporoid skeleton. 2, record 2, English, - lamina
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plural: laminae. 3, record 2, English, - lamina
Record 2, Key term(s)
- laminae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lamina
1, record 2, French, lamina
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une lamelle concentrique [d'un Stromatoporoïde] est une lamina [...] 1, record 2, French, - lamina
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lámina
1, record 2, Spanish, l%C3%A1mina
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-10-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lamina
1, record 3, English, lamina
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lamination 2, record 3, English, lamination
correct
- straticule 3, record 3, English, straticule
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness. 4, record 3, English, - lamina
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shear veins in shear zones are typically laminated ... Laminations are defined by thin septa and slivers of altered and foliated wall rocks ... In several deposits, individual quartz-carbonate laminae are also bounded by striated slip surfaces ... 5, record 3, English, - lamina
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A stratum that is less than one centimetre in thickness is termed a lamina, whereas one greater than this is termed a bed. 6, record 3, English, - lamina
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Several laminae may constitute a bed. 6, record 3, English, - lamina
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lamina; lamination: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 3, English, - lamina
Record 3, Key term(s)
- laminae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lamine
1, record 3, French, lamine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lamina 2, record 3, French, lamina
correct, feminine noun
- straticule 3, record 3, French, straticule
correct, feminine noun
- lamination 3, record 3, French, lamination
correct, feminine noun
- feuillet 4, record 3, French, feuillet
masculine noun
- feuillet de dépôt 5, record 3, French, feuillet%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche très mince de matériaux sédimentaires, d'une épaisseur inférieure à 1 cm. 6, record 3, French, - lamine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les couches d'une formation peuvent être très minces. Ces unités mineures sont alors appelées des lits ou laminae ou encore straticules ou laminations. 7, record 3, French, - lamine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les filons de cisaillement dans les zones de cisaillement sont typiquement laminés [...] Les lamines sont définies par de minces cloisons et copeaux des roches encaissantes altérées et foliées [...] Dans plusieurs gîtes, des lamines individuelles de quartz-carbonates sont aussi limitées par des surfaces de glissement striées [...] 8, record 3, French, - lamine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après l'Encyclopédie internationale des sciences et des techniques (source AUTEC 1973, vol. 10, p. 164), le pluriel de «lamina» est «laminae» (pluriel latin) et d'après A. Foucault et J.-F. Raoult, Dictionnaire de géologie (source FOUGE, 1984, p. 178), la forme plurielle est francisée en «laminas». 6, record 3, French, - lamine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lamine; lamination; straticule : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 3, French, - lamine
Record 3, Key term(s)
- laminae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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