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LITHIZONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-09-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lithizone 1, record 1, English, lithizone
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lithozone 1, record 1, English, lithozone
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lithozone
1, record 1, French, lithozone
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche de sédiments caractérisée par les formations lithiques qui s'y trouvent. 1, record 1, French, - lithozone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- litozona
1, record 1, Spanish, litozona
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-04-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lithozone
1, record 2, English, lithozone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lithostratigraphic zone 1, record 2, English, lithostratigraphic%20zone
correct
- lithostratigraphical zone 2, record 2, English, lithostratigraphical%20zone
- lithizone 3, record 2, English, lithizone
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An informal lithostratigraphical unit that, although unified in a general way by lithologic features, is insufficiently known or for which there is insufficient need to designate it as a formal unit. 2, record 2, English, - lithozone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A [lithostratigraphic] zone may include all or parts of a bed, a member, a formation or even a group. 4, record 2, English, - lithozone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone lithostratigraphique
1, record 2, French, zone%20lithostratigraphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lithozone 2, record 2, French, lithozone
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) unité lithostratigraphique informelle utilisée pour indiquer un faisceau de couches qui ont en commun certaines caractéristiques lithologiques générales, mais pour lesquelles la création d'une unité formelle ne se justifie pas, soit parce que le besoin ne s'en fait pas sentir, soit parce qu'il n'y a pas assez d'informations, (...). 3, record 2, French, - zone%20lithostratigraphique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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