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POLYMICTIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polymictic
1, record 1, English, polymictic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- polymict 2, record 1, English, polymict
correct, see observation
- polylithologic 3, record 1, English, polylithologic
correct
- polylithological 4, record 1, English, polylithological
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of] multiple rock-types combined in a single rock sample. 5, record 1, English, - polymictic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In lunar geology, the term is applied to breccias containing fragments of other breccias, e.g., "polymict breccia." 5, record 1, English, - polymictic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
polymict: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - polymictic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polymictique
1, record 1, French, polymictique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des roches sédimentaires terrigènes composées de fragments de roches de natures diverses. 2, record 1, French, - polymictique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Galet polymictique. 3, record 1, French, - polymictique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- polymictic
1, record 2, English, polymictic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to or characteristic of a lake having no stable thermal stratification. 2, record 2, English, - polymictic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[There are] high-altitude tropical polymictic lakes with continuous circulation. 3, record 2, English, - polymictic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- polymictique
1, record 2, French, polymictique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un lac dépourvu de stratification thermique, où la température des eaux est basse à toutes les profondeurs (pas plus de 4 °C) et dans lequel les eaux font régulièrement l'objet d'une circulation verticale. 2, record 2, French, - polymictique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe des lacs oligomictiques dont les eaux se mélangent très peu et des lacs polymictiques où, au contraire, il n'y a que de courtes et aléatoires périodes de stratification thermique (lacs de plaine en région tropicale). 3, record 2, French, - polymictique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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