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SCOTS BAY FORMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Scots Bay Formation
1, record 1, English, Scots%20Bay%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 1, English, - Scots%20Bay%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The upper sedimentary unit, the Scots bay Formation, occurs at the water's edge of the Bay of Fundy. It consists of 23 feet of grey and brown sandstone, purple and grey mudstone, and limestone with chert and jasperoid nodules, probably of lacustrine origin. 3, record 1, English, - Scots%20Bay%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de Scots Bay
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Scots%20Bay
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Scots%20Bay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Scots%20Bay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Scots Bay, sus-jacente au basalte du mont Nord, longe le rivage de la baie de Fundy. Elle comprend 23 pieds de grès gris et brun, de mudstone violette et grise, et de calcaire associé à des nodules de chert et de jaspe. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Scots%20Bay
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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