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TERTIARY DEPOSIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Tertiary deposit
1, record 1, English, Tertiary%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deposit of Tertiary age 1, record 1, English, deposit%20of%20Tertiary%20age
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Northern (Canadian) Cordillera of America. In this complex region two main groups of deposits are present, (i) Triassic deposits in hosts intruded into volcanic rocks... (ii) Tertiary deposits near areas of Tertiary volcanic rocks belonging to a later stage of crustal evolution. 1, record 1, English, - Tertiary%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Placer deposits have formed throughout geological time, but most are of Tertiary and Recent age. 1, record 1, English, - Tertiary%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Most podiform deposits are Palaeozoic or younger, many of them are Mesozoic or Tertiary. 1, record 1, English, - Tertiary%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gisement tertiaire
1, record 1, French, gisement%20tertiaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gîte tertiaire 1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20tertiaire
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt tertiaire 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20tertiaire
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt d'âge tertiaire 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20d%27%C3%A2ge%20tertiaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minerais potassiques se rencontrent surtout dans les étages du Permotrias et du Tertiaire. [...] Les gisements tertiaires caractérisent surtout le Sannoisien des bassins de subsidence. 1, record 1, French, - gisement%20tertiaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Plusieurs formations dérivent de l'argile à silex par mélange avec des dépôts tertiaires surtout sableux ou par remaniement postérieur (solifluxion du Quaternaire). 2, record 1, French, - gisement%20tertiaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les principaux gisements français de lignite sont d'âge secondaire et tertiaire; [...] 3, record 1, French, - gisement%20tertiaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gîte du Tertiaire
- gisement du Tertiaire
- dépôt du Tertiaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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