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CROWSNEST FORMATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- analcime phonolite
1, record 1, English, analcime%20phonolite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although analcime is pervasive in the groundmass of most rocks throughout the Crowsnest Formation, analcime phenocrysts are found primarily in the analcime phonolites and blairmorites.... Analcime phonolite is distinguished from blairmorite by having abundant phenocrysts of sanidine, in addition to analcime. 2, record 1, English, - analcime%20phonolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
analcime phonolite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - analcime%20phonolite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phonolite à analcime
1, record 1, French, phonolite%20%C3%A0%20analcime
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un filon-couche de phonolite à analcime, d'une puissance de 5 à 7 m, apparaît au milieu de la Formation de Gateway, d'âge protérozoïque, dans le sud-ouest de l'Alberta. 2, record 1, French, - phonolite%20%C3%A0%20analcime
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
phonolite à analcime : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - phonolite%20%C3%A0%20analcime
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Livingstone Formation
1, record 2, English, Livingstone%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Livingstone%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Limestone from the Mississippian Livingstone Formation... is quarried for lime at Crowsnest Lake. 3, record 2, English, - Livingstone%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de Livingstone
1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20Livingstone
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - formation%20de%20Livingstone
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - formation%20de%20Livingstone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le calcaire de la formation de Livingstone du Mississippien [...] sert à la production de chaux au lac Crowsnest. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20de%20Livingstone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kootenay Formation
1, record 3, English, Kootenay%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - Kootenay%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Toward the end of the Jurassic, non-marine conditions of deposition, which were established in the Crowsnest region, are represented by the Kootenay Formation. 3, record 3, English, - Kootenay%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 3, English, - Kootenay%20Formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de Kootenay
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20Kootenay
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - formation%20de%20Kootenay
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - formation%20de%20Kootenay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Vers la fin du Jurassique, les conditions non marines de sédimentation, qui existaient alors dans la région du Nid-de-Corbeau, sont représentées par la formation de Kootenay. 3, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Kootenay
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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