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GALLERY FORMATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Speleology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- infiltration gallery
1, record 1, English, infiltration%20gallery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sizeable gallery with openings in its sides and bottom, extending generally horizontally into a water-bearing formation, for the purpose of collecting water. 2, record 1, English, - infiltration%20gallery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Spéléologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galerie de captage
1, record 1, French, galerie%20de%20captage
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galerie d'infiltration 2, record 1, French, galerie%20d%27infiltration
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- galerie captante 2, record 1, French, galerie%20captante
correct, feminine noun
- galerie filtrante 2, record 1, French, galerie%20filtrante
correct, feminine noun
- galerie drainante 3, record 1, French, galerie%20drainante
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une formation aquifère, galerie horizontale qui longe les rives d'un cours d'eau. 1, record 1, French, - galerie%20de%20captage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On doit préférer l'expression «galerie de captage» à celle de «galerie d'infiltration». Cette expression désignerait plutôt en revanche, un ouvrage destiné à l'irrigation souterraine ou à la réalimentation des nappes. 1, record 1, French, - galerie%20de%20captage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Espeleología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- galería filtrante
1, record 1, Spanish, galer%C3%ADa%20filtrante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conducto cerrado de bajo gradiente (dren o túnel) excavado en un acuífero que recoge agua subterránea por flujo gravitatorio. 2, record 1, Spanish, - galer%C3%ADa%20filtrante
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Gallery Formation
1, record 2, English, Gallery%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, - Gallery%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Gallery Formation was deposited in a southeasterly trending basin and rests with regional unconformity on various formations of Proterozoic age. 3, record 2, English, - Gallery%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the Arctic Archipelago. 4, record 2, English, - Gallery%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de Gallery
1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20Gallery
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%20Gallery
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%20Gallery
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Gallery s'est formée dans un bassin orienté sud-est et y présente une discordance régionale du fait qu'elle repose en discordance sur différentes formations du Protérozoïque. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20de%20Gallery
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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