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GOLD ZONE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- burial history
1, record 1, English, burial%20history
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Burial and uplift histories are... important factors in assigning gold deposits to a particular depth zone... 2, record 1, English, - burial%20history
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
burial history: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - burial%20history
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épisode d'enfouissement
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pisode%20d%27enfouissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- histoire d'enfouissement 2, record 1, French, histoire%20d%27enfouissement
correct, feminine noun
- histoire de l'enfouissement 3, record 1, French, histoire%20de%20l%27enfouissement
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les épisodes d'enfouissement et de soulèvement sont [...] des facteurs importants à considérer lors de l'attribution des gîtes d'or à une zone de profondeur donnée [...] 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pisode%20d%27enfouissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La simulation chimique et cinétique établie et appliquée sur les bassins pétrolifères permet de reconstituer l'histoire de l'enfouissement [...] pour chaque horizon pétrolifère. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pisode%20d%27enfouissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
histoire de l'enfouissement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pisode%20d%27enfouissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brittle-ductile deformation
1, record 2, English, brittle%2Dductile%20deformation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Bousquet district, pyritic gold and copper-gold deposits are contained within a zone of intense brittle-ductile deformation known as the Dumagami structural zone... 1, record 2, English, - brittle%2Dductile%20deformation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déformation fragile-ductile
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9formation%20fragile%2Dductile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le district de Bousquet, les amas de pyrite aurifères et les amas à minéralisation de cuivre-or sont encaissés dans une zone d'intense déformation fragile-ductile connue sous le nom de zone structurale de Dumagami [...] 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20fragile%2Dductile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- alunite cap
1, record 3, English, alunite%20cap
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The relationship of the barren alunite-silica-pyrophyllite-kaolinite-bearing zone("alunite cap") to the adularia-sericite gold deposit of the Cirque vein... at Mt. Skukum is unclear. 1, record 3, English, - alunite%20cap
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chapeau à alunite
1, record 3, French, chapeau%20%C3%A0%20alunite
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le rapport existant entre la zone stérile à alunite-silice-pyrophyllite-kaolinite («chapeau à alunite») et la minéralisation aurifère du sous-type à adulaire-séricite du filon Cirque [...] du gisement de Mount Skukum n'a pas été éclairci. 1, record 3, French, - chapeau%20%C3%A0%20alunite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-10-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- uplift history
1, record 4, English, uplift%20history
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Burial and uplift histories are... important factors in assigning gold deposits to a particular depth zone... 1, record 4, English, - uplift%20history
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épisode de soulèvement
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9pisode%20de%20soul%C3%A8vement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les épisodes d'enfouissement et de soulèvement sont [...] des facteurs importants à considérer lors de l'attribution des gîtes d'or à une zone de profondeur donnée [...] 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9pisode%20de%20soul%C3%A8vement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Cadillac break
1, record 5, English, Cadillac%20break
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - Cadillac%20break
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The west end of the area containing four of the mines Canadian Malarctic, Barnat, East Malartic Gold Fields-is intersected by a persistent narrow west-nortwesterly trending zone of schiste, the Cadillac break. 3, record 5, English, - Cadillac%20break
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in northwestern Quebec. 4, record 5, English, - Cadillac%20break
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- faille Cadillac
1, record 5, French, faille%20Cadillac
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - faille%20Cadillac
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - faille%20Cadillac
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L'extrémité ouest renferme quatre mines d'or : la Canadian Malartic, la Barnat, l'East Malartic, et la Malartic Gold Fields; cette partie de la bande est traversée par une zone schisteuse, étroite et persistante, orientée ouest-nord-ouest, dénommée la faille Cadillac. 3, record 5, French, - faille%20Cadillac
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1997-11-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- serpentinized ultrabasic rock
1, record 6, English, serpentinized%20ultrabasic%20rock
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- serpentinized ultramafic rock 2, record 6, English, serpentinized%20ultramafic%20rock
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Much of New Caledonia is underlain by ultrabasic rocks many of which are strongly serpentinized. 1, record 6, English, - serpentinized%20ultrabasic%20rock
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the abrupt loss of magnetic signature along a magnetic unit, such as iron formation, serpentinized ultramafic rock or iron-rich gabbro, may indicate the presence of a zone of carbonatization or sulphidation related to gold mineralization. 2, record 6, English, - serpentinized%20ultrabasic%20rock
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- roche ultrabasique serpentinisée
1, record 6, French, roche%20ultrabasique%20serpentinis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mot ophiolite fut à l'origine synonyme de serpentine [...] puis de «roches vertes» c'est-à-dire de l'ensemble des roches magmatiques basiques et ultrabasiques plus ou moins serpentinisées et métamorphosées présentes dans les chaînes alpines. 1, record 6, French, - roche%20ultrabasique%20serpentinis%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiche «roche ultrabasique». 2, record 6, French, - roche%20ultrabasique%20serpentinis%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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