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GOSSAGE FORMATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gossage Formation
1, record 1, English, Gossage%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, - Gossage%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the subsurface of eastern Peel Basin, according to J. Tassonije, the Gossage Formation comprises a lower 170 feet of buff aphanitic limestone with waxy green shale, a midddle finely crystalline, finely porous dolomite... 3, record 1, English, - Gossage%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Northern Canada. 4, record 1, English, - Gossage%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de Gossage
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Gossage
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%20Gossage
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%20Gossage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Selon J. Tassonyi, dans la subsurface du bassin de Peel, la formation de Gossage est formée d'une unité inférieure de 170 pieds de calcaire aphanique chamois contenant du schiste argileux vert cireux, d'une unité moyenne de dolomie à pores et cristaux fins [...] 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Gossage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Bear Rock Formation
1, record 2, English, Bear%20Rock%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, - Bear%20Rock%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It [Gossage Formation] grades eastward and southward into the Bear Rock Formation of brecciated dolomite and anhydrite, which is orange weathering and hoodoo-forming where it outcrops in Franklin and northeastern Mackenzie Mountains. 3, record 2, English, - Bear%20Rock%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de Bear Rock
1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20Bear%20Rock
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%20Bear%20Rock
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%20Bear%20Rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Cette formation [de Gossage] passe graduellement vers l'est et le sud en la formation de Bear Rock composée de dolomie et d'anhydrite bréchiformes, patinées orange et donnant naissance à des roches en forme de champignon là où elle affleure dans la monts Franklin et le nord-est des monts Mackenzie. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20de%20Bear%20Rock
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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