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GREAT SLAVE GROUP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Et-Then Group
1, record 1, English, Et%2DThen%20Group
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, - Et%2DThen%20Group
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Great Slave is overlain unconformably by the Et-Then Group, which rests on truncated folds in Great Slave strata... 3, record 1, English, - Et%2DThen%20Group
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe d'Et-Then
1, record 1, French, groupe%20d%27Et%2DThen
correct, see observation, masculine 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, - groupe%20d%27Et%2DThen
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, - groupe%20d%27Et%2DThen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le groupe de Great Slave est recouvert en discordance par le groupe d'Et-Then, lequel repose sur les plissements tronqués des strates du groupe de Great Slave [...] 3, record 1, French, - groupe%20d%27Et%2DThen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pearson Formation
1, record 2, English, Pearson%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, - Pearson%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The youngest rocks of the Great Slave Group form the Pearson formation which consists of 500 feet of basalt, commonly vesicular and amygdaloidal, with related tuff and thin beds of argillite. 3, record 2, English, - Pearson%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de Pearson
1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20Pearson
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%20Pearson
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%20Pearson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les roches les plus récentes du groupe de Great Slave sont représentées par la formation de Parson formée de 500 pieds de basaltes, généralement vésiculeux et amygdaloïde, de tuf apparenté et de minces couches d'argilite. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20de%20Pearson
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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