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GREEN RIVER FORMATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- algal boundstone
1, record 1, English, algal%20boundstone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- algal bindstone 2, record 1, English, algal%20bindstone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Algal boundstone(bindstone in the terminology of Embry and Klovan) Finely laminated, algal boundstone from the Green River Formation(Eocene, Wyoming, USA). This type of rock is more commonly known as a stromatolite. 2, record 1, English, - algal%20boundstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Boundstone is an indigenous deposit of limestone that was bound by algae, coral, or other unicellular organism when it was formed. 3, record 1, English, - algal%20boundstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
algal boundstone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - algal%20boundstone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boundstone algaire
1, record 1, French, boundstone%20algaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Nouveau Brunswick, le lithotype prédominant et caractéristique constitue le boundstone algaire gris à brun jaunâtre, avec prédominance, par endroits, de bafflestone, de wackestone et de packstone. 2, record 1, French, - boundstone%20algaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boundstone algaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - boundstone%20algaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Riding Mountain Formation
1, record 2, English, Riding%20Mountain%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, - Riding%20Mountain%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Riding Mountain Formation probably contains beds equivalent to most of the Milk River, Pakowkik Foremost, Oldman, and Bearpaw Formations. It consists of green clays, grey siliceous shales, and dark grey bentonitic shales, and ranges in thickness from 700 feet in southern Manitoba to 1, 500 feet in southern Saskatchewan. 3, record 2, English, - Riding%20Mountain%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de Riding Mountain
1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20Riding%20Mountain
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%20Riding%20Mountain
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%20Riding%20Mountain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Riding Mountain renferme probablement des couches équivalentes à la plupart des couches des formations de Milk River, de Pakowki, de Foremost, d'Oldman et de Bearpaw. Cette formation, constituée d'argiles vertes, de schistes silicieux gris et de schistes gris foncé bentonitiques, passe de 700 pieds d'épaisseur dans le sud du Manitoba, à 1 500 pieds dans le sud de la Saskatchewan. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20de%20Riding%20Mountain
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
- MacCodrum Formation
1, record 3, English, MacCodrum%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, - MacCodrum%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... the upper Hadrynian and/or lowest Cambrian Morrison River Formation is overlain by 1, 000 feet of grey, green, and red shale and siltstone of the late Lower Cambrian MacCodrum and Canoe Brook Formations. 3, record 3, English, - MacCodrum%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Southeastern Canada. 4, record 3, English, - MacCodrum%20Formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de MacCodrum
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20MacCodrum
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%20MacCodrum
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%20MacCodrum
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les formations de MacCodrum et de Canoe Brook de la fin du Cambrien inférieur, composées de 1,000 pieds de schistes argileux gris, vert et rouge et de siltstone, recouvert dans la partie est de la dépression la formation de Morrison River de l'Hadrynien supérieur et/ou de la base du Cambrien. 3, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20MacCodrum
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Canoe Brook Formation
1, record 4, English, Canoe%20Brook%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - Canoe%20Brook%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the east part of the trough the upper Hadrynian and/or lowest Cambrian Morrison River Formation is overlain by 1, 000 feet of grey, green, and red shale and siltstone of the late Lower Cambrian Mac Cadrum and Canoe Brook Formations. 3, record 4, English, - Canoe%20Brook%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. 4, record 4, English, - Canoe%20Brook%20Formation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation de Canoe Brook
1, record 4, French, formation%20de%20Canoe%20Brook
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - formation%20de%20Canoe%20Brook
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - formation%20de%20Canoe%20Brook
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les formations de Mac-Codrum et de Canoe Brook de la fin du Cambrien inférieur, composées de 1,000 pieds de schiste argileux gris, vert et rouge et de siltstone, recouvrent dans la partie est de la dépression la formation de Morrison River de l'Hadrynien supérieur et/ou de la base du Cambrien. 3, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Canoe%20Brook
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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