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MAIN PHASE OROGENY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- molasse
1, record 1, English, molasse
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mollasse 2, record 1, English, mollasse
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extensive, postorogenic sedimentary formation representing the totality of the molasse facies resulting from the wearing down of elevated mountain ranges during and immediately succeeding the main paroxysmal(diastrophic) phase of an orogeny... 2, record 1, English, - molasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term originally used in Switzerland to describe the soft glauconitic sandstones, marls and conglomerates of Miocene age ... The term is now used to describe all detrital sediments of similar genesis laid down in foredeeps developed during the later stages of a major diastrophism. 3, record 1, English, - molasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
molasse: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - molasse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- molasse
1, record 1, French, molasse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mollasse 2, record 1, French, mollasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation sédimentaire détritique correspondant à un grès calcaire friable à matériel hétérogène non usé et non classé. 2, record 1, French, - molasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les molasses] sont typiques des formations déposées au voisinage des chaînes de montagnes achevant leur mise en place [...] 3, record 1, French, - molasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
molasse : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - molasse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- molasa
1, record 1, Spanish, molasa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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