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MATURE ROCK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maturity index
1, record 1, English, maturity%20index
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of the progress of a clastic sediment in the direction of chemical or mineralogic stability. 1, record 1, English, - maturity%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For example, a high ratio of quartz + cherts to feldspar + rock fragments indicates a highly mature sediment. 1, record 1, English, - maturity%20index
Record 1, Key term(s)
- index of maturity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- index de maturité
1, record 1, French, index%20de%20maturit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On établit un «index de maturité» qui exprime la différence qui existe entre le dépôt final sédimenté et la roche primitive broyée. 1, record 1, French, - index%20de%20maturit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mature zone
1, record 2, English, mature%20zone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the source rock should be within a late mature zone. 2, record 2, English, - mature%20zone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mature zone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - mature%20zone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone mature
1, record 2, French, zone%20mature
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- zone de maturité 2, record 2, French, zone%20de%20maturit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans cette zone mature, les pièges sont de nature stratigraphique et structurale; la majorité des gisements contiennent des pétroles lourds. 1, record 2, French, - zone%20mature
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone de maturité : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - zone%20mature
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-09-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- feldspathic arenite
1, record 3, English, feldspathic%20arenite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sandstone containing abundant quartz, chert, and quartzite, less than 10% argillaceous matrix, and 10-25% feldspar (generally fresh and limpid), and characterized by an abundance of unstable materials in which the feldspar grains exceed the fine-grained rock fragments ... 1, record 3, English, - feldspathic%20arenite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is less feldspathic and more mature than arkosic arenite. The rock is roughly equivalent to subarkose. 1, record 3, English, - feldspathic%20arenite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- feldsparénite
1, record 3, French, feldspar%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- arénite feldspathique 2, record 3, French, ar%C3%A9nite%20feldspathique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
feldsparénite : Mot-valise créé par le télescopage de «feldspath» et de «arénite». 2, record 3, French, - feldspar%C3%A9nite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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