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MESOZOIC AGE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Geology
DEF

Of or relating to a grand division of geological history that includes the entire interval of time between the Permian and the Tertiary and is marked by the dinosaurs, marine and flying reptiles, ganoid fishes, cycads and evergreen trees.

CONT

... rock strata can be assigned a place in the scale and thus can be referred to as Mesozoic rocks of the Triassic period and so on.

CONT

Age of skarn mineralization is mainly Mesozoic or younger...

CONT

Mesozoic tectonic belts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géologie
DEF

Se dit de l'ère géologique comprise entre le Permien et le Tertiaire.

CONT

En majeure partie, les minéralisations des skarns sont d'âge mésozoïque ou plus récent [...]

CONT

Ceintures tectoniques du Mésozoïque.

CONT

Roches mésozoïques de la Cordillère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cronología
  • Geología
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Record 2 2004-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Chronology
DEF

Of or relating to a grand division of geological history from the beginning of the Cambrian to the close of the Permian ...

CONT

On a global basis, host rocks ranging in age from late Proterozoic to early Mesozoic have been intruded by granitoid plutons that are dominantly Paleozoic to late Mesozoic in age.

CONT

... some Paleozoic deposits similar to those near Woodstock, New Brunswick, contain near 10 to 40 per cent manganese ...

CONT

Most podiform deposits are Palaeozoic or younger, many of them are Mesozoic or Tertiary.

PHR

Paleozoic mountain belt.

PHR

Palaeozoic rock.

Key term(s)
  • Palaeozoic in age

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Chronologie
DEF

Relatif au Paléozoïque.

CONT

[...] le massif de l'Arize [...] est principalement constitué d'une série d'âge paléozoïque (allant du Cambrien au sud au Carbonifère au nord).

PHR

Formation paléozoïque.

PHR

Calcaire paléozoïque.

PHR

Terrain paléozoïque.

PHR

Calcaire du Paléozoïque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Cronología
DEF

Dícese de los terrenos y formaciones pertenecientes a la era primaria.

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