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MICACEOUS SANDSTONE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gaize
1, record 1, English, gaize
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A porous and fine-grained, micaceous and glauconitic sandstone containing much soluble silica... ;a clastic sediment... cemented by chert or flint. 2, record 1, English, - gaize
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaize
1, record 1, French, gaize
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Roche] constituée de débris d'organismes siliceux, d'argile, de glauconie dans un ciment d'opale et de calcédoine. À l'œil, c'est une roche grise, jaunâtre ou verdâtre, poreuse, très légère. Ce sont d'anciennes craies gréseuses et glauconieuses, partiellement silicifiées, puis décalcifiées. 2, record 1, French, - gaize
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Roche siliceuse sédimentaire compacte, argileuse et dure, présente surtout dans l'est du bassin parisien (Aisne) [...] 3, record 1, French, - gaize
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gaizes [...] se sont formées aux dépens d'éponges siliceuses unies par un ciment siliceux, argileux ou calcaire [...] 4, record 1, French, - gaize
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La gaize] entre dans la composition des ciments à la gaize. 3, record 1, French, - gaize
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-10-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- feldspathic quartzite
1, record 2, English, feldspathic%20quartzite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a sandstone containing 70-95% quartz, chert, and metamorphic quartzite, 5-15% feldspars and feldspathic crystalline-rock fragments, and 0-15% micas and micaceous metamorphic-rock fragments. 2, record 2, English, - feldspathic%20quartzite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- quartzite feldspathique
1, record 2, French, quartzite%20feldspathique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- quartzite à feldspaths 2, record 2, French, quartzite%20%C3%A0%20feldspaths
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] avec développement de feldspaths passant aux leptynites [...] 3, record 2, French, - quartzite%20feldspathique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Bell Island Group
1, record 3, English, Bell%20Island%20Group
correct, see observation, Newfoundland and Labrador
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, - Bell%20Island%20Group
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The older, Bell Island Group, comprises an estimated 4, 000 feet of grey, brown and greenish micaceous sandstone, siltstone, and shale with minor hematic beds. 3, record 3, English, - Bell%20Island%20Group
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in southeastern Canada. 4, record 3, English, - Bell%20Island%20Group
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- groupe de Bell Island
1, record 3, French, groupe%20de%20Bell%20Island
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Groupe de Bell Island 2, record 3, French, Groupe%20de%20Bell%20Island
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Newfoundland and Labrador
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. 3, record 3, French, - groupe%20de%20Bell%20Island
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. 3, record 3, French, - groupe%20de%20Bell%20Island
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le groupe de Bell Island, plus ancien, est formé d'un amas, estimé de 4,000 pieds, de grès micacé gris, brun et verdâtre, de siltstone et de schiste argileux, renfermant quelques passées d'hématite. 4, record 3, French, - groupe%20de%20Bell%20Island
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-05-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- graywacke
1, record 4, English, graywacke
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- greywacke 2, record 4, English, greywacke
correct
- grauwacke 3, record 4, English, grauwacke
correct
- apogrit 3, record 4, English, apogrit
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a dark... and very hard, tough, and firmly indurated, coarse-grained sandstone [which] consists of poorly sorted and extremely angular to subangular grains of quartz and feldspar with an abundant variety of small, dark rock and mineral fragments embedded in a... compact, partly metamorphosed clayey matrix having the general composition of slate and containing an abundance of very fine-grained micaceous... and chloritic minerals;... 3, record 4, English, - graywacke
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- grauwacke
1, record 4, French, grauwacke
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche détritique sombre, pauvre en quartz, riche en débris de roches variées et à ciment détritique abondant très chloriteux. 2, record 4, French, - grauwacke
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- grauvaca
1, record 4, Spanish, grauvaca
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- grauwaka 1, record 4, Spanish, grauwaka
see observation, feminine noun
- grauwacke 1, record 4, Spanish, grauwacke
see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca detrítica formada por la consolidación de los minerales que resultan de la descomposición del granito. 1, record 4, Spanish, - grauvaca
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las grauvacas constan de mica, feldespatos y otros constituyentes del granito, incluyendo el cuarzo (aunque en proporciones mucho menores); todos esos elementos se hallan unidos por un cemento también detrítico. Su textura es arenosa y su color grisáceo. 1, record 4, Spanish, - grauvaca
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grauwaka y grauwacke: nombre en alemán. 2, record 4, Spanish, - grauvaca
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-04-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- itacolumite
1, record 5, English, itacolumite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- flexible sandstone 1, record 5, English, flexible%20sandstone
correct
- articulite 1, record 5, English, articulite
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A micaceous sandstone(sedimentary) or a schistose quartzite(metamorphic), containing interstitial, loosely interlocking grains of mica, chlorite, and talc, that exhibits flexibility(bends noticeably without breaking) when split into thin slabs. 1, record 5, English, - itacolumite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- itacolumite
1, record 5, French, itacolumite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un micaschiste flexible s'appelle "itacolumite" [...] 1, record 5, French, - itacolumite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- itacolumita
1, record 5, Spanish, itacolumita
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cuarcita micácea, esquistosa, notable por su flexibilidad. 1, record 5, Spanish, - itacolumita
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-03-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- disseminated and replacement gold deposit
1, record 6, English, disseminated%20and%20replacement%20gold%20deposit
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Disseminated and replacement gold" ... deposits represent approximately 10% of Canada’s historical production and reserves. 1, record 6, English, - disseminated%20and%20replacement%20gold%20deposit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Disseminated and replacement gold deposits comprise mainly stratabound, auriferous bodies of disseminated to massive sulphides, commonly pyritic, that are hosted either by micaceous and/or aluminous schists, derived from tuff and volcanic sandstone, or by carbonate-clastic sedimentary rocks... 1, record 6, English, - disseminated%20and%20replacement%20gold%20deposit
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gîte d'or disséminé de remplacement
1, record 6, French, g%C3%AEte%20d%27or%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9%20de%20remplacement
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes d'or disséminé de remplacement [...] ont historiquement représenté approximativement 10 % de la production et des réserves canadiennes. 1, record 6, French, - g%C3%AEte%20d%27or%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9%20de%20remplacement
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gîtes d'or disséminé de remplacement se composent principalement d'une minéralisation aurifère associée à des amas stratoïdes, de sulfures disséminés à massifs, fréquemment pyriteux, encaissés soit dans des schistes micacés ou alumineux qui ont pour origine des tufs et des grès volcaniques, soit dans des roches sédimentaires clastiques et carbonatées [...] 1, record 6, French, - g%C3%AEte%20d%27or%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9%20de%20remplacement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-10-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Ratcliffe Brook Formation
1, record 7, English, Ratcliffe%20Brook%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, 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 7, English, - Ratcliffe%20Brook%20Formation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In southern New Brunswick... The Coldbrook Group is overlain by the Ratcliffe Brook Formation(Hayes and Howell, 1937; Alcock, 1938), from 20 to 2, 000 feet of fine-grained red micaceous sandstone with conglomerate at its base. 3, record 7, English, - Ratcliffe%20Brook%20Formation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- formation de Ratcliffe Brook
1, record 7, French, formation%20de%20Ratcliffe%20Brook
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, 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 7, French, - formation%20de%20Ratcliffe%20Brook
Record number: 7, 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 7, French, - formation%20de%20Ratcliffe%20Brook
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans le sud du Nouveau-Brunswick [...] Le groupe de Coldbrook est recouvert par la formation de Ratcliffe Brook (Hayes et Howell, 1937; Alcock, 1938). Cette formation, d'une épaisseur variant entre 20 et 2,000 pieds, est constituée de grès micacé rouge à grain fin avec du conglomérat à la base. 3, record 7, French, - formation%20de%20Ratcliffe%20Brook
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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