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MID-CRETACEOUS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leaky transform fault
1, record 1, English, leaky%20transform%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... openings or gaps formed by separation of the walls of major strike-slip fault ... 2, record 1, English, - leaky%20transform%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Newfoundland Ridge, extending southeastward along what has been interpreted as a mid-Cretaceous leaky transform fault, is considered to be a volcanic edifice built of oceanic crust. 3, record 1, English, - leaky%20transform%20fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille transformante ouverte
1, record 1, French, faille%20transformante%20ouverte
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- composite body
1, record 2, English, composite%20body
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- composite massif 2, record 2, English, composite%20massif
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "composite massifs" show the association of several plutonic types, granitic or otherwise, systematically arranged, for instance, concentrically or vertically, within the body of the massif. 3, record 2, English, - composite%20body
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A belt of moderate-temperature geothermal activity runs east-west across central Alaska. Chena Hot Springs(CHS) is one of several Interior Alaskan hot springs in or near 55 Ma granites within Paleozoic metamorphic rocks. CHS is located within the CHS pluton, a composite body of quartz diorite, tonalite, granodiorite, and granite of both mid-Cretaceous and Early Tertiary ages. 4, record 2, English, - composite%20body
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
composite body: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - composite%20body
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- massif composite
1, record 2, French, massif%20composite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «massifs composites» montrent l'association de plusieurs types plutoniques, granitiques et autres, arrangés systématiquement dans l'ensemble du massif, par exemple concentriquement ou verticalement. L'échelle peut être hectométrique, kilométrique ou plus grande encore. 2, record 2, French, - massif%20composite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
massif composite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - massif%20composite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-02-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cauldron complex
1, record 3, English, cauldron%20complex
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- caldron complex 2, record 3, English, caldron%20complex
correct
- cauldron subsidence complex 3, record 3, English, cauldron%20subsidence%20complex
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Basalt volcanic centers in the southern Great Basin are most common in: (1) ring-fracture zones of cauldron complexes; (2) rift grabens that cut cauldron complexes; and (3) rift grabens outside volcanic source areas. 4, record 3, English, - cauldron%20complex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The rhyolites, which were previously mapped as Eocene, are reinterpreted to be part of a previously unrecognized mid-Cretaceous cauldron subsidence complex. 5, record 3, English, - cauldron%20complex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cauldron complex; cauldron subsidence complex: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 3, English, - cauldron%20complex
Record 3, Key term(s)
- caldron subsidence complex
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- complexe de cuvettes d'effondrement
1, record 3, French, complexe%20de%20cuvettes%20d%27effondrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- complexe formé par subsidence en chaudron 2, record 3, French, complexe%20form%C3%A9%20par%20subsidence%20en%20chaudron
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les rhyolites, antérieurement cartographiées comme datant de l'Éocène, sont réinterprétées comme faisant partie d'un complexe de cuvettes d'effondrement auparavant non reconnues et qui dateraient du Crétacé moyen. 1, record 3, French, - complexe%20de%20cuvettes%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
complexe formé par subsidence en chaudron : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - complexe%20de%20cuvettes%20d%27effondrement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-07-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mid-Cretaceous
1, record 4, English, mid%2DCretaceous
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Postorogenic mid-Cretaceous quartz monzonite stock. 1, record 4, English, - mid%2DCretaceous
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- du Crétacé moyen
1, record 4, French, du%20Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20moyen
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stock de monzonite quartzique postorogénique du Crétacé moyen. 1, record 4, French, - du%20Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20moyen
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- penecontemporaneous
1, record 5, English, penecontemporaneous
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formed or existing at almost the same time. 2, record 5, English, - penecontemporaneous
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hornblende-biotite-bearing plutons penecontemporaneous with volcanism ... 3, record 5, English, - penecontemporaneous
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ore deposition was penecontemporaneous with associated intrusive rocks :mid-Cretaceous to Eocene in the North American Cordillera... 4, record 5, English, - penecontemporaneous
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Age of skarn mineralization is mainly ... penecontemporaneous with the associated intrusion. 4, record 5, English, - penecontemporaneous
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
e.g. said of a structure or mineral that was formed immediately after deposition of a sediment but before its consolidation into rock. 2, record 5, English, - penecontemporaneous
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pénécontemporain
1, record 5, French, p%C3%A9n%C3%A9contemporain
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- quasi contemporain 2, record 5, French, quasi%20contemporain
correct
- péné-contemporain 3, record 5, French, p%C3%A9n%C3%A9%2Dcontemporain
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] minéralisation péné-contemporaine de la sédimentation. 3, record 5, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9contemporain
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le dépôt de la minéralisation a été quasi contemporain de la cristallisation des roches intrusives auxquelles les gîtes sont associés. Ainsi, la minéralisation remonte au Crétacé moyen-Eocène pour ce qui est des skarns de la Cordillère nord-américaine [...] 2, record 5, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9contemporain
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
En majeure partie, les minéralisations des skarns [...] sont pénécontemporaines de l'intrusion associée. 2, record 5, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9contemporain
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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