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ACADIAN OROGENY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forebulge
1, record 1, English, forebulge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peripheral bulge 2, record 1, English, peripheral%20bulge
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... elastic upward bending of the crust beyond the zone of proglacial depression. 3, record 1, English, - forebulge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The early Famennian depocenters are interpreted to be the result of back-bulge basin development behind a forebulge(peripheral bulge) in response to intensification of the Acadian orogeny. 4, record 1, English, - forebulge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
peripheral bulge: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - forebulge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bourrelet périphérique
1, record 1, French, bourrelet%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bourrelet qui entoure certains polygones périglaciaires à centre concave, et d'autres à centre convexe. 2, record 1, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a souvent prétendu qu'un bourrelet périphérique, dû à la matière déplacée dans l'asthénosphère, entourait la dépression créée par la calotte. 3, record 1, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bourrelet périphérique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Acadian mountain range
1, record 2, English, Acadian%20mountain%20range
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Acadian mountain chain 2, record 2, English, Acadian%20mountain%20chain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By the Devonian,... the collision of the North American and European Plates resulted in intense deformation and mountain building... the Acadian Orogeny which generated a major mountain range along the north-eastern margin of North America. 2, record 2, English, - Acadian%20mountain%20range
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chaîne des monts acadiens
1, record 2, French, cha%C3%AEne%20des%20monts%20acadiens
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Dévonien : 395 millions à 354 millions d'années. [...] L'activité volcanique et la création de la chaîne des monts acadiens, sur la côte Est de l'Amérique du Nord entraînent le retrait de la mer. 1, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20des%20monts%20acadiens
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon explication d'un géologue de l'Université de Moncton : monts parce qu'ils ne sont pas élevés; acadiens désigne plutôt la région qu'une appellation. 2, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20des%20monts%20acadiens
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sources : texte sur la géologie du parc national de Fundy. 2, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20des%20monts%20acadiens
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Acadian orogeny
1, record 3, English, Acadian%20orogeny
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Acadian Orogeny 2, record 3, English, Acadian%20Orogeny
- acadian orogeny 3, record 3, English, acadian%20orogeny
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Late Devonian diastrophism. 4, record 3, English, - Acadian%20orogeny
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Orogeny starting with the Siegenian and ending with the Famennian. 5, record 3, English, - Acadian%20orogeny
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- orogenèse acadienne
1, record 3, French, orogen%C3%A8se%20acadienne
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- phase acadienne 2, record 3, French, phase%20acadienne
correct, feminine noun
- phase orogénique acadienne 3, record 3, French, phase%20orog%C3%A9nique%20acadienne
feminine noun
- phase tectonique acadienne 4, record 3, French, phase%20tectonique%20acadienne
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phase tectonique contemporaine de la phase bretonne (base du Carbonifère), ou un peu plus ancienne qu'elle. 2, record 3, French, - orogen%C3%A8se%20acadienne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acadien : Phase orogénique du cycle calédonien au Dévonien (410-380 Ma), produite par la fermeture de l'océan Iapetus entraînant une collision en partie entre Baltica et Laurentia au nord-est. 5, record 3, French, - orogen%C3%A8se%20acadienne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Catamaran fault
1, record 4, English, Catamaran%20fault
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - Catamaran%20fault
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Biotite quartz monzonite and granodiorite intruded the quartzite-slate geanticlinal core rocks and were penetratively deformed and altered to a cataclastic granite with weak defoliation, and locally to zones of mylonite in and near the Catamaran fault that was reactivated during Acadian Orogeny. 3, record 4, English, - Catamaran%20fault
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- faille Catamaran
1, record 4, French, faille%20Catamaran
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - faille%20Catamaran
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - faille%20Catamaran
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La monzonite quartzique à biotite et la granodiorite ont envahi l'assemblage quartzite-ardoise des roches qui forment la partie centrale du géanticlinal et ont été déformées et altérées lors de leurs pénétration en granite cataclastique à faible foliation, et par endroit en zones de mylonite le long de et près de la faille Catamaran qui a été réactivée au cours de l'orogenèse de l'Acadien. 3, record 4, French, - faille%20Catamaran
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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