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BLACK ANDESITE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black andesite
1, record 1, English, black%20andesite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "andesite." 1, record 1, English, - black%20andesite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- andésite noire
1, record 1, French, and%C3%A9site%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lave de la famille des gabbros très foncée avec plagioclases basiques, augite et magnétite, sans olivine. 1, record 1, French, - and%C3%A9site%20noire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Julies Harbour Group
1, record 2, English, Julies%20Harbour%20Group
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Julies%20Harbour%20Group
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the upper sequence the Julies Harbour Group comprises roughly 2, 000 feet of a heterogenous assemblage of : grey and black argillaceous sandstone and quartzite; greywacke; coarse conglomerate containing pebbles of granite andesite, limestone and chert; chert; andesite; and a red and green cherty shale, which weathers to black manganese oxide, identical with beds of the Shoal Arm Formation. 3, record 2, English, - Julies%20Harbour%20Group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe de Julies Harbour
1, record 2, French, groupe%20de%20Julies%20Harbour
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - groupe%20de%20Julies%20Harbour
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - groupe%20de%20Julies%20Harbour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le groupe de Julies Harbour, qui fait partie de la succession supérieure, est un assemblage hétérogène d'environ 2,000 pieds d'épaisseur de grès argileux gris et noir et de quartzite, de grauwacke, de conglomérat grossier contenant des fragments de granite, d'andésite, de calcaire et de chert, de chert, d'andésite, et de schiste argileux cherteux rouge et vert qui s'altère en oxyde de manganèse noir semblable aux couches de la formation de Shoal Arm. 3, record 2, French, - groupe%20de%20Julies%20Harbour
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Black Cape Formation
1, record 3, English, Black%20Cape%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
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, - Black%20Cape%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
At Black Cape, along the southern coast of Gaspé, the lenticular Black Cape Formation comprises 2, 100 feet of andesite and basalt lava, breccia, volcanic conglomerate, and minor red siltstone and grey limestone lithologically and faunally similar to the West Point Formation. 3, record 3, English, - Black%20Cape%20Formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de Black Cape
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20Black%20Cape
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
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. 2, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Black%20Cape
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. 2, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Black%20Cape
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Au cap Noir, sur la côte sud de la Gaspésie, la formation de Black Cape est lenticulaire et comprend 2,100 pieds de lave andésitique et basaltique, de brèche, de conglomérat volcanique et de petites quantités de siltstone rouge et de calcaire gris lithologiquement et fauniquement semblable à la formation de West Point. 3, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Black%20Cape
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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