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DEPOSITIONAL AREA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extraclast
1, record 1, English, extraclast
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A detrital grain of lithified carbonate sediment(lithoclast) derived from outside the depositional area of current sedimentation... 2, record 1, English, - extraclast
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extraclaste
1, record 1, French, extraclaste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fragment de roche carbonatée inclus dans un sédiment lui-même carbonaté, mais d'origine différente ou d'âge différent. 2, record 1, French, - extraclaste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- explosive volcanic activity
1, record 2, English, explosive%20volcanic%20activity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- explosive volcanism 2, record 2, English, explosive%20volcanism
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Explosive volcanic activities in a western source area, and a more arid climate within the depositional region may have been the main factors that combined to mitigate against coal-formation. 1, record 2, English, - explosive%20volcanic%20activity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- activité volcanique à caractère explosif
1, record 2, French, activit%C3%A9%20volcanique%20%C3%A0%20caract%C3%A8re%20explosif
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- activité volcanique explosive 2, record 2, French, activit%C3%A9%20volcanique%20explosive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une cheminée remplie de brèches volcaniques s'appelle un diatrème. Ces structures d'explosion fournissent les plus beaux diamants. [...] Les diatrèmes sont donc le signe d'une activité volcanique à caractère explosif. 1, record 2, French, - activit%C3%A9%20volcanique%20%C3%A0%20caract%C3%A8re%20explosif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-04-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Environment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- deposition area
1, record 3, English, deposition%20area
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- depositional area 2, record 3, English, depositional%20area
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An area offsite from where the original soil erosion occurred that now has the soil deposits from the original soil erosion area. 3, record 3, English, - deposition%20area
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After the sand and gravel settled, the water remained in a vast deposition area from which it was routed to a small polishing basin and then discharged into a small stream that empties into the Bécancour River. 4, record 3, English, - deposition%20area
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Environnement
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- aire de sédimentation
1, record 3, French, aire%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les matériaux étaient rejetés sur le terrain et, suite à la sédimentation des sables et des graviers, les eaux séjournaient dans une vaste aire de sédimentation pour ensuite être dirigées vers un petit bassin de polissage et de là, évacuées dans un petit ruisseau se jetant dans la rivière Bécancour. 2, record 3, French, - aire%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aire de sédimentation : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - aire%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-11-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- basset edge
1, record 4, English, basset%20edge
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Area of obliquely truncated outcrop, as in cross-bedded strata exposed transverse to their depositional plan. 1, record 4, English, - basset%20edge
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bordure marginale
1, record 4, French, bordure%20marginale
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- bords relevés 1, record 4, French, bords%20relev%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
- affleurement 2, record 4, French, affleurement
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(de tranche) 1, record 4, French, - bordure%20marginale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- crestón
1, record 4, Spanish, crest%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Afloramiento rocoso que sobresale en el suelo. 1, record 4, Spanish, - crest%C3%B3n
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