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DEPOSITIONAL SETTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- depositional environment
1, record 1, English, depositional%20environment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- environment of deposition 2, record 1, English, environment%20of%20deposition
correct
- depositional setting 3, record 1, English, depositional%20setting
correct
- conditions of deposition 4, record 1, English, conditions%20of%20deposition
- conditions of formation 4, record 1, English, conditions%20of%20formation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The conditions under which a series of rocks were laid down. 5, record 1, English, - depositional%20environment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depositional environments are broadly divided into five groups: aeolian ..., alluvial ..., deltaic ..., interdeltaic ..., and marine. 5, record 1, English, - depositional%20environment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Clays and pyrites at the base and top of the seam indicate a limnic depositional environment. [English Abstract of the following source: Diplomarbeit, Coal Petrography, Köln, 1988.] 4, record 1, English, - depositional%20environment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Continental, marine depositional environment. 6, record 1, English, - depositional%20environment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- milieu de dépôt
1, record 1, French, milieu%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- milieu sédimentaire 2, record 1, French, milieu%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
- milieu de sédimentation 3, record 1, French, milieu%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, masculine noun
- cadre sédimentaire 4, record 1, French, cadre%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
- cadre de déposition 5, record 1, French, cadre%20de%20d%C3%A9position
masculine noun
- cadre dépositionnel 5, record 1, French, cadre%20d%C3%A9positionnel
masculine noun
- cadre de mise en place 4, record 1, French, cadre%20de%20mise%20en%20place
masculine noun
- milieu de mise en place 4, record 1, French, milieu%20de%20mise%20en%20place
masculine noun
- milieu de formation 4, record 1, French, milieu%20de%20formation
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Milieu sédimentaire continental, marin. 4, record 1, French, - milieu%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ambiente sedimentario
1, record 1, Spanish, ambiente%20sedimentario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- medio sedimentario 1, record 1, Spanish, medio%20sedimentario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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