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HERCYNIAN [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hercynian hair moss
1, record 1, English, Hercynian%20hair%20moss
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hercynian hair-moss 2, record 1, English, hercynian%20hair%2Dmoss
correct
- hercynian haircap 3, record 1, English, hercynian%20haircap
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A moss of the family Polytrichaceae. 4, record 1, English, - Hercynian%20hair%20moss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polytric à feuilles droites
1, record 1, French, polytric%20%C3%A0%20feuilles%20droites
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mousse de la famille des Polytrichaceae. 2, record 1, French, - polytric%20%C3%A0%20feuilles%20droites
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- post-tectonic
1, record 2, English, post%2Dtectonic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- posttectonic 2, record 2, English, posttectonic
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A point or reference of time after a tectonic event. 3, record 2, English, - post%2Dtectonic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Hercynian plutonism which is also developed following bands comprises two groups of different composition, syn-or late-and post-tectonic. 4, record 2, English, - post%2Dtectonic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
post-tectonic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - post%2Dtectonic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- post-tectonique
1, record 2, French, post%2Dtectonique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- posttectonique 2, record 2, French, posttectonique
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de tout processus géologique se produisant après une activité tectonique. 3, record 2, French, - post%2Dtectonique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le magmatisme hercynien se manifeste par des intrusions granitiques ou granodioritiques et par des épanchements volcaniques. Parmi les intrusifs observés dans la chaîne, certains sont syntectoniques [...] d'autres sont posttectoniques [...] 4, record 2, French, - post%2Dtectonique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
post-tectonique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - post%2Dtectonique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- successor basin
1, record 3, English, successor%20basin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Predominantly the sandstone sequences, as successor or foreland basins, lie on, or adjacent to, uplifted, deformed, and metamorphosed basement of felsic rocks such as... successor basins to the Hercynian orogeny in Europe. 2, record 3, English, - successor%20basin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
successor basin: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 3, English, - successor%20basin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bassin successeur
1, record 3, French, bassin%20successeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En général, du fait qu'elles se rencontrent dans des bassins successeurs ou des bassins d'avant-pays, les séquences de grès reposent sur des socles à lithologies felsiques qui ont été soulevés, déformés et métamorphisés, ou sont situées tout près de ceux-ci; [...] les bassins de l'orogenèse hercynienne en Europe fournissent de bons exemples de tels bassins. 2, record 3, French, - bassin%20successeur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bassin successeur : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - bassin%20successeur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Hercynian orogeny
1, record 4, English, Hercynian%20orogeny
correct, Europe
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- orogenèse hercynienne
1, record 4, French, orogen%C3%A8se%20hercynienne
correct, feminine noun, Europe
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-04-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Hercynian
1, record 5, English, Hercynian
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Variscan 2, record 5, English, Variscan
adjective
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... refers to a mountain forming time in the eastern hemisphere in the late Palaeozoic era (300 million years ago). 3, record 5, English, - Hercynian
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Hercynian gneiss, pluton. 4, record 5, English, - Hercynian
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Variscan orogeny. 2, record 5, English, - Hercynian
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hercynien
1, record 5, French, hercynien
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit du dernier plissement de l'ère primaire aboutissant à la formation de massifs montagneux. 2, record 5, French, - hercynien
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Orogénie hercycienne; pli, pluton hercynien. 3, record 5, French, - hercynien
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-02-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- episyenitization
1, record 6, English, episyenitization
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metasomatic replacement of quartz and some other rock-forming minerals by sodic feldspars and micas, and subsequent carbonatization, is associated with some intragranitic vein deposits that are related to Phanerozoic Hercynian granites in France. This process... has been called "episyenitization" by French geologists... 1, record 6, English, - episyenitization
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- épisyénitisation
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9pisy%C3%A9nitisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un remplacement métasomatique du quartz et de certains autres minéraux essentiels par des micas et des feldspaths sodiques, ainsi qu'une carbonatation subséquente, sont des phénomènes qui ont été associés à la formation de quelques gisements filoniens intragranitiques liés à des granites hercyniens du Phanérozoïque en France. C'est ce que les géologues français ont appelé l'«épisyénitisation» [...] 1, record 6, French, - %C3%A9pisy%C3%A9nitisation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-08-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hercynian shelf 1, record 7, English, hercynian%20shelf
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- socle hercynien
1, record 7, French, socle%20hercynien
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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