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HOMOCLINAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- homoclinal
1, record 1, English, homoclinal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or relating to a homocline. 2, record 1, English, - homoclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The general regional structure of the domain is homoclinal, but locally the rocks are very complexly faulted and folded. 3, record 1, English, - homoclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
homoclinal : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - homoclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Homoclinal series. 5, record 1, English, - homoclinal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homoclinal
1, record 1, French, homoclinal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le domaine de Vassan forme une séquence homoclinale, à polarité vers le sud, de laves volcaniques ultramafiques et mafiques. 2, record 1, French, - homoclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
homoclinal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - homoclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Série homoclinale. 4, record 1, French, - homoclinal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- homocline
1, record 2, English, homocline
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- homoclinal structure 2, record 2, English, homoclinal%20structure
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of beds dipping in one direction. 3, record 2, English, - homocline
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Huronian [Supergroup] ... contains a number of basic and acid plutonic intrusions. It forms a southward facing homocline ... 4, record 2, English, - homocline
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used in a more restricted sense than a monocline in that it applies to small or fragmentary areas. 5, record 2, English, - homocline
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
homocline: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 2, English, - homocline
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- homoclinal
1, record 2, French, homoclinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- structure homoclinale 2, record 2, French, structure%20homoclinale
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Série de couches ayant la même inclinaison. 3, record 2, French, - homoclinal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si plusieurs accidents successifs présentent le même caractère et si l'érosion a enlevé les charnières anticlinales sans atteindre les charnières synclinales, tous les pendages visibles sont à peu près les mêmes, et seule l'analyse stratigraphique permet de distinguer synclinaux et anticlinaux. Daly a proposé le terme «homocline», avec un sens très voisin de isoclinal. 4, record 2, French, - homoclinal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
homoclinal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - homoclinal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-07-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- homoclinal series
1, record 3, English, homoclinal%20series
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- homoclinal sequence 2, record 3, English, homoclinal%20sequence
correct
- homoclinal succession 3, record 3, English, homoclinal%20succession
correct
- homoclinal suite 4, record 3, English, homoclinal%20suite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A pronounced foliation, essentially parallel to layering, suggests that the apparently simple homoclinal sequence that hosts the mineral occurrence is, in fact, part of a complex, isoclinally folded metasedimentary package. 2, record 3, English, - homoclinal%20series
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Hazelton Group strata comprise a homoclinal succession that consists mainly of sub-aerial volcanic rocks. 5, record 3, English, - homoclinal%20series
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
homoclinal series : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 3, English, - homoclinal%20series
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- série homoclinale
1, record 3, French, s%C3%A9rie%20homoclinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- séquence homoclinale 2, record 3, French, s%C3%A9quence%20homoclinale
correct, feminine noun
- succession homoclinale 3, record 3, French, succession%20homoclinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le domaine de Vassan forme une séquence homoclinale, à polarité vers le sud, de laves volcaniques ultramafiques et mafiques. 2, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20homoclinale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
série homoclinale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20homoclinale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Kee Scarp Formation
1, record 4, English, Kee%20Scarp%20Formation
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, - Kee%20Scarp%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Norman Wells Field, discovered in 1920, produces from the Kee Scarp Formation on the homoclinal west flank on Norman Range of Franklin Mountains. 3, record 4, English, - Kee%20Scarp%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 4, English, - Kee%20Scarp%20Formation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation de Kee Scarp
1, record 4, French, formation%20de%20Kee%20Scarp
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, - formation%20de%20Kee%20Scarp
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, - formation%20de%20Kee%20Scarp
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le pétrole du champ Norman Wells, découvert en 1920, provient de la formation de Kee Scarp, sur le versant ouest de l'homoclinal du chaînon Norman des monts Franklin. 3, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Kee%20Scarp
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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