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HOST LIMESTONE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- antiform
1, record 1, English, antiform
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- antiformal fold 2, record 1, English, antiformal%20fold
correct
- antiform fold 2, record 1, English, antiform%20fold
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The host Bluebell limestone... occupies the western limb of a... northerly trending antiform. 3, record 1, English, - antiform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
antiform: Similar to an anticline, but where the relative age of the folded rocks is unknown. 4, record 1, English, - antiform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
antiform: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - antiform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- antiforme
1, record 1, French, antiforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pli antiforme 2, record 1, French, pli%20antiforme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pli convexe vers le haut affectant des surfaces structurales (stratification, schistosité, foliation). 3, record 1, French, - antiforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le calcaire de Bluebell [...] dans lequel est encaissée la minéralisation, occupe le flanc ouest d'une antiforme [...] de direction nord. 4, record 1, French, - antiforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une antiforme est un faux synclinal lorsque les formations plissées sont à polarité inverse. 3, record 1, French, - antiforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec l'anticlinal. Le terme «antiforme» est uniquement descriptif et n'implique rien quant à la manière dont les structures ont été acquises, ou quant à l'âge relatif des terrains. 5, record 1, French, - antiforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
antiforme : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - antiforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-08-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alvar
1, record 2, English, alvar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A naturally open areas of thin soil over limestone or marble bedrock, which host a distinctive vegetation community--including a considerable number of rare plants. 1, record 2, English, - alvar
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- alvar
1, record 2, French, alvar
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plaine calcaire parsemée de végétation capable de tolérer des conditions d'humidité ou de sécheresse extrêmes. 1, record 2, French, - alvar
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les alvars possèdent une flore unique qui tire avantage des variations extrêmes d'humidité, du sol calcifié et des failles dans la roche-mère. 1, record 2, French, - alvar
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological Prospecting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- geological guide
1, record 3, English, geological%20guide
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The following geological features... are favourable exploration guides : a) Extensive hornfels zone adjacent to an exposed pluton, or overlying a buried one. b) Relatively thick, pure and impure limestone beds. c) Shallowly dipping pluton-limestone contacts. d) Structural and stratigraphic traps in carbonate-pelite host rocks. e) Irregularities in pluton-limestone contacts... 2, record 3, English, - geological%20guide
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Prospection géologique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- guide géologique
1, record 3, French, guide%20g%C3%A9ologique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les corps métallifères présentent à l'affleurement leur chapeau oxydé qu'il convient de reconnaître. Ils peuvent ne pas être visibles à la surface du sol. C'est à l'aide de guides géologiques que l'on soupçonne alors la présence d'une masse minéralisée. Ainsi les altérations en halos autour des minéralisations, la paléogéographie, les contacts avec les granites, les roches basiques, etc., sont autant de guides qu'il faut savoir exploiter pour découvrir du minerai. 2, record 3, French, - guide%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour découvrir de nouveaux gisements à des coûts raisonnables, il est indispensable d'utiliser des guides géologiques (métallotectes) pour sélectionner [...] les aires les plus favorables. 3, record 3, French, - guide%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les [...] guides géologiques vont être examinés dans l'ordre suivant : [...] guides physiographiques (morphologiques); [...] guides paléogéographiques; [...] guides lithologiques et stratigraphiques [...] 4, record 3, French, - guide%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-12-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- host limestone
1, record 4, English, host%20limestone
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
...dolomitization often appears to have preceded mineralization, to have increased the permeability of the host limestones and thus to have prepared them for mineralization. 1, record 4, English, - host%20limestone
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- calcaire encaissant
1, record 4, French, calcaire%20encaissant
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De grands amas de chalcopyrite se localisent par métasomatose dans les calcaires encaissants, mais on trouve également des filons et des stockwerks diffus dans les massifs éruptifs (...) 1, record 4, French, - calcaire%20encaissant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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