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LENTICULAR BEDDING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lenticular bedding
1, record 1, English, lenticular%20bedding
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stratification lenticulaire
1, record 1, French, stratification%20lenticulaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faciès d'une couche qui s'atténue progressivement pour disparaître au sein d'un affleurement, d'un échantillon rocheux ou d'une carotte de sondage. 1, record 1, French, - stratification%20lenticulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reactivation surface
1, record 2, English, reactivation%20surface
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The deposits in these estuaries present a wide variety of structures. Cross bedding channel sands, ripple lamination, reactivation surfaces, herringbone, flaser, wavy, and lenticular bedding... often entail criteria to diagnose... the dynamics of sedimentary transport. 2, record 2, English, - reactivation%20surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reactivation surface: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - reactivation%20surface
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surface de réactivation
1, record 2, French, surface%20de%20r%C3%A9activation
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les surfaces de réactivation sont produites par l'action du courant subordonné suite à l'érosion de la partie avale de la mégaride, qui s'est formée lors du courant dominant. 2, record 2, French, - surface%20de%20r%C3%A9activation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On observe souvent une surface de réactivation qui entame les lamines obliques antérieures (cette surface est produite au moment où le courant change de direction) [...] 3, record 2, French, - surface%20de%20r%C3%A9activation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surface de réactivation : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - surface%20de%20r%C3%A9activation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-08-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Calcareous Rock (Quarrying)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- beef
1, record 3, English, beef
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bacon 1, record 3, English, bacon
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
beef : A quarrymen's term, used originally in Purbeck, southern England, for thin, flat-lying veins or layers of fibrous calcite, anhydrite, gypsum, halite, or silica, occurring along bedding planes of shale, giving a resemblance to beef. It appears to be due to rapid crystallization in lenticular cavities. 2, record 3, English, - beef
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bacon: A quarrymen’s term used in Portland, southern England for beef. 2, record 3, English, - beef
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Carrières de roches calcaires
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- filon fibreux
1, record 3, French, filon%20fibreux
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- beef 2, record 3, French, beef
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mince lame de 1 à 5 cm d'épaisseur, au sein d'une roche sédimentaire, constituée de cristaux allongés et à peu près perpendiculaires aux épontes : calcite au sein de formations marneuses, etc. 2, record 3, French, - filon%20fibreux
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Filon de calcite fibreux. 1, record 3, French, - filon%20fibreux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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