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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Zoology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biostrome
1, record 1, English, biostrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A distinctly bedded or broadly lenticular body of rock composed mainly of the remains of sedentary organisms(as shell beds, crinoid beds, or coral beds). 2, record 1, English, - biostrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biostrome: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - biostrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Zoologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biostrome
1, record 1, French, biostrome
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] construction organogène typiquement stratifiée, édifiée par des organismes qui se sont fossilisés au point même où ils vivaient (bancs d'Algues ou d'Huîtres) ou par les éléments détritiques de ceux-ci (lits de charbon fossiles, calcaires à fragments d'Échinodermes). 2, record 1, French, - biostrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biostrome : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - biostrome
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Zoología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- biostroma
1, record 1, Spanish, biostroma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona exterior de un arrecife-barrera donde se acumulan los fragmentos del biohermo desprendidos por el oleaje, originando un talud que se extiende hacia el mar libre. 2, record 1, Spanish, - biostroma
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-02-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tray well 1, record 2, English, tray%20well
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A well tapping a localized body of perched ground water, a body of water perched not on a continuous impermeable stratum but on a lenticular bed of impervious material often of limited extent. 1, record 2, English, - tray%20well
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- puits de nappe suspendue
1, record 2, French, puits%20de%20nappe%20suspendue
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lenticular body
1, record 3, English, lenticular%20body
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lensoid body 1, record 3, English, lensoid%20body
correct
- lenticular mass 1, record 3, English, lenticular%20mass
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Podiform chromite deposits were defined ... as irregular but fundamentally lenticular chromite-rich bodies that occur within Alpine peridotite or ophiolite complexes. 1, record 3, English, - lenticular%20body
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Podiform chromite deposits are generally lenticular bodies of massive to heavily disseminated chromite. 1, record 3, English, - lenticular%20body
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- amas lenticulaire
1, record 3, French, amas%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- masse lenticulaire 1, record 3, French, masse%20lenticulaire
correct, feminine noun
- corps lenticulaire 1, record 3, French, corps%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
- massif lenticulaire 1, record 3, French, massif%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes podiformes de chromite ont été définis [...] comme des amas riches en chromite de forme irrégulière mais essentiellement lenticulaire qui sont encaissés dans des complexes ophiolitiques ou des péridotites de type alpin. 1, record 3, French, - amas%20lenticulaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gîtes podiformes de chromite sont généralement formés d'amas lenticulaires de chromite massive à densément disséminée. 1, record 3, French, - amas%20lenticulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1983-05-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- laccoliths 1, record 4, English, laccoliths
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a mass of igneous rock formed from lava spreading laterally into a lenticular body causing a bulge in the overlying strata. 1, record 4, English, - laccoliths
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- laccolithes 1, record 4, French, laccolithes
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- laccolites 1, record 4, French, laccolites
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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