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MUD CHIP [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mud chip
1, record 1, English, mud%20chip
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
- copeau de boue
1, record 1, French, copeau%20de%20boue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette base de banc est parsemée de cavités où subsistent des copeaux d'argilite rouge micacée de forme polygonale. Ces «copeaux de boue», fréquents dans la formation des Grès feldspathiques proviennent du remaniement de niveaux argileux ayant subi une dessiccation. 2, record 1, French, - copeau%20de%20boue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chip
1, record 2, English, chip
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chip: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 2, English, - chip
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mud chip. 3, record 2, English, - chip
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- copeau
1, record 2, French, copeau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
copeau : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 2, French, - copeau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Copeau de boue. 3, record 2, French, - copeau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- clay gall
1, record 3, English, clay%20gall
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A markedly flattened and somewhat rounded pellet or curled fragment, chip, or flake of clay, generally embedded in a sandy matrix and esp. abundant at the base of sandy beds. It may arise from the drying and cracking of a thin layer of coherent mud, the fragment commonly being rolled or blown into sand and buried, and forming a lenticular bleb upon wetting. 2, record 3, English, - clay%20gall
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a patch of clay or mud dries out, that upper surface cracks and peels away from the under-layers. These thin "leaves" of hardened clay may occasionally be transported a short distance and deposited in a sand or similar sediment in the form of flat or lens-shaped clay galls, generally oriented parallel to the bedding. 3, record 3, English, - clay%20gall
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- galet mou
1, record 3, French, galet%20mou
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- copeau d'argile sec enroulé 2, record 3, French, copeau%20d%27argile%20sec%20enroul%C3%A9
masculine noun
- boule d'argile 3, record 3, French, boule%20d%27argile
feminine noun
- balle argileuse 3, record 3, French, balle%20argileuse
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les galets formés de lamelles argileuses sont isolés, se déplacent puis sont ensablés plus loin suivant un plan à peu près horizontal. Ainsi se forment les galets mous [...] 1, record 3, French, - galet%20mou
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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