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PORPHYRY STOCK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- porphyry stock
1, record 1, English, porphyry%20stock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stock porphyrique
1, record 1, French, stock%20porphyrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-01-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Elmtree Group
1, record 2, English, Elmtree%20Group
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Elmtree%20Group
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Nigadoo deposits... occur as lenses and veins along a fault zone within green and graphitic schists, shales, and argillites of the Elmtree Group in the contact zone of a differentiated intrusive porphyry stock of probable Devonian age... 3, record 2, English, - Elmtree%20Group
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Southeastern Canada. 4, record 2, English, - Elmtree%20Group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe d'Elmtree
1, record 2, French, groupe%20d%27Elmtree
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - groupe%20d%27Elmtree
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - groupe%20d%27Elmtree
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les gîtes Nigadoo [...] se présentent sous forme de lentilles et de filons le long d'une zone de faille dans des schistes graphitiques verts, des schiste argileux et des argilites du groupe d'Elmtree dans la zone de contact d'un stock de porphyre intrusif différencié, probablement Dévonien [...] 3, record 2, French, - groupe%20d%27Elmtree
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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