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SHALEY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Natural Gas and Derivatives
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shale gas
1, record 1, English, shale%20gas
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A natural gas stored in organic rich rocks such as dark-coloured shale, interbedded with layers of shaley siltstone and sandstone. 2, record 1, English, - shale%20gas
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gaz naturel et dérivés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaz de schiste
1, record 1, French, gaz%20de%20schiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gaz de shale 2, record 1, French, gaz%20de%20shale
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gaz naturel présent dans des formations de schistes argileux. 3, record 1, French, - gaz%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gaz de schiste : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 septembre 2018. 4, record 1, French, - gaz%20de%20schiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gas natural y derivados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gas de lutita
1, record 1, Spanish, gas%20de%20lutita
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- gas de lutitas 2, record 1, Spanish, gas%20de%20lutitas
correct, masculine noun
- gas de esquisto 1, record 1, Spanish, gas%20de%20esquisto
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- gas de pizarra 1, record 1, Spanish, gas%20de%20pizarra
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- shale gas 1, record 1, Spanish, shale%20gas
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gas de lutita; gas de esquisto; gas de pizarra: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "gas de lutita", mejor que "de esquisto" o "de pizarra", es una alternativa en español al anglicismo "shale gas", empleado habitualmente en las noticias sobre extracción de hidrocarburos no convencionales. [...] La voz inglesa "shale", que hace referencia al tipo de roca de la que se extrae este tipo de gas, puede equivaler en español a lutita, pizarra o esquisto, de acuerdo con el Diccionario español de la energía, de Martín Municio y Colino Martínez. [...] En la práctica, ni el gas se preserva en los esquistos ni hay yacimientos de esquistos o de pizarras que contengan gas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gas%20de%20lutita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coarsening-upward succession
1, record 2, English, coarsening%2Dupward%20succession
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coarsening upward succession 2, record 2, English, coarsening%20upward%20succession
correct
- coarsening-upwards sequence 3, record 2, English, coarsening%2Dupwards%20sequence
correct
- coarsening-upward sequence 4, record 2, English, coarsening%2Dupward%20sequence
correct
- upward-coarsening sequence 5, record 2, English, upward%2Dcoarsening%20sequence
correct
- upward coarsening sequence 6, record 2, English, upward%20coarsening%20sequence
correct
- upward-coarsening succession 7, record 2, English, upward%2Dcoarsening%20succession
correct
- upward coarsening succession 8, record 2, English, upward%20coarsening%20succession
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vertical change in a facies in which the grain size increases with height above the base. 1, record 2, English, - coarsening%2Dupward%20succession
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lower coarsening-upwards sequence is a fine to medium-grained sandstone-dominated interval with minor interbeds of shale, siltstone and shaley siltstones. 3, record 2, English, - coarsening%2Dupward%20succession
Record 2, Key term(s)
- coarsening upwards sequence
- coarsening upward sequence
- coarsening-upwards succession
- coarsening upwards succession
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séquence à granulométrie croissante vers le haut
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- séquence à granocroissance vers le haut 2, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granocroissance%20vers%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
- séquence à granocroissance ascendante 3, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granocroissance%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
- séquence à granoclassement inverse 4, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granoclassement%20inverse
correct, feminine noun
- succession à granocroissance ascendante 5, record 2, French, succession%20%C3%A0%20granocroissance%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Séquence à granulométrie croissante vers le haut de grès à grains fins et de mudstone principalement rouges et gris dans la partie inférieure et de grès lithique et feldspathique à gros grains, gris verdâtre par endroits, ainsi que de conglomérat polymictique à galets vers le sommet. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La Formation de Campbellton est une séquence alluviale à granocroissance vers le haut de grès de grains fins à moyens, gris verdâtre, et de siltite calcaire à non calcaire interlités (membre [...], dont la granulométrie vers le haut passe du grès de grains moyens à grossiers et d'un conglomérat de galets à cailloux, prenant une teinte rouge grisâtre vers le sommet du stratotype. 2, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La Formation de Tomogonops est constituée d'une séquence à granoclassement inverse de siltite calcareuse en strates minces à moyennes, gris pâle à moyen, de schiste, de wacke lithique et de wacke quartzifère ainsi que de grès à gros grains, non calcareux, en strates plus épaisses, et d'un conglomérat renfermant des clastes de roches sédimentaires, volcanomafiques et volcanofelsiques [...] 4, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un caractère important (et facile à observer) des sédiments est la présence éventuelle de granoclassement («graded bedding»). On distingue le granoclassement normal («fining upward») où les sédiments deviennent de plus en plus fins vers le haut et le granoclassement inverse («coarsening upward») où les sédiments sont de plus en plus grossiers vers le haut. 6, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La succession sédimentaire entre le sommet de la Formation de Wyandot et les matériaux sommitaux du Cénozoïque [...] présente une granocroissance ascendante [...] 7, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record 2, Key term(s)
- succession à granulométrie croissante vers le haut
- succession à granocroissance vers le haut
- succession à granoclassement inverse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shaly
1, record 3, English, shaly
correct, specific
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- shaley 2, record 3, English, shaley
correct, specific
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of, containing, or resembling shale. 2, record 3, English, - shaly
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shale: A fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure parallel to the bedding and is composed of minerals that have been essentially unaltered since deposition. 2, record 3, English, - shaly
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Shaly phase. 3, record 3, English, - shaly
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- schisteux
1, record 3, French, schisteux
correct, generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le shale est plus spécifiquement un schiste argileux et le terme ne semble pas avoir formé de dérivé en français, comme c'est le cas pour l'anglais. 2, record 3, French, - schisteux
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Phase schisteuse. 3, record 3, French, - schisteux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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