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UPPER CONTACT ZONE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- upper contact zone
1, record 1, English, upper%20contact%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Upper contact zone of pluton. 1, record 1, English, - upper%20contact%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de contact supérieure
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20contact%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zone de contact supérieure du pluton. 1, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20contact%20sup%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Upper Zone
1, record 2, English, Upper%20Zone
correct, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The [Sudbury Igneous] Complex consists of two main layer-like units..., the Lower Zone and the Upper Zone.... The Upper Zone(1-2. 5 km thick), which is made up mainly of granophyre, has an abruptly transitional contact with the underlying quartz-rich gabbro. 1, record 2, English, - Upper%20Zone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Zone supérieure
1, record 2, French, Zone%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Complexe [igné de Sudbury] est constitué de deux unités stratiformes principales [...] que l'on peut qualifier de Zone inférieure (Lower Zone) et de Zone supérieure (Upper Zone). [...] La Zone supérieure (1-2,5 km d'épaisseur), qui est composée surtout de granophyre, montre un contact progressif sur une courte distance avec le gabbro riche en quartz sous-jacent. 1, record 2, French, - Zone%20sup%C3%A9rieure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-07-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dry saturated
1, record 3, English, dry%20saturated
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If, as is generally believed, a dry hyper-thermal field consists of a steam zone overlying a deep-seated water zone in the aquifer, it might have been expected that the steam drawn off from the upper zone would be dry saturated, since the two phases are in contact with one another. 1, record 3, English, - dry%20saturated
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- saturé à sec
1, record 3, French, satur%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20sec
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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