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BASEMENT COMPLEX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basement
1, record 1, English, basement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- basement complex 2, record 1, English, basement%20complex
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The undifferentiated rocks, commonly igneous and metamorphic, that underlie the rocks of interest, commonly sedimentary, in a given area. 3, record 1, English, - basement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In many regions, the basement is of Precambrian age, but it may be much younger. 3, record 1, English, - basement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In Canada, the term "bedrock" is used as a synonym of "basement" to design the Precambrian rocks known as the Canadian Shield, since these rocks are both the basement and the bedrock. 4, record 1, English, - basement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
basement; basement complex: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - basement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Archean basement. 6, record 1, English, - basement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- socle
1, record 1, French, socle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- basement 2, record 1, French, basement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble géologique de grandes dimensions appartenant au niveau structural inférieur, souvent induré par métamorphisme et granitisation et sur lequel, après pénéplanation, repose en discordance une couverture sédimentaire. 3, record 1, French, - socle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les terrains du socle sont plus anciens que ceux de la couverture [...] Le socle n'a donc pas la même structure que sa couverture on dit qu'il y a discordance [...] Le socle, ayant subi une orogenèse, est souvent riche en terrains métamorphiques et granitiques [...] 4, record 1, French, - socle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
socle; basement : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - socle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Socle archéen. 6, record 1, French, - socle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- zócalo
1, record 1, Spanish, z%C3%B3calo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de terrenos antiguos cristalinos, muy granitizados y metamorfizados, que constituyen una plataforma rígida parcialmente recubierta por terrenos sedimentarios más recientes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - z%C3%B3calo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un zócalo no es sino una parte consolidada de la corteza terreste en la cual existieron cordilleras que han sido luego arrasadas por la erosión una vez concluido el proceso orogénico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - z%C3%B3calo
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