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BEDDED VEIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sill
1, record 1, English, sill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bedded vein 2, record 1, English, bedded%20vein
correct
- bed vein 2, record 1, English, bed%20vein
correct
- blanket vein 3, record 1, English, blanket%20vein
correct
- sheet vein 4, record 1, English, sheet%20vein
- intrusive sheet 5, record 1, English, intrusive%20sheet
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sheet-like body of intrusive igneous rock which approximately conforms to bedding or other structural planes. 6, record 1, English, - sill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sills are ... sheet-like bodies, but are often flat-lying and develop along partings or bedding planes in the pre-existing strata. 7, record 1, English, - sill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sill: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 1, English, - sill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filon-couche
1, record 1, French, filon%2Dcouche
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- filon couche 2, record 1, French, filon%20couche
masculine noun
- sill 3, record 1, French, sill
correct, masculine noun
- nappe d'intrusion 4, record 1, French, nappe%20d%27intrusion
feminine noun
- nappe intrusive 5, record 1, French, nappe%20intrusive
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filon qui [...] s'introduit entre les strates, formant une couche interstratifiée [...] 6, record 1, French, - filon%2Dcouche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si ces prolongements s'insinuent entre les lits des roches sédimentaires encaissantes, ce sont des filons-couches ou sills par opposition aux filons-transverses qui recoupent obliquement les plans de stratification. 7, record 1, French, - filon%2Dcouche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Outre les failles et diaclases, les filons isolés empruntent parfois les zones plus faibles qui séparent les strates d'une roche sédimentaire (filons-couches, filons chevelus), et aussi d'anciennes cheminées volcaniques. 8, record 1, French, - filon%2Dcouche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme de sills est réservé à des coulées interstratifiées qui représentent [...] la trace de volcans avortés (filons-couches). 7, record 1, French, - filon%2Dcouche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
filon-couche : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 9, record 1, French, - filon%2Dcouche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- manto intrusivo
1, record 1, Spanish, manto%20intrusivo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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