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CROP OUT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- outcrop
1, record 1, English, outcrop
correct, see observation, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crop out 2, record 1, English, crop%20out
correct, verb phrase
- be exposed 3, record 1, English, be%20exposed
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To appear exposed and visible at the Earth's surface. 4, record 1, English, - outcrop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Queen City sand outcrops just north of the highway. 5, record 1, English, - outcrop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... these rocks are highly susceptible to alteration and weathering, and either do not outcrop ... or form poor outcrops in low or swampy ground. 3, record 1, English, - outcrop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The deposits ... were exposed prior to the deposition of the ... continental siliciclastic sediments ... 3, record 1, English, - outcrop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outcrop: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - outcrop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affleurer
1, record 1, French, affleurer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En parlant d'une formation géologique, d'un gisement, apparaître en surface. 2, record 1, French, - affleurer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces roches [métamorphiques] affleurent sur d'immenses surfaces dans les boucliers canadiens et fenno-scandiens. 3, record 1, French, - affleurer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] ces roches sont très sensibles à l'altération et à la météorisation et par voie de conséquence n'affleurent généralement pas [...] ou, quand elles affleurent, les affleurements sont peu évidents dans des terrains bas ou marécageux. 4, record 1, French, - affleurer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les gisements [...] affleuraient avant le dépôt des sédiments silicoclastiques continentaux [...] 4, record 1, French, - affleurer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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