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ESCARPMENT MEMBER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Escarpment Member
1, record 1, English, Escarpment%20Member
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 1, English, - Escarpment%20Member
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In northeastern Alberta and southwest of Great Slave Lake, stromatoporoid-coral lenses, reefs, and calcarenites of the Escarpment Member ... intertongue with shales ... 3, record 1, English, - Escarpment%20Member
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niveau d'Escarpement
1, record 1, French, niveau%20d%27Escarpement
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 1, French, - niveau%20d%27Escarpement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 1, French, - niveau%20d%27Escarpement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans le nord-est de l'Alberta et au sud-ouest du Grand lac des Esclaves, des lentilles de coraux et de stromatoporoïdes, des récifs et des calcarénites du niveau d'Escarpement [...] sont en interdigation avec les schistes argileux [...] 3, record 1, French, - niveau%20d%27Escarpement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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