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FORESTEPPING SEQUENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forestepping sequence
1, record 1, English, forestepping%20sequence
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- progradational sequence 2, record 1, English, progradational%20sequence
correct
- prograding sequence 3, record 1, English, prograding%20sequence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Forestepping sequences near the end of the regression are bounded by tectonically enhanced unconformities and form large lowstand systems tracts with progradational offlap at the platform margin. 4, record 1, English, - forestepping%20sequence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... it is known that at the Southern North Sea coast retrogradational sequences are generally represented by a sequence of peat covered by brackish and marine deposits. Progradational sequences are generally represented by a sequence of marine and brackish deposits covered by peat. 2, record 1, English, - forestepping%20sequence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
forestepping sequence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - forestepping%20sequence
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fore-stepping sequence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séquence progradante
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9quence%20progradante
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Séquences progradantes. - Dans les milieux peu profonds, la progradation affiche l'installation et la généralisation des milieux proximaux, développés en phase ultime de la remontée marine. La séquence de type B [...] révèle une organisation stratocroissante et granocroissante, typique d'une séquence de comblement. Leur empilement marque un comblement progressif du milieu et une tendance nette à la progradation. La séquence de type C [...] montre une évolution régressive bathydécroissante, caractérisée par la succession de petites séquences paragénétiques, qui s'exprime par une stratodécroissance et une granodécroissance, dont chacune débute par des wackestones noduleux à encrines et brachiopodes [...] et se termine par des grainstones pseudonoduleux à encrines [...] 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20progradante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
séquence progradante : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20progradante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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