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LOWER CAMBRIAN [2 records]

Record 1 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

The lower series of the Cambrian, equivalent to Waucoban ....

CONT

Lower Cambrian - 150 to 245 m thick, composed of interbedded red, pink to green, wavy banded limestone and red or green slate.

OBS

The initial letter of the term is capitalized to indicate a formal subdivision [Lower Cambrian] and is lowercased to indicate an informal subdivision [lower Cambrian] ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Groupe inférieur du Cambrien [...]

CONT

Dans la Montagne Noire le métamorphisme de la zone axiale est postérieur au calcaire géorgien (Cambrien inférieur) [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Petrography
CONT

Lower Cambrian shelf limestone.

CONT

... the lower Cambrian Laib Formation of the Kootenay Arc ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Calcaires de plate-forme continentale du Cambrien inférieur.

CONT

[...] la Formation de Laib du Cambrien inférieur.

Spanish

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