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SIBLEY FORMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Sibley Formation
1, record 1, English, Sibley%20Formation
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, - Sibley%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Animikie Group is disconformably or unconformably overlain by Keweenawan rocks of the Sibley Formation that extends along the north shore and nearby islands of Lake Superior and inland to Lake Nipigon. 3, record 1, English, - Sibley%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de Sibley
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Sibley
correct, see observation, feminine 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, - formation%20de%20Sibley
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, - formation%20de%20Sibley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le groupe d'Animikie est recouvert en discordance ou suivant une lacune stratigraphique par les roches de la formation de Sibley du Keweenawan. Cette formation affleure le long de la rive nord du lac Supérieur, sur les îles proches de cette rive et à l'intérieur des terres jusqu'à lac Nipigon. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Sibley
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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