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SUPERPOSITION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- superimposition
1, record 1, English, superimposition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- superposition 1, record 1, English, superposition
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The establishment of a river on glaciofluvial deposits overlying the original bedrock. 1, record 1, English, - superimposition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The river is said to be superimposed. 1, record 1, English, - superimposition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surimposition
1, record 1, French, surimposition
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement d'un cours d'eau sur une surface ou un manteau de dépôts masquants les inégalités sous-jacentes; on dit que le cours d'eau est «surimposé». 1, record 1, French, - surimposition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sobreimposición
1, record 1, Spanish, sobreimposici%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Fenómeno en el que] la estructura [de roca] dura existía ya y había adquirido su forma bajo la roca blanda antes de la instalación de [un] río. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sobreimposici%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- overprinting
1, record 2, English, overprinting
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- overlapping 2, record 2, English, overlapping
correct
- overlap 1, record 2, English, overlap
correct, see observation, noun
- superposition 2, record 2, English, superposition
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alteration patterns at Sullivan are complicated by a postore overprinting by an albite-chlorite-pyrite alteration that is most extensively developed in the hanging wall of the deposit ... 2, record 2, English, - overprinting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Complex, irregular ore and alteration patterns are due, in part, to the superposition or overlap of mineral and alteration zones of different ages. 2, record 2, English, - overprinting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
overprinting; overlap: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - overprinting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surimpression
1, record 2, French, surimpression
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- superposition 2, record 2, French, superposition
correct, feminine noun
- chevauchement 1, record 2, French, chevauchement
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- recouvrement 1, record 2, French, recouvrement
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La configuration des faciès d'altération y est complexe du fait de la superposition, postérieurement à l'épisode de minéralisation, d'un faciès d'altération à albite-chlorite-pyrite; ce faciès est développé sur une plus grande étendue dans l'éponte supérieure du gisement [...] 2, record 2, French, - surimpression
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La répartition irrégulière et complexe de la minéralisation et de l'altération s'explique en partie par la superposition ou par le chevauchement de zones minérales et de zones d'altération d'âges différents. 2, record 2, French, - surimpression
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surimpression; chevauchement; recouvrement : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - surimpression
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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