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ZONATION [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A condition in which geological materials are arranged or formed in zones.

CONT

Zoning of minerals or metals may be present in large deposits or districts associated with felsic and intermediate intrusions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

Une zonalité des minéraux ou des métaux peut être présente dans les vastes gisements ou districts associés à des intrusions felsiques et intermédiaires.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

The banded appearance of igneous or metamorphic rock.

CONT

The banding is due to the concentration of pyrite into certain layers.

OBS

banding: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Thin banding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Aspect de la tranche d'une roche composée d'alternance de lits de couleurs différentes.

CONT

Le rubanement peut être dû à la variation de couleur d'un minéral unique [...]

OBS

rubanement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Rubanement serré.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Biogeography
  • Plant Biology
CONT

Merriam (1890) recognized that increases in elevation generally result in vegetation changes similar to those found when travelling north in the Northern Hemisphere at the same elevation, and this is the basis of his life zone classification.

CONT

The distribution of plant species into zones in response to some habitat condition such as salinity or moisture.

OBS

zone classification: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Biogéographie
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Répartition verticale du milieu et des peuplements marins en bandes successives dénommées zones, en fonction de critères physiques : lumière, pression, humidité, température, agitation de l'eau [...]

CONT

[...] citons ici la zonation végétale du Bodensee [...] les zones de végétation littorales sont parfois envahies par des plantes flottantes [...]

OBS

La zonation désigne la classification en zones.

OBS

classification des zones : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Biogeografía
  • Biología vegetal
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