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KIMMERIDGIAN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kimmeridgian
1, record 1, English, Kimmeridgian
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Kimeridgian 2, record 1, English, Kimeridgian
former designation, correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
European stage: Upper Jurassic (above Oxfordian, below Portlandian). 2, record 1, English, - Kimmeridgian
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Spelling Kimeridgian was used by Arkell (1956, p. 20) on the basis that the type locality, the village of Kimmeridge in the Isle of Purbeck, southern England, was spelled with one "m" until 1892. 2, record 1, English, - Kimmeridgian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Kimmeridgien
1, record 1, French, Kimmeridgien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Kimméridgien 2, record 1, French, Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage du Jurassique supérieur, Grande-Bretagne. 1, record 1, French, - Kimmeridgien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par référence à la baie de Kimmeridge dans le sud de l'Angleterre [...] 2, record 1, French, - Kimmeridgien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Kimmeridgiense
1, record 1, Spanish, Kimmeridgiense
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso del jurásico superior (o malm), posterior al lusitaniense y anterior al portlandiense, data de unos 139 millones de años y se caracteriza por sus estratos de arcillas y margas negras que, en algunas partes, son bituminosas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Kimmeridgiense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pese a que la fuente citada escribe los nombres de los períodos geológicos con minúscula, el Diccionario de dudas de la Real Academia Española señala que tales sustantivos deben escribirse con mayúscula. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Kimmeridgiense
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Kimmeridge shale
1, record 2, English, Kimmeridge%20shale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Kimmeridgian shale 2, record 2, English, Kimmeridgian%20shale
correct
- Kimeridgian shale 3, record 2, English, Kimeridgian%20shale
correct, less frequent
- Kim shale 1, record 2, English, Kim%20shale
correct
- Kim coal 1, record 2, English, Kim%20coal
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extensive deposits of bluish-gray slaty clay, containing more or less volatile matter, and interstratified with thin beds of highly bituminous shale, occurring in Dorsetshire, England. 1, record 2, English, - Kimmeridge%20shale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Locally, it is called Kim coal. 1, record 2, English, - Kimmeridge%20shale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- shale du Kimméridgien
1, record 2, French, shale%20du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- shale du Kimmeridgien 1, record 2, French, shale%20du%20Kimmeridgien
proposal, masculine noun
- shale du Kiméridgien 1, record 2, French, shale%20du%20Kim%C3%A9ridgien
proposal, masculine noun
- shale du Kimeridgien 1, record 2, French, shale%20du%20Kimeridgien
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shale provenant du Kiméridgien (ou Kimméridgien). 1, record 2, French, - shale%20du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shale (ou schiste argileux) : roche sédimentaire à grain très fin et homogène, argileuse et souvent calcareuse. 2, record 2, French, - shale%20du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Kimméridgien : Étage géologique du Jurassique composé de calcaire marneux contenant une très grande quantité de fossiles marins datant de l'ère secondaire [...] Cet étage géologique porte le nom de «kimméridgien» par référence à la baie de Kimmeridge dans le sud de l'Angleterre [...] 3, record 2, French, - shale%20du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-08-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kimmeridgian
1, record 3, English, Kimmeridgian
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Kimeridgian 2, record 3, English, Kimeridgian
former designation, correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- kimmeridgien
1, record 3, French, kimmeridgien
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- kimméridgien 2, record 3, French, kimm%C3%A9ridgien
correct, adjective
- du Kimméridgien 3, record 3, French, du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de l'étage du malm compris entre le lusitanien et le portlandien. 4, record 3, French, - kimmeridgien
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fossiles du Kimméridgien. 3, record 3, French, - kimmeridgien
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par référence à la baie de Kimmeridge dans le sud de l'Angleterre. 2, record 3, French, - kimmeridgien
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- kimmeridgiense
1, record 3, Spanish, kimmeridgiense
correct, see observation, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese del] piso del jurásico superior (o malm), posterior al lusitaniense y anterior al portlandiense [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - kimmeridgiense
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pese a que la fuente citada escribe los nombres de los períodos geológicos con minúscula, el Diccionario de dudas de la Real Academia Española señala que tales sustantivos, como los nombrados en la definición, deben escribirse con mayúscula. 2, record 3, Spanish, - kimmeridgiense
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