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SUCCESSION SHALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shale sequence
1, record 1, English, shale%20sequence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shale succession 2, record 1, English, shale%20succession
correct
- sequence of shale 3, record 1, English, sequence%20of%20shale
correct
- succession of shale 4, record 1, English, succession%20of%20shale
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Below the Nisku Formation and in this area, apparently in conformable relation to it, is the shale sequence of the Ireton Formation. 5, record 1, English, - shale%20sequence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shale sequence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - shale%20sequence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séquence de schiste
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- succession de schiste 1, record 1, French, succession%20de%20schiste
correct, feminine noun
- assemblage de schiste 1, record 1, French, assemblage%20de%20schiste
correct, feminine noun
- séquence de shale 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9quence%20de%20shale
anglicism, see observation, feminine noun
- succession de shale 3, record 1, French, succession%20de%20shale
anglicism, see observation, feminine noun
- assemblage de shale 4, record 1, French, assemblage%20de%20shale
anglicism, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cartographie structurale de surface a révélé une séquence de shale marin d'une puissance de 4 000 m, d'âge ordovicien-silurien, faiblement plissée [...] et chevauchée en discordance par un lambeau de charriage de forme synclinale [...] 5, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches des nappes de Sillery de Chaudière et de Granby appartiennent à l'assemblage de shale - grès feldspathique [...] 6, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Que le schiste soit de nature métamorphique (en anglais «schist») ou d'origine sédimentaire (en anglais «shale»), il n'en reste pas moins qu'il s'agit de schiste et que le terme «shale» est un emprunt inutile. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
séquence de shale; succession de shale; assemblage de shale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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