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UNALTERED [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unaltered passport
1, record 1, English, unaltered%20passport
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unaltered passport: terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2, record 1, English, - unaltered%20passport
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- passeport authentique
1, record 1, French, passeport%20authentique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
passeport authentique : terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 1, French, - passeport%20authentique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Documentos oficiales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pasaporte auténtico
1, record 1, Spanish, pasaporte%20aut%C3%A9ntico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-05-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unaltered
1, record 2, English, unaltered
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fresh 1, record 2, English, fresh
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wall rocks are in places silicified, feldspathized, and mineralized but elsewhere are apparently unaltered ... 2, record 2, English, - unaltered
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fresh andesite and dacite ... 2, record 2, English, - unaltered
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unaltered: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - unaltered
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Unaltered rock. 2, record 2, English, - unaltered
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- non altéré
1, record 2, French, non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches encaissantes sont par endroits silicifiées, feldspathisées et minéralisées, mais ailleurs elles sont apparemment non altérées [...] 2, record 2, French, - non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l'andésite et la dacite non altérées [...] 2, record 2, French, - non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Roche non altérée. 2, record 2, French, - non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
non altéré : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fresh rock
1, record 3, English, fresh%20rock
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- unaltered rock 2, record 3, English, unaltered%20rock
correct
- unweathered rock 3, record 3, English, unweathered%20rock
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock ... that has not been subjected to or altered by surface weathering, such as a rock newly exposed by fracturing. 4, record 3, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... phosphate is recovered from fresh rock rather than from a weathered residuum ... 2, record 3, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unweathered rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 3, English, - fresh%20rock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche saine
1, record 3, French, roche%20saine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- roche fraîche 2, record 3, French, roche%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche à patine fraîche 3, record 3, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20patine%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche non altérée 3, record 3, French, roche%20non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- roche inaltérée 4, record 3, French, roche%20inalt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] tout ce qui contribue à imbiber la roche augmente son altération. Ce sera le cas [...] quand la roche présente une certaine perméabilité, par la présence de fissures ou de cavités. Celles-ci sont fréquentes dans les roches fraîches, même si la structure n'est pas vacuolaire [...] 5, record 3, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les processus chimiques et biologiques qui conduisent de la roche saine à ses produits de décomposition sont appelés altération. 6, record 3, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «roche altérée». 7, record 3, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roche fraîche : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 3, French, - roche%20saine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-05-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unaltered ecosystem
1, record 4, English, unaltered%20ecosystem
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term used by Parks Canada. 2, record 4, English, - unaltered%20ecosystem
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- écosystème intact
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9cosyst%C3%A8me%20intact
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- écosystème intègre 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9cosyst%C3%A8me%20int%C3%A8gre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Écosystème dont le mode de fonctionnement n'a pas été altéré par des perturbations d'origine anthropique, et qui parvient à sauvegarder son organisation en dépit des changements qui surviennent dans son environnement. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9cosyst%C3%A8me%20intact
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes en usage à Parcs Canada. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9cosyst%C3%A8me%20intact
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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