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CICLOTEMA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cyclothem
1, record 1, English, cyclothem
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A succession of strata deposited during a single cycle of deposition. 2, record 1, English, - cyclothem
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each succession of ... lithologies, called a cyclothem, consists of a series of marine and nonmarine rock units that record a complete cycle of marine invasion and retreat. Geologists have determined, after extensive studies of the Pennsylvanian strata in the Midwest, that an "ideally" complete cyclothem consists of ten sedimentary units. 3, record 1, English, - cyclothem
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cyclothème
1, record 1, French, cycloth%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de couches dont la réapparition régulière forme un cycle sédimentaire. 2, record 1, French, - cycloth%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Séquence représentative de cyclothèmes à granodécroissance ascendante formés dans un milieu fluvial. Une plus forte oxydation [...] et plus grande abondance de nodules de caliche apparaissent dans les parties supérieures des cyclothèmes. 3, record 1, French, - cycloth%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclotema
1, record 1, Spanish, ciclotema
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ciclo sedimentario de orden menor que suele incluir sedimentos marinos y continentales, intercalándose entre estos últimos capas de carbón. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ciclotema
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rhythm
1, record 2, English, rhythm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cycle 1, record 2, English, cycle
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term often used in geology interchangeably with "cycle", ... the term suggests the recurrence, at more or less frequent and regular intervals, of one thing in particular, or an alternation, or a repetition of a sequence, on a rather small scale, ... 1, record 2, English, - rhythm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rythme
1, record 2, French, rythme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- séquence lithologique 1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20lithologique
avoid, feminine noun
- cycle 1, record 2, French, cycle
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces couches, surtout lorsqu'elles sont fines, sont souvent groupées en petites successions ou «séquences lithologiques», du type a-b, a-b, ou a-b-c, a-b-c, [...]. Ces récurrences sont souvent appelées «cycles», terme auquel on préférera celui de «rythmes» sauf dans les cas assez rares, où la succession des termes est strictement récurrente et symétrique. 1, record 2, French, - rythme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ingenieria química
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ritmo
1, record 2, Spanish, ritmo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- secuencia 2, record 2, Spanish, secuencia
see observation, feminine noun
- ciclotema 3, record 2, Spanish, ciclotema
see observation
- ciclo 2, record 2, Spanish, ciclo
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forma de ordenamiento interno característica de una serie estratigráfica consistente en una sucesión repetitiva de elementos litológicos que sigue una norma general que es posible establecer. Según ciertos autores puede emplearse como sinónimo de ciclo, secuencia o ciclotema. 3, record 2, Spanish, - ritmo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Este análisis inicial, o de campo, de la serie [estratigráfica] puede ser representado en la columna como sucesión continua o por medio de alguna de las formas de ordenamiento interno características, como son las secuencias, ritmos y ciclos a las diferentes escalas, tanto del estrato como de la serie e incluso hasta del orden de la cuenca. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ritmo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No existe un acuerdo entre los diferentes autores sobre la nomenclatura en el estudio de las series rítmicas. Así, los términos secuencia, ritmo y ciclo son utilizados para describir hechos diferentes, o bien como sinónimos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ritmo
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