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SEDIMENTARIO [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cover
1, record 1, English, cover
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sedimentary cover 2, record 1, English, sedimentary%20cover
correct
- sedimentary mantle 1, record 1, English, sedimentary%20mantle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sedimentary accumulation over the crystalline basement. 1, record 1, English, - cover
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couverture
1, record 1, French, couverture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couverture sédimentaire 2, record 1, French, couverture%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, feminine noun
- manteau sédimentaire 3, record 1, French, manteau%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Complexe rocheux qui repose, par l'intermédiaire d'une discordance majeure, sur un socle [...]. 1, record 1, French, - couverture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Peut se différencier de ce socle par son style tectonique et par son degré (ou absence) de métamorphisme. 1, record 1, French, - couverture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- manto sedimentario
1, record 1, Spanish, manto%20sedimentario
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Oceanography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cycle of sedimentation
1, record 2, English, cycle%20of%20sedimentation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sedimentary cycle 2, record 2, English, sedimentary%20cycle
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of related processes and conditions appearing repeatedly in the same sequence in a sedimentary deposit. 1, record 2, English, - cycle%20of%20sedimentation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The sediments deposited from the beginning of one cycle to the beginning of a second cycle of the spread of the sea over a land area, consisting of the original land sediments, followed by those deposited by shallow water, then deep water, and then the reverse process of the receding water. 1, record 2, English, - cycle%20of%20sedimentation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Océanographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cycle sédimentaire
1, record 2, French, cycle%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période de sédimentation marine qui, dans une région déterminée, est encadrée par deux régressions. 2, record 2, French, - cycle%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Oceanografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo sedimentario
1, record 2, Spanish, ciclo%20sedimentario
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secuencia de sedimentos que comprende los depósitos correspondientes a una transgresión marina y a la regresión sucesiva. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ciclo%20sedimentario
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- depositional environment
1, record 3, English, depositional%20environment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- environment of deposition 2, record 3, English, environment%20of%20deposition
correct
- depositional setting 3, record 3, English, depositional%20setting
correct
- conditions of deposition 4, record 3, English, conditions%20of%20deposition
- conditions of formation 4, record 3, English, conditions%20of%20formation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The conditions under which a series of rocks were laid down. 5, record 3, English, - depositional%20environment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depositional environments are broadly divided into five groups: aeolian ..., alluvial ..., deltaic ..., interdeltaic ..., and marine. 5, record 3, English, - depositional%20environment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Clays and pyrites at the base and top of the seam indicate a limnic depositional environment. [English Abstract of the following source: Diplomarbeit, Coal Petrography, Köln, 1988.] 4, record 3, English, - depositional%20environment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Continental, marine depositional environment. 6, record 3, English, - depositional%20environment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- milieu de dépôt
1, record 3, French, milieu%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- milieu sédimentaire 2, record 3, French, milieu%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
- milieu de sédimentation 3, record 3, French, milieu%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, masculine noun
- cadre sédimentaire 4, record 3, French, cadre%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
- cadre de déposition 5, record 3, French, cadre%20de%20d%C3%A9position
masculine noun
- cadre dépositionnel 5, record 3, French, cadre%20d%C3%A9positionnel
masculine noun
- cadre de mise en place 4, record 3, French, cadre%20de%20mise%20en%20place
masculine noun
- milieu de mise en place 4, record 3, French, milieu%20de%20mise%20en%20place
masculine noun
- milieu de formation 4, record 3, French, milieu%20de%20formation
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Milieu sédimentaire continental, marin. 4, record 3, French, - milieu%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ambiente sedimentario
1, record 3, Spanish, ambiente%20sedimentario
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- medio sedimentario 1, record 3, Spanish, medio%20sedimentario
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-05-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sedimentary
1, record 4, English, sedimentary
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pertaining to or containing sediment; e.g. a "sedimentary deposit" or a "sedimentary complex". 2, record 4, English, - sedimentary
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sédimentaire
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Qui a le caractère d'un sédiment; qui résulte d'une sédimentation: Roche sédimentaire. 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ingenieria química
- Geología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- sedimentario
1, record 4, Spanish, sedimentario
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-05-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Dredging
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sediment core
1, record 5, English, sediment%20core
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each sediment core sample was visually described on site in its transparent tube. 1, record 5, English, - sediment%20core
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Dragage
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- carotte de sédiments
1, record 5, French, carotte%20de%20s%C3%A9diments
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lors de l'échantillonnage des dépôts du fond marin, chaque carotte de sédiments était décrite visuellement sur place à même le tube transparent. 1, record 5, French, - carotte%20de%20s%C3%A9diments
Record 5, Key term(s)
- carotte sédimentaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Dragado
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- testigo de material sedimentario
1, record 5, Spanish, testigo%20de%20material%20sedimentario
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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