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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inlier
1, record 1, English, inlier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nappe inlier 2, record 1, English, nappe%20inlier
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A circular or elliptical rock outcrop surrounded by rocks of younger age. 3, record 1, English, - inlier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Geology of Central America. 4, record 1, English, - inlier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
inlier: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - inlier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boutonnière
1, record 1, French, boutonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- enclave 2, record 1, French, enclave
feminine noun
- fenêtre d'une nappe 3, record 1, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20d%27une%20nappe
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affleurement d’un socle relativement ancien entouré par des terrains de couverture plus jeune, par exemple à la suite de la dénudation de la crête d’un anticlinal. 4, record 1, French, - boutonni%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l’érosion, attaquant les parties les plus élevées ou les plus faibles, ouvre des boutonnières appelées «fenêtres», qui révèlent le substratum. 5, record 1, French, - boutonni%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boutonnière; enclave : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - boutonni%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventana de erosion 1, record 1, Spanish, ventana%20de%20erosion
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leg-reef 1, record 2, English, leg%2Dreef
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "reef" and "saddle-reef." 2, record 2, English, - leg%2Dreef
Record 2, Key term(s)
- leg reef
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- leg-reef
1, record 2, French, leg%2Dreef
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les "saddle-reefs" sont des accumulations de quartz dans les axes anticlinaux, souvent là où deux failles axiales de pendages symétriques coupent la crête d’un anticlinal; de ces accumulations le quartz s’infiltre dans les plans de stratification(leg-reefs). 1, record 2, French, - leg%2Dreef
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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