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DELTA CATSKILL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Catskill Delta
1, record 1, English, Catskill%20Delta
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 1, English, - Catskill%20Delta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
During the late Middle and the Late Devonian, coarse red beds of the Catskill Delta, derived from the Acadian mountains, spread northwestward into Allegheny Trough, grading into marine shale and siltstone on Algonquin Arch and to shale and limeston in western Michigan Basin. 3, record 1, English, - Catskill%20Delta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Southestern Canada. 4, record 1, English, - Catskill%20Delta
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- delta de Catskill
1, record 1, French, delta%20de%20Catskill
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d’un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n’en portent pas. 2, record 1, French, - delta%20de%20Catskill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l’une de l’autre et d’utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 1, French, - delta%20de%20Catskill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
À la fin du Dévonien moyen et pendant le Dévonien supérieur, des couches rouges grossières du delta de Catskill, en provenance des monts acadiens, se sont étendues vers le nord-ouest jusque dans la fosse d’Alleghanys; elles se transforment en schiste argileux et en calcaire dans la partie occidentale du bassin de Michigan. 3, record 1, French, - delta%20de%20Catskill
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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