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FORMATION ASHVILLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-12-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Colorado Group
1, record 1, English, Colorado%20Group
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, - Colorado%20Group
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The latest Albian marine shales are included in the Shaftesbury Formation of Peace River Plains, the lower Colorado Group of the western Plains, and the upper Ashville Group of Manitoba. 3, record 1, English, - Colorado%20Group
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe de Colorado
1, record 1, French, groupe%20de%20Colorado
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, - groupe%20de%20Colorado
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, - groupe%20de%20Colorado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les schistes argileux marins de l'extrême fin de l'Albien font partie de la formation de Shaftesbury dans les plaines de la rivière de la Paix, de la partie inférieure du groupe de Colorado dans les plaines de l'Ouest, et de la partie supérieure du groupe d’Ashville au Manitoba. 3, record 1, French, - groupe%20de%20Colorado
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Ashville Formation
1, record 2, English, Ashville%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Ashville%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Viking sandstone, 50 to 100 feet thick, grades eastward into siltstone and shale and into the marine shales of the Ashville Formation in Manitoba. 3, record 2, English, - Ashville%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation d'Ashville
1, record 2, French, formation%20d%27Ashville
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - formation%20d%27Ashville
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - formation%20d%27Ashville
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Vers l'est, le grès de la formation de Viking, épais de 50 à 100 pieds, passe graduellement et latéralement en du siltstone et du schiste argileux, et, au Manitoba, en les schistes argileux marins de la formation d’Ashville. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20d%27Ashville
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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