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HORIZON INVERSION POLAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polarity transition-zone
1, record 1, English, polarity%20transition%2Dzone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de transition polaire
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20transition%20polaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un horizon d’inversion polaire] devient une zone de transition polaire si le changement de polarité s’effectue sur un intervalle stratigraphique de plus de 1 mètre. 1, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20transition%20polaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-11-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- polarity-reversal horizon
1, record 2, English, polarity%2Dreversal%20horizon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- polarity-change horizon 2, record 2, English, polarity%2Dchange%20horizon
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Either a single clearly definable surface or a body of strata no more than 1 m thick, across which a change in magnetic polarity is recorded. 2, record 2, English, - polarity%2Dreversal%20horizon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- horizon d'inversion polaire
1, record 2, French, horizon%20d%27inversion%20polaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) strate ou ensemble de strates, de 1 mètre d’épaisseur ou moins, où s’opère clairement un changement de polarité magnétique. 1, record 2, French, - horizon%20d%27inversion%20polaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Un horizon d’inversion polaire] devient une zone de transition polaire si le changement de polarité s’effectue sur un intervalle stratigraphique de plus de 1 mètre. 1, record 2, French, - horizon%20d%27inversion%20polaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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