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SILLON PURCELL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Aldridge Formation
1, record 1, English, Aldridge%20Formation
correct, see observation, British Columbia
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, - Aldridge%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Estella mine is near Wasa east of Rocky Mountain Trench ... The Estella and the Kootenay King, a nearby small concordant deposit occur in the Aldridge Formation in the lower part of the Helikian Purcell succession. 3, record 1, English, - Aldridge%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Formation d'Aldridge
1, record 1, French, Formation%20d%27Aldridge
correct, see observation, feminine noun, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation d'Aldridge 2, record 1, French, formation%20d%27Aldridge
correct, see observation, feminine noun, British Columbia
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. 3, record 1, French, - Formation%20d%27Aldridge
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. 3, record 1, French, - Formation%20d%27Aldridge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La mine Estella est près de Wasa, à l'est du sillon des montagnes Rocheuses [...] Les gisements de la mine Estella et du petit gîte concordant voisin Kootenay King se rencontrent dans la formation d’Aldridge dans la partie inférieure de la succession de Purcell et de l'Hélikien. 4, record 1, French, - Formation%20d%27Aldridge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Gateway formation
1, record 2, English, Gateway%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, - Gateway%20formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On the west flank and floor of rocky Mountains trench south of Moyie fault, the Devonian sequence consists of a basal fanglomerate, with slabs of Purcell strata, that rests unconformably on the Purcell lava and the Gateway Formation. 3, record 2, English, - Gateway%20formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de Gateway
1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20Gateway
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%20de%20Gateway
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%20de%20Gateway
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Sur le flanc ouest et sur le fond du sillon des Rocheuses, au sud de la faille Moyie, la succession dévonienne est formée d’un fanglomérat de base à gros blocs de strates du Purcell, qui repose en discordance sur la lave du Purcell et sur la formation de Gateway. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20de%20Gateway
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Beaverfoot Formation
1, record 3, English, Beaverfoot%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - Beaverfoot%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In eastern and northern Purcell Mountains and in the Rocky Mountain Trench, the McKay Group, possibly entirely upper Cambrian, is disconformably overlain by thin unfossiliferous dolomite typical of the Beaverfoot Formation. 3, record 3, English, - Beaverfoot%20Formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de Beaverfoot
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20Beaverfoot
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - formation%20de%20Beaverfoot
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - formation%20de%20Beaverfoot
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans l'est et le nord des chaînons Purcell et dans le sillon des Rocheuses, le groupe de MacKay, peut-être entièrement du Cambrien supérieur, est recouvert en discordance par une faible épaisseur de la dolomie non fossilifère typique de la formation de Beaverfoot. 3, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Beaverfoot
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-09-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Selkirk Trench 1, record 4, English, Selkirk%20Trench
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
West of [the Rocky Mountain trench] are the deep, narrow Purcell and Selkirk trenches of southern British Columbia, striking north-northwest and occupied in part by elongate water bodies such as the Arrow Lakes 1, record 4, English, - Selkirk%20Trench
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Selkirk
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fossé de Selkirk 1, record 4, French, foss%C3%A9%20de%20Selkirk
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A l'ouest du [sillon des Rocheuses] s’étirent vers le nord-ouest les fossés étroits et profonds de Purcell et de Selkirk, partiellement submergés de longues nappes d’eau telles que les lacs en Flèche. 1, record 4, French, - foss%C3%A9%20de%20Selkirk
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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