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SILLON ROCHEUSES NORD [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Sifton Formation
1, record 1, English, Sifton%20Formation
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, - Sifton%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene Sifton Formation and related rocks in northern Rocky Mountain Trench comprise conglomerate, sandstone, shale, and minor coal. 3, record 1, English, - Sifton%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de Sifton
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Sifton
correct, see observation, feminine 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, - formation%20de%20Sifton
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, - formation%20de%20Sifton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans la partie nord du sillon des Rocheuses, la formation de Sifton, du Crétacé supérieur et du Paléocène, et les roches en relation avec elle comprennent du conglomérat, du grès, du schiste argileux et un peu de charbon. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Sifton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Beaverfoot Formation
1, record 2, English, Beaverfoot%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, - Beaverfoot%20Formation
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Beaverfoot%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de Beaverfoot
1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20Beaverfoot
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%20Beaverfoot
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%20Beaverfoot
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - formation%20de%20Beaverfoot
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Dibble Creek fault
1, record 3, English, Dibble%20Creek%20fault
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, - Dibble%20Creek%20fault
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lower Cambrian strata occur in isolated remnants and fault blocks as part of thick lower Paleozoic sections ... north of Dibble Creek Fault in Hughes Range east of Rocky Mountain Trench. 3, record 3, English, - Dibble%20Creek%20fault
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 3, English, - Dibble%20Creek%20fault
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faille Dibble Creek
1, record 3, French, faille%20Dibble%20Creek
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, - faille%20Dibble%20Creek
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, - faille%20Dibble%20Creek
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Des strates du Cambrien inférieur reposent en masses isolées et dans des blocs de faille, et font partie de sections épaisses du Paléozoïque [...] au nord de la faille Dibble Creek dans les monts Hughes, à l'est du sillon des Rocheuses. 3, record 3, French, - faille%20Dibble%20Creek
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-11-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Northern Rocky Mountain Trench
1, record 4, English, Northern%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Trench
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- NRMT 1, record 4, English, NRMT
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The northern segment [of the Rocky Mountain Trench], the Northern Rocky Mountain Trench (NRMT), is remarkably straight from near latitude 54 degree N to its disappearance in the Liard Plain near the 60 degree N. 1, record 4, English, - Northern%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Trench
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sillon des Rocheuses du Nord
1, record 4, French, sillon%20des%20Rocheuses%20du%20Nord
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les sédiments intercalés entre des tills dans le sillon des Rocheuses du Nord et près d’Atlin [...] ont vraisemblablement été déposés au cours de cet intervalle non glaciaire. 1, record 4, French, - sillon%20des%20Rocheuses%20du%20Nord
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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