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SILLON ROCHEUSES SUD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gateway formation
1, record 1, English, Gateway%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, - Gateway%20formation
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - Gateway%20formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de Gateway
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Gateway
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%20Gateway
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%20Gateway
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - formation%20de%20Gateway
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-11-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Southern Rocky Mountain Trench
1, record 2, English, Southern%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Trench
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SRMT 1, record 2, English, SRMT
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Southern Rocky Mountain Trench consists of three arcuate sections, convex to the East; abrupt changes of trend of as much as 20 degrees mark the junction of one arc to the next. The general trend of the SRMT is more westerly than that of the NRMT. 1, record 2, English, - Southern%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Trench
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sillon des Rocheuses du Sud
1, record 2, French, sillon%20des%20Rocheuses%20du%20Sud
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le sillon des Rocheuses du Sud contient également les indices d’au moins deux avancées glaciaires au cours de la Glaciation de Fraser. 1, record 2, French, - sillon%20des%20Rocheuses%20du%20Sud
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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