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CALCAIRE BIOCLASTES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bioclastic limestone
1, record 1, English, bioclastic%20limestone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] limestone composed of fragments (clasts) derived from biochemical materials ... 2, record 1, English, - bioclastic%20limestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bioclastic limestone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - bioclastic%20limestone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calcaire bioclastique
1, record 1, French, calcaire%20bioclastique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- calcaire à bioclastes 2, record 1, French, calcaire%20%C3%A0%20bioclastes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calcaire à éléments fossiles, entiers ou sous forme de fragments, d’origine animale ou végétale, ayant été transportés ou non. 3, record 1, French, - calcaire%20bioclastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les calcaires d’accumulation ou calcaires bioclastiques [...] se forment par cimentation de coquilles, fragments squelettiques et tests d’organismes morts. 4, record 1, French, - calcaire%20bioclastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calcaire bioclastique; calcaire à bioclastes : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - calcaire%20bioclastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lime mud clast
1, record 2, English, lime%20mud%20clast
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lime mudclast 2, record 2, English, lime%20mudclast
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sand to pebble-sized mud and lime mud clasts occur in the basal portion of the sandstone along with a few fragments of dinosaur bone. 3, record 2, English, - lime%20mud%20clast
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lime mudclast: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - lime%20mud%20clast
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- claste de boue calcaire
1, record 2, French, claste%20de%20boue%20calcaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces couches se composent de grès de grains fins à moyens, riches en claste de boue, qui se sont déposés par des séries de petits chenaux de marée. 2, record 2, French, - claste%20de%20boue%20calcaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Boue calcaire jaunâtre à bioclastes. 3, record 2, French, - claste%20de%20boue%20calcaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
claste de boue calcaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - claste%20de%20boue%20calcaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-06-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- allochem
1, record 3, English, allochem
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... one of several varieties of discrete and organized carbonate aggregates that serve as the coarser framework grains in most mechanically deposited limestones, as distinguished from sparry calcite and carbonate-mud matrix. 2, record 3, English, - allochem
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In carbonate sands ..., grains are produced chemically or biochemically "within" the basin of accumulation. They are "intrabasinal" in origin. To these grains Folk ... has applied the term "allochems." 3, record 3, English, - allochem
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Important allochems include: silt-, sand-, and gravel-size intraclasts; ooliths; pellets; lumps; and fossils or fossil fragments. 2, record 3, English, - allochem
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- allochème
1, record 3, French, alloch%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- allochem 2, record 3, French, allochem
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sédiment formé par les précipitations chimiques ou biochimiques d’éléments transportés, dans un bassin de sédimentation. 2, record 3, French, - alloch%C3%A8me
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] éléments figurés [dans un calcaire] : débris microbréchiques(intraclastes), débris coquilliers(bioclastes), gravelles, pelotes(pellets), oolites, coprolites et agrégats(lumps). 3, record 3, French, - alloch%C3%A8me
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-05-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bioclast
1, record 4, English, bioclast
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single fossil fragment. 1, record 4, English, - bioclast
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bioclaste
1, record 4, French, bioclaste
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément entier ou fragmentaire d’organisme fossile qui se trouve dans une formation sédimentaire. 2, record 4, French, - bioclaste
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches carbonatées clastiques sont formées par la cimentation d’éléments figurés qui peuvent être d’origine organique(bioclastes), ou résulter de la fragmentation d’une boue calcaire consolidée : intraclastes s’ils proviennent du sédiment même; extraclastes s’ils ont été transportés. 3, record 4, French, - bioclaste
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les sédiments calcaires bioclastiques viennent de l’accumulation de tests et de coquilles souvent brisés (bioclastes) dans une matrice de poudre fine (micrite). 4, record 4, French, - bioclaste
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- bioclasto
1, record 4, Spanish, bioclasto
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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