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CALCAIRE BIOCLASTIQUE [7 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 1999-12-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Verulum Formation
1, record 2, English, Verulum%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, - Verulum%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The succeeding Verulum Formation, comprising coarse bioclastic limestone and calcarenite with shale interbeds, increases in thickness from 80 feet on Manitoulin Island to a maximum of 140 feet beneath Lake Erie. 3, record 2, English, - Verulum%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de Verulum
1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20Verulum
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%20Verulum
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%20Verulum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Verulum sus-jacente comprend du calcaire bioclastique grossier, de la calcarénite et des interstratifications de schiste argileux. Son épaisseur passe de 80 pieds dans l'île Manitoulin à un maximum de 240 en bordure de la rive nord du lac Ontario. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20de%20Verulum
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-10-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Portage Chute Formation
1, record 3, English, Portage%20Chute%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, - Portage%20Chute%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The basal Portage Chute Formation consists of arkose, orthoquartzitic sandstone, and argillaceous or calcareous sandstone and shale, 4 to 13 feet thick, succeeded by 71 feet of light grey, microcrystalline, dolomitic, locally bioclastic, and nodular limestone. 3, record 3, English, - Portage%20Chute%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the Hudson Platform. 4, record 3, English, - Portage%20Chute%20Formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de Portage Chute
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20Portage%20Chute
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%20Portage%20Chute
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%20Portage%20Chute
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Portage Chute, à la base, consiste en arkose, en grès orthoquartzitique, en grès argileux ou calcaire et en schiste argileux, d’une épaisseur de 4 à 13 pieds, recouverts par 71 pieds de calcaire de couleur girs pâle, microcristallin, dolomitique, par endroits bioclastique et nodulaire. 3, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Portage%20Chute
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Nahanni Formation
1, record 4, English, Nahanni%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - Nahanni%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Nahanni is a resistant, well-bedded, dense and bioclastic limestone, remarkably uniform in thickness at about 700 feet, but it may thicken to 1,500 feet near the line of facies change to the Headless shales. 3, record 4, English, - Nahanni%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 4, English, - Nahanni%20Formation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation de Nahanni
1, record 4, French, formation%20de%20Nahanni
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - formation%20de%20Nahanni
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - formation%20de%20Nahanni
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Nahanni est un calcaire dur, bien lité, dense et bioclastique, d’une épaisseur remarquablement uniforme de 700 pieds, mais qui peut être de 1, 500 pieds à proximité de la ligne de la transformation de faciès en les schistes argileux de la formation d’Headless. 3, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Nahanni
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Mingan Formation
1, record 5, English, Mingan%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - Mingan%20Formation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On Mingan Islands the early Middle Ordovician (Marmor and Ashby) Mingan Formation rests disconformably on Lower Ordovician dolomite and consists, in ascending sequence, of as much as 39 feet of basal conglomerate, sandstone, and shale, 30 feet of bioclastic limestone and coarse calcarenite, and 96 feet of finely crystalline and aphanitic limestone. 3, record 5, English, - Mingan%20Formation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Quebec. 4, record 5, English, - Mingan%20Formation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- formation de Mingan
1, record 5, French, formation%20de%20Mingan
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - formation%20de%20Mingan
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - formation%20de%20Mingan
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans les îles Mingan, la formation de Mingan du début de l'Ordovicien moyen(Marmor et Ashby) repose en discordance sur la dolomie de l'Ordovicien inférieur. Elle est constituée, par ordre ascendant, d’un conglomérat de base épais jusqu'à 39 pieds de grès et de schiste argileux, de 30 pieds de calcaire bioclastique et calcarénite grossier, et de 96 pieds de calcaire finement cristallisé et aphanitique. 3, record 5, French, - formation%20de%20Mingan
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Caution Creek Formation
1, record 6, English, Caution%20Creek%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - Caution%20Creek%20Formation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Churchill River Group in the southern Hudson Bay Basin is divisible into the Caution Creek Formation that consists of bioclastic, grey to yellowish grey and tan, mottled, cryptocrystalline dolomite limestone, 42 feet thick and into the overlying Chasm Creek Formation ... 3, record 6, English, - Caution%20Creek%20Formation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located on the Hudson Platform. 4, record 6, English, - Caution%20Creek%20Formation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- formation de Caution Creek
1, record 6, French, formation%20de%20Caution%20Creek
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - formation%20de%20Caution%20Creek
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - formation%20de%20Caution%20Creek
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le groupe de Churchill River dans la partie sud du bassin de la baie d’Hudson se divise en la formation de Caution Creek, d’une épaisseur de 42 pieds, formée de calcaire dolomitique, cryptocristallin bioclastique, de couleur marbrée gris à gris jaunâtre et marron et en la formation sus-jacente de Chasm Creek [...] 3, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Caution%20Creek
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Belcher Channel Formation
1, record 7, English, Belcher%20Channel%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, 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 7, English, - Belcher%20Channel%20Formation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Belcher Channel Formation which outcrops throughout much of the marginal facies belt consists mainly of limestone, in part quartzose and bioclastic, and minor sandstone. 3, record 7, English, - Belcher%20Channel%20Formation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Helena and Melville Islands, and Grennill Peninsula, Arctic Archipelago. 4, record 7, English, - Belcher%20Channel%20Formation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- formation de Belcher Channel
1, record 7, French, formation%20de%20Belcher%20Channel
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, 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 7, French, - formation%20de%20Belcher%20Channel
Record number: 7, 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 7, French, - formation%20de%20Belcher%20Channel
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Belcher Channel affleure sur la majeure partie de la zone à faciès marginal et est formée surtout de calcaire, en partie quartzeux et bioclastique, et de faible quantités de grès. 3, record 7, French, - formation%20de%20Belcher%20Channel
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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