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CALCAIRE DETRITIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- molasse
1, record 1, English, molasse
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mollasse 2, record 1, English, mollasse
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extensive, postorogenic sedimentary formation representing the totality of the molasse facies resulting from the wearing down of elevated mountain ranges during and immediately succeeding the main paroxysmal (diastrophic) phase of an orogeny ... 2, record 1, English, - molasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term originally used in Switzerland to describe the soft glauconitic sandstones, marls and conglomerates of Miocene age ... The term is now used to describe all detrital sediments of similar genesis laid down in foredeeps developed during the later stages of a major diastrophism. 3, record 1, English, - molasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
molasse: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - molasse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- molasse
1, record 1, French, molasse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mollasse 2, record 1, French, mollasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation sédimentaire détritique correspondant à un grès calcaire friable à matériel hétérogène non usé et non classé. 2, record 1, French, - molasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les molasses] sont typiques des formations déposées au voisinage des chaînes de montagnes achevant leur mise en place [...] 3, record 1, French, - molasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
molasse : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - molasse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- molasa
1, record 1, Spanish, molasa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-05-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- molassic basin
1, record 2, English, molassic%20basin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- molasse basin 2, record 2, English, molasse%20basin
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bassin molassique
1, record 2, French, bassin%20molassique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin constitué de molasse, vestige du sillon interne du géosynclinal. 2, record 2, French, - bassin%20molassique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bassin sédimentaire. [...] Selon les caractères dominants, on distingue les bassins à sédimentation détritique(bassin molassique, etc.), les bassins à sédimentation calcaire, argileuse, évaporitique, etc. 3, record 2, French, - bassin%20molassique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- detrital limestone
1, record 3, English, detrital%20limestone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A limestone formed from the debris of older limestones. 1, record 3, English, - detrital%20limestone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- calcaire détritique
1, record 3, French, calcaire%20d%C3%A9tritique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines roches à base de carbonate de chaux sont constituées de grains plus ou moins arrondis, débris d’un calcaire préexistant, se rattachant ainsi à la catégorie des roches conglomératiques; ce sont les calcaires détritiques. 1, record 3, French, - calcaire%20d%C3%A9tritique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-03-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nondetrital material
1, record 4, English, nondetrital%20material
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) nondetrital material is material contributed to the sediment from solution, during the [sedimentary] cycle under discussion, by organic or inorganic means. (Nondetrital material such as a reef limestone may become detrital material in the next erosion cycle, and all detritus has, ultimately, a nondetrital origin). 1, record 4, English, - nondetrital%20material
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- matériel non détritique
1, record 4, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20non%20d%C3%A9tritique
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) le matériel non détritique est celui qui a été apporté au sédiment, au cours du cycle considéré, sous forme de solutions, par des voies organiques ou inorganiques(un matériel non détritique comme un calcaire récifal, peut devenir matériel détritique au cours du cycle d’érosion suivant, et, en fin de compte, tous les débris ont une origine non détritique). 1, record 4, French, - mat%C3%A9riel%20non%20d%C3%A9tritique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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