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DIABASE QUARTZ [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quartz diabase
1, record 1, English, quartz%20diabase
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diabase à quartz
1, record 1, French, diabase%20%C3%A0%20quartz
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- diabase quartzique 1, record 1, French, diabase%20quartzique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- quartz diabase dyke
1, record 2, English, quartz%20diabase%20dyke
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dyke de diabase à quartz
1, record 2, French, dyke%20de%20diabase%20%C3%A0%20quartz
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-12-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Camsell River deposits
1, record 3, English, Camsell%20River%20deposits
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, - Camsell%20River%20deposits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Camsell River silver deposits on Camsell River (Lord, 1951) are veins and stockworks in fracture and shear zones in andesitic tuffs and agglomerates, diabase, and quartz-feldspar porphyry. 3, record 3, English, - Camsell%20River%20deposits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Northwest Territories. 4, record 3, English, - Camsell%20River%20deposits
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gîtes Camsell River
1, record 3, French, g%C3%AEtes%20Camsell%20River
correct, see observation, masculine 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, - g%C3%AEtes%20Camsell%20River
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, - g%C3%AEtes%20Camsell%20River
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les gîtes d’argent Camsell River sur la rivière Camsell(Lord, 1951) sont des filons et des stockwerks dans des zones de fractures et de cisaillement, dans des tufs et agglomérats andésitiques, dans de la diabase et du prophyre à feldspath et à quartz. 3, record 3, French, - g%C3%AEtes%20Camsell%20River
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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