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Record 1 2012-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A dark gray peculiar form of clay which swells when wet, found at the Hacienda Santa Lucia near Mexico City, Mexico, and which consists of a hydrated magnesium silicate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral voisin de la saponite, trouvé à Santa Lucia (Mexique). Décrit par E.W. Hilgard en 1916.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
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.

OBS

According to E.W. Bamber, the basal 600 feet of calcareous black shale and limestone carry Meramecian fossils near the top, and is provisionally termed the Kyak Formation.

OBS

Located in Western Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
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.

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.

OBS

D’après E.W. Bamber, les 600 pieds de schiste calcaire noir et de calcaire à la base renferment près du sommet des fossiles du Méramécien; ces roches ont temporairement été appelées formation de Kyak.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
OBS

Information confirmed by the organization, Toronto, Ontario.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
OBS

Information confirmée par l’organisme, situé à Toronto, Ontario.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A marking on a freight car indicating its eaves width.

OBS

Terms officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Inscription portée sur un wagon pour indiquer sa largeur aux avant-toits.

OBS

Termes uniformisés par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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