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EPICRATONIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epicratonic
1, record 1, English, epicratonic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Epicratonic rift. 1, record 1, English, - epicratonic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épicratonique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9picratonique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Rift épicratonique. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9picratonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- epicratonic embayment
1, record 2, English, epicratonic%20embayment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sedimentary basins initiated as epicratonic embayments on passive margins, or in continental, oceanic, or back-arc marginal basins, are commonly part of large Pb-Zn metallogenic provinces ... 1, record 2, English, - epicratonic%20embayment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rentrant épicratonique
1, record 2, French, rentrant%20%C3%A9picratonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bassins sédimentaires, qui constituaient à l’origine des rentrants épicratoniques le long de marges passives, ou encore des bassins continentaux, des bassins océaniques ou des bassins marginaux d’arrière-arc, font souvent partie de grandes provinces métallogéniques à Pb-Zn [...] 1, record 2, French, - rentrant%20%C3%A9picratonique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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