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EPISODE OROGENIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- orogeny
1, record 1, English, orogeny
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- orogenic period 2, record 1, English, orogenic%20period
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A period of mountain building particularly by folding but usually also involving faulting, intrusion and metamorphism. 3, record 1, English, - orogeny
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An orogeny extends in time for some tens of millions of years ... 2, record 1, English, - orogeny
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The rocks of the area have been deformed during at least two orogenies ... 4, record 1, English, - orogeny
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orogeny: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - orogeny
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orogénie
1, record 1, French, orog%C3%A9nie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- orogenèse 2, record 1, French, orogen%C3%A8se
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- période d’orogenèse 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20d%26rsquo%3Borogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
- période orogénique 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20orog%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
- période de comblement 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20comblement
correct, feminine noun
- épisode orogénique 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9pisode%20orog%C3%A9nique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période [...] de formation des montagnes. 5, record 1, French, - orog%C3%A9nie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pendant la période orogénique (ou de comblement) le dispositif géosynclinal correspond au modèle arc insulaire (du type pacifique) - mer marginale. 3, record 1, French, - orog%C3%A9nie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches de la région ont été déformées au cours de deux épisodes orogéniques à tout le moins [...] 6, record 1, French, - orog%C3%A9nie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orogénie; orogenèse; épisode orogénique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - orog%C3%A9nie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- orogenia
1, record 1, Spanish, orogenia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- período de orogénesis 2, record 1, Spanish, per%C3%ADodo%20de%20orog%C3%A9nesis
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período durante el cual se ha formado una cadena de montañas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - orogenia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La orogenia de los Alpes ha durado 300 millones de años. 3, record 1, Spanish, - orogenia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Entre el Mio-plioceno deviene la sub-fase tardiquichuana a la que se asocia el Volcánico Pacococha que representa un centro de erupciones explosivas y flujos de lava, terminando así el ciclo deformatorio andino, desarrollándose un "período de orogénesis" que produjo la Superficie Puna, la que luego en el curso del Plio-pleistoceno fue levantada hasta una altura mayor a 4,000 m.s.n.m. por un sistema de fallamientos gravitacionales tipo horst. 2, record 1, Spanish, - orogenia
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Kimban orogenic event
1, record 2, English, Kimban%20orogenic%20event
correct, Australia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épisode orogénique de Kimban
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9pisode%20orog%C3%A9nique%20de%20Kimban
correct, masculine noun, Australia
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 1979-09-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- structural province
1, record 3, English, structural%20province
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A region whose geologic-structure features differ significantly from those of adjacent regions. 1, record 3, English, - structural%20province
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- province structurale 1, record 3, French, province%20structurale
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans son ensemble, la région du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean présente des roches de la province structurale de Grenville qui forment la partie sud-est du bouclier canadien. Cette province structurale montre une fourchette d’âges radiométriques K-Ar restreinte [...] qui caractérise le dernier épisode orogénique qu'elle a subi : l'orogénie Grenville. 1, record 3, French, - province%20structurale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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