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EPOQUE PRECAMBRIENNE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Precambrian time
1, record 1, English, Precambrian%20time
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Precambrian Era 2, record 1, English, Precambrian%20Era
correct
- Precambrian 3, record 1, English, Precambrian
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That period of time from the consolidation of the Earth's crust to the base of the Cambrian ... 4, record 1, English, - Precambrian%20time
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Precambrian time constitutes about 80 percent of all known geologic time. 5, record 1, English, - Precambrian%20time
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The duration of Precambrian time is probably not less than 4,000 million years, and during this time a number of orogenies are known to have occurred. 4, record 1, English, - Precambrian%20time
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It has been recommended that Precambrian be divided into Early Precambrian and Late Precambrian. 6, record 1, English, - Precambrian%20time
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Precambrian era
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- archéozoïque
1, record 1, French, arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Archéozoïque 2, record 1, French, Arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- Précambrien 3, record 1, French, Pr%C3%A9cambrien
correct, masculine noun
- époque précambrienne 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9poque%20pr%C3%A9cambrienne
correct, feminine noun
- âge précambrien 5, record 1, French, %C3%A2ge%20pr%C3%A9cambrien
correct, masculine noun
- temps antécambrien 6, record 1, French, temps%20ant%C3%A9cambrien
correct, masculine noun
- Antécambrien 7, record 1, French, Ant%C3%A9cambrien
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période la plus ancienne des temps géologiques. 1, record 1, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’archéozoïque représente une très longue durée depuis la formation du globe (-4,6 milliards d’années) jusqu’à -570 millions d’années, soit environ 4 milliards d’années. On le subdivise en archéen (de l’origine à -2,5 milliards d’années) et en protérozoïque (de -2,5 milliards à -570 millions d’années). 1, record 1, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On désigne par Précambrien les temps qui ont précédé l’ère primaire et dont la durée dépasse celle des autres ères réunies. [...] Le Précambrien comprend l’Archéen depuis la formation de la croûte terrestre jusque vers 2 500 Ma, surmonté du Protérozoïque (de 2 500 à 630 Ma environ). 8, record 1, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] les principales époques métallogéniques, que l'on peut distinguer, sont [...] :Époque précambrienne : tous les grands boucliers précambriens ont été le siège d’une intense activité métallogénique. 9, record 1, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] on n’est pratiquement pas renseigné ni sur la masse et la nature de l’atmosphère aux temps antécambriens, ni sur celle des mers à la même époque. 10, record 1, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme d’archéozoïque semble préférable à ceux de précambrien ou d’antécambrien. 1, record 1, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
- Arqueología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Precámbrico
1, record 1, Spanish, Prec%C3%A1mbrico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período geológico que precede al Cámbrico, hasta hace 570 millones de años. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Prec%C3%A1mbrico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Copper Mining
- Nickel and Cobalt Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- copper-nickel deposit
1, record 2, English, copper%2Dnickel%20deposit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nickel-copper deposit 2, record 2, English, nickel%2Dcopper%20deposit
correct
- Ni-Cu deposit 2, record 2, English, Ni%2DCu%20deposit
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The major copper-nickel deposits of the world are associated with igneous rocks that are formed by partial melting of the mantle. 1, record 2, English, - copper%2Dnickel%20deposit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines de cuivre
- Mines de cobalt et de nickel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gîte de nickel-cuivre
1, record 2, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20nickel%2Dcuivre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gîte de Ni-Cu 1, record 2, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20Ni%2DCu
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de nickel-cuivre 2, record 2, French, gisement%20de%20nickel%2Dcuivre
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de Ni-Cu 1, record 2, French, gisement%20de%20Ni%2DCu
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Époque précambrienne : tous les grands boucliers précambriens ont été le siège d’une intense activité métallogénique. En Amérique du Nord : gisements de fer-cuivre(lac Supérieur), de nickel-cuivre(Sudbury, Ontario), de cobalt-argent(Cobalt, Ontario), d’ilménite(Québec), d’or(bouclier canadien) [...] 3, record 2, French, - g%C3%AEte%20de%20nickel%2Dcuivre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Ediacaran fauna
1, record 3, English, Ediacaran%20fauna
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Ediacara fauna 2, record 3, English, Ediacara%20fauna
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The so-called Ediacara fauna, most prevalent in the Ediacara high-lands in Southern Australia, are the oldest fully authenticated multicellular animals. 3, record 3, English, - Ediacaran%20fauna
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Ediacara fauna, a diverse assemblage of soft-bodied invertebrates, provides a rare glimpse of an early stage in the evolution of metazoan life. Fossiliferous beds of the late Precambrian Pound Quartzite are exposed in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia 2, record 3, English, - Ediacaran%20fauna
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the appearance of the Ediacaran fauna signals not so much the attainment of multicellularity ... but the attainment of macroscopic size in animals. 4, record 3, English, - Ediacaran%20fauna
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faune d’Ediacara
1, record 3, French, faune%20d%26rsquo%3BEdiacara
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les invertébrés macroscopiques ne sont présents que depuis 580 millions d’années. Les plus anciens animaux connus, qui constituent la faune d’Ediacara - parce qu’on a découvert leurs fossiles dans les monts d’Ediacara, au Sud de l’Australie - intriguent les paléontologues depuis leur découverte, il y a plus de 50 ans. 2, record 3, French, - faune%20d%26rsquo%3BEdiacara
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au cours de ces dernières années la découverte d’une riche faune précambrienne est venue démontrer que la vie était déjà représentée à cette époque par des groupes très variés. Il s’agit de la «faune d’Ediacara», localité australienne située à 600 kilomètres au Nord de la ville d’Adélaïde. 3, record 3, French, - faune%20d%26rsquo%3BEdiacara
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-02-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- acid water
1, record 4, English, acid%20water
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- acidic water 2, record 4, English, acidic%20water
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Water charged naturally with carbon dioxide [or] natural waters containing sulfur compounds, especially sulfates. 1, record 4, English, - acid%20water
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These rocks ... are mineralized due to the circulation of hot acidic water derived from both the surrounding groundwater aquifers and emanations from the magma chamber ... 2, record 4, English, - acid%20water
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- eau acide
1, record 4, French, eau%20acide
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les eaux acides sont mélangées [...] aux effluents précédents et passent dans un poste général de neutralisation à la chaux. 2, record 4, French, - eau%20acide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] à cette époque [précambrienne] des débuts de la croûte terrestre, les eaux acides dissolvaient les composants ferrugineux des roches primitives et les entraînaient dans des lagunes [...] 3, record 4, French, - eau%20acide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Quant aux minéraux essentiels des roches sédimentaires communs aux roches métamorphiques, [...] la plupart d’entre eux passent en dissolution dans l’eau naturelle, acide ou basique [...] 4, record 4, French, - eau%20acide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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