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GRES COUCHES ROUGES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- redbed sandstone
1, record 1, English, redbed%20sandstone
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- red-bed sandstone 2, record 1, English, red%2Dbed%20sandstone
correct
- red bed sandstone 3, record 1, English, red%20bed%20sandstone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
redbed sandstone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - redbed%20sandstone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grès des couches rouges
1, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20des%20couches%20rouges
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grès rougeâtre 2, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20rouge%C3%A2tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grès des couches rouges : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20des%20couches%20rouges
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-12-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Old Red Sandstone
1, record 2, English, Old%20Red%20Sandstone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ORS 2, record 2, English, ORS
correct
- O.R.S. 3, record 2, English, O%2ER%2ES%2E
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Found in Wales and Scotland, in England where it borders those two, and in the area around Omagh, Northern Ireland, the Old Red Sandstone is a huge set of sedimentary rocks (primarily brown and red, giving it its name) dating to the Devonian. It is a marine formation, having been laid down from 408 to 370 million years ago as earlier Silurian rocks uplifted by the formation of Pangaea eroded and slid into a body of fresh water (probably a series of large river deltas). They are extremely thick, up to 11,000 meters in places, and can be subdivided into three categories "Lower", "Middle", and "Upper" from oldest to youngest. As a result, the Old Red Sandstone is a rich source of marine fossils. 4, record 2, English, - Old%20Red%20Sandstone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Old Red Sandstone is a rock formation of considerable importance to early paleontology. 4, record 2, English, - Old%20Red%20Sandstone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vieux grès rouge
1, record 2, French, vieux%20gr%C3%A8s%20rouge
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- VGR 2, record 2, French, VGR
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble caractérisé par des arkoses et des grès de couleur rouge renfermant une faune typiquement lacustre ou lagunaire [...] typique du Dévonien sur le continent Nord Atlantique (Canada, Irlande, Angleterre). 3, record 2, French, - vieux%20gr%C3%A8s%20rouge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les formations anciennes, les plus remarquables sont les «vieux grès rouges» [«Old Red Sandstone»] d’âge dévonien, qui forment des couches parfois épaisses de plusieurs milliers de mètres en Angleterre, Scandinavie, Russie [...] 4, record 2, French, - vieux%20gr%C3%A8s%20rouge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
dévonien (système), ou formation dévonienne : Série de roches paléozoïques comprenant le vieux grès rouge. 5, record 2, French, - vieux%20gr%C3%A8s%20rouge
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Coppermine River Group
1, record 3, English, Coppermine%20River%20Group
correct, see observation, Northwest Territories
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Coppermine Group 2, record 3, English, Coppermine%20Group
correct, see observation, Northwest Territories
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. 3, record 3, English, - Coppermine%20River%20Group
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
North of Great Bear Lake the deformed rocks are overlain unconformably by Paleohilikian sandstones and dolomites of the Hornby Bay Group which is conformably overlain by the thick Coppermine Group, a sequence of basalt with some red beds, succeeded unconformably by quartzite, dolomite, and shale. 4, record 3, English, - Coppermine%20River%20Group
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Groupe de Coppermine River
1, record 3, French, Groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Northwest Territories
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- groupe de Coppermine River 2, record 3, French, groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Northwest Territories
- groupe de Coppermine 2, record 3, French, groupe%20de%20Coppermine
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Northwest Territories
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. 3, record 3, French, - Groupe%20de%20Coppermine%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. 3, record 3, French, - Groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Au nord du Grand lac de l'Ours, les roches déformées reposent en discordance sous les grès et les dolomies du groupe de Hornby Bay du Paléohélikien, recouvert en concordance par l'épais groupe de Coppermine River formé d’une succession de basalte refermant quelques couches rouges et recouverte en discordance par du quartzite, de la dolomie et du schiste argileux. 4, record 3, French, - Groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Watrous Formation
1, record 4, English, Watrous%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - Watrous%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lower Jurassic red beds of the Lower Watrous Formation composed of siltstone, shale, and sandstone lie unconformably on Mississippian and Devonian rocks, filling depressions on a highly irregular erosional surface. 3, record 4, English, - Watrous%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Williston Basin, Alberta. 4, record 4, English, - Watrous%20Formation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation de Watrous
1, record 4, French, formation%20de%20Watrous
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - formation%20de%20Watrous
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - formation%20de%20Watrous
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les couches rouges de la partie inférieure de la formation de Watrous du Jurassique inférieur, composées de silstone, de schiste argileux et de grès, reposent en discordance sur les roches du Mississippien et du Dévonien et remplissent les creux d’une surface d’érosien très irrégulière. 3, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Watrous
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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