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GRES OOLITHIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oolitic sandstone
1, record 1, English, oolitic%20sandstone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calcarenitic limestone composed of abundant calcite ooliths. 1, record 1, English, - oolitic%20sandstone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grès oolithique
1, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20oolithique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grès oolitique 1, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20oolitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grès renfermant une quantité appréciable d’oolithes. 1, record 1, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20oolithique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sandstone cemented with red hematite
1, record 2, English, sandstone%20cemented%20with%20red%20hematite
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grès à ciment d’hématite rouge
1, record 2, French, gr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20ciment%20d%26rsquo%3Bh%C3%A9matite%20rouge
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- grès à ciment de fer oligiste 1, record 2, French, gr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20ciment%20de%20fer%20oligiste
correct, masculine noun
- grès à ciment d’oligiste 1, record 2, French, gr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20ciment%20d%26rsquo%3Boligiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Grès à ciment d’hématite rouge» [...]-Des grès associés aux minéraux de fer oolithique de Normandie peuvent être agrégés par de l'hématite rouge. En général, le quartz est plus ou moins modifié par accroissement secondaire, d’où résultent des variétés quartzitiques. 1, record 2, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20ciment%20d%26rsquo%3Bh%C3%A9matite%20rouge
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kerrowgare Formation
1, record 3, English, Kerrowgare%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
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. 2, record 3, English, - Kerrowgare%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The conformably overlying Kerrowgare Formation is probably Llandoverian to Ludlovian and consists of several hundred feet of shale, slate, fine-grained sandstone, and an intercalated 2 1/2 foot fossiliferous oolitid hematite bed like that of the McAdam Formation. 3, record 3, English, - Kerrowgare%20Formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de Kerrowgare
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20Kerrowgare
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
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. 2, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Kerrowgare
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. 2, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Kerrowgare
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Kerrowgare sus-jacente, en relation concordante avec la formation de Glencoe Brook, date probablement du Llandovérien ou du Ludlovien et est constituée de plusieurs centaines de pieds de schiste argileux, d’ardoise, de grès à grain fin, et d’une intercalation de 2 1/2 pieds d’épaisseur d’hématite oolithique fossilifère comme celle de la formation McAdam. 3, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Kerrowgare
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-01-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- blue-rock phosphate
1, record 4, English, blue%2Drock%20phosphate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term used for the Ordovician, bedded, bluish-gray phosphates of Tennessee. 2, record 4, English, - blue%2Drock%20phosphate
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The hard, bluish-gray, Ordovician bedded phosphates of central Tennessee. 3, record 4, English, - blue%2Drock%20phosphate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche bleue
1, record 4, French, roche%20bleue
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les «roches bleues» sont des couches ou des lentilles de calcaires phosphatés, intercalées dans des grès du Dévonien supérieur ou du Mississippien inférieur. Elles sont exploitées dans le centre de l'État [du Tennessee], où elles ont l'aspect d’un conglomérat oolithique. L'épaisseur atteint un peu plus de 1 mètre. 1, record 4, French, - roche%20bleue
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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