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GRES QUARTZITE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Calcareous Rock (Quarrying)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- industrial stone
1, record 1, English, industrial%20stone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Carrières de roches calcaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre industrielle
1, record 1, French, pierre%20industrielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pierres industrielles exploitées au Québec sont le calcaire, la dolomie, le marbre, le quartzite, le grès et le shale. 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20industrielle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- xenolith
1, record 2, English, xenolith
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- exogenous inclusion 2, record 2, English, exogenous%20inclusion
correct
- accidental inclusion 2, record 2, English, accidental%20inclusion
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fragment of country rock within a plutonic or volcanic rock. 2, record 2, English, - xenolith
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sudbury ... possesses a sublayer rich in ultrabasic xenoliths probably derived from a hidden layered sequence. 3, record 2, English, - xenolith
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
xenolith: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - xenolith
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- xénolite
1, record 2, French, x%C3%A9nolite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- enclave étrangère 2, record 2, French, enclave%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- enclave énallogène 3, record 2, French, enclave%20%C3%A9nallog%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enclave dans une roche magmatique. 4, record 2, French, - x%C3%A9nolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les bancs de grès résistent mieux à l'assimilation. Leur digestion conduit à des leptynites mais ils subsistent fréquemment sous forme d’enclaves de quartzite [...] Lacroix a qualifié d’énallogènes les enclaves de ce type pour les distinguer des enclaves homéogènes dues à des différences locales de la composition des magmas sans intervention des roches encaissantes. 5, record 2, French, - x%C3%A9nolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Des fragments de roches composées d’amphibole, de biotite, de feldspath (orthose perthitique) et de petits cristaux d’albite sont connus dans le granite de Flamanville, là où il possède une structure planaire. Ce sont des fragments d’amphibolite, roche métamorphique, dont on reconnaît la structure feuilletée. Dans ce cas, il s’agit de blocs raclés par la masse visqueuse au cours de son ascension et orientés selon des plans de progression. 2, record 2, French, - x%C3%A9nolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
xénolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - x%C3%A9nolite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- xenolito
1, record 2, Spanish, xenolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los xenolitos son inclusiones de 5 a 50 cm consistentes en fragmentos de roca que han penetrado en una masa de magma antes de su solidificación. Ese fenómeno es muy frecuente cuando el magma irrumpe en una roca muy fragmentada. 2, record 2, Spanish, - xenolito
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- orthoquartzite
1, record 3, English, orthoquartzite
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- orthoquartzitic sandstone 2, record 3, English, orthoquartzitic%20sandstone
correct, see observation
- qtze 3, record 3, English, qtze
correct, see observation
- qtze 3, record 3, English, qtze
- sedimentary quartzite 4, record 3, English, sedimentary%20quartzite
correct, see observation
- quartzite 5, record 3, English, quartzite
correct, see observation
- quartzitic sandstone 6, record 3, English, quartzitic%20sandstone
correct, see observation
- quartz rock 7, record 3, English, quartz%20rock
- quartz-rock 8, record 3, English, quartz%2Drock
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sandstone consisting chiefly of quartz grains cemented by quartz, the cement often having crystallographic continuity around each grain. 9, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Skolnick (1965) believes that most sedimentary quartzites are compacted sandstones developed by pressure solution of quartz grains. 10, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
quartzitic sandstone: A term used by Krynine ... for a sandstone that contains 100% quartz grains cemented with silica. The term is essentially equivalent to "orthoquartzite." 10, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"Quartzite" is a word used interchangeably for both metamorphic quartzite (known as metaquartzite) and sedimentary quartzite (known as orthoquartzite). 11, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
quartzite: The preferred name [is] orthoquartzite ... 9, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
qtze: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling reports. 3, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 6 OBS
orthoquartzite; orthoquartzitic sandstone; sedimentary quartzite: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 12, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Feldspathic, micaceous, pyritic quartzite. 13, record 3, English, - orthoquartzite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- orthoquartzite
1, record 3, French, orthoquartzite
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- quartzite sédimentaire 2, record 3, French, quartzite%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- quartzite 3, record 3, French, quartzite
correct, masculine noun
- grès-quartzite 4, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%2Dquartzite
correct, masculine noun
- grès quartzite 5, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%20quartzite
correct, masculine noun
- grès quartzitique 6, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%20quartzitique
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire clastique, composée de grains de quartz intimement cimentés. 7, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les quartzites vrais sont caractérisés par un développement beaucoup plus important de la silice secondaire, à tel point que les grains arrivent à se toucher en se moulant les uns sur les autres et à former ainsi une sorte de mosaïque. La silice secondaire s’oriente optiquement sur le grain originel [...] Les quartzites les plus fréquents proviennent de la consolidation de sables. 5, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grès quartzitique : Intermédiaire entre grès quartzeux et quartzite, mais bien souvent synonyme de quartzite par absence de limites nettes. 8, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
orthoquartzite; quartzite sédimentaire : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 9, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Quartzite feldspathique, micacé, pyriteux. 10, record 3, French, - orthoquartzite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuarcita
1, record 3, Spanish, cuarcita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca formada esencialmente por cuarzo. Deriva de una arenisca por intenso metamorfismo. Es una roca común y corriente, en la que la solución y cristalización de la sílice ha dado lugar a una roca compacta de granos de cuarzo entrelazados. 2, record 3, Spanish, - cuarcita
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las cuarcitas de origen sedimentario no son sino arenas primitivas cuyos granos han sido trabados ulteriormente por un cemento de cuarzo naciente. Su estructura se asemeja a la de la arenisca pero, al contrario de ésta, que, al romperse deja íntegros los granos de arena en la superficie de rotura, la fractura de las cuarcitas rompe también esos granos. 3, record 3, Spanish, - cuarcita
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Otras cuarcitas, presentes entre los micasquistos y los neis son, como estos dos minerales, el resultado de la transformación de otras rocas por el proceso de metamorfismo. 3, record 3, Spanish, - cuarcita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Coppermine River Group
1, record 4, English, Coppermine%20River%20Group
correct, see observation, Northwest Territories
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Coppermine Group 2, record 4, English, Coppermine%20Group
correct, see observation, Northwest Territories
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. 3, record 4, English, - Coppermine%20River%20Group
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - Coppermine%20River%20Group
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Groupe de Coppermine River
1, record 4, French, Groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Northwest Territories
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- groupe de Coppermine River 2, record 4, French, groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Northwest Territories
- groupe de Coppermine 2, record 4, French, groupe%20de%20Coppermine
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Northwest Territories
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. 3, record 4, French, - Groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
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. 3, record 4, French, - Groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - Groupe%20de%20Coppermine%20River
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-06-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- typical quartzite
1, record 5, English, typical%20quartzite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This is a typical quartzite. They are dense, hard rocks, generally uniform in texture, composed of fused quartz sand grains. 1, record 5, English, - typical%20quartzite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- quartzite typique
1, record 5, French, quartzite%20typique
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Je désigne sous ce nom les grès formés de grains de quartz moulés les uns sur les autres et répondant exactement à l'ancienne définition du quartzite. 1, record 5, French, - quartzite%20typique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-01-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Julies Harbour Group
1, record 6, English, Julies%20Harbour%20Group
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - Julies%20Harbour%20Group
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the upper sequence the Julies Harbour Group comprises roughly 2,000 feet of a heterogenous assemblage of: grey and black argillaceous sandstone and quartzite; greywacke; coarse conglomerate containing pebbles of granite andesite, limestone and chert; chert; andesite; and a red and green cherty shale, which weathers to black manganese oxide, identical with beds of the Shoal Arm Formation. 3, record 6, English, - Julies%20Harbour%20Group
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- groupe de Julies Harbour
1, record 6, French, groupe%20de%20Julies%20Harbour
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - groupe%20de%20Julies%20Harbour
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - groupe%20de%20Julies%20Harbour
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le groupe de Julies Harbour, qui fait partie de la succession supérieure, est un assemblage hétérogène d’environ 2, 000 pieds d’épaisseur de grès argileux gris et noir et de quartzite, de grauwacke, de conglomérat grossier contenant des fragments de granite, d’andésite, de calcaire et de chert, de chert, d’andésite, et de schiste argileux cherteux rouge et vert qui s’altère en oxyde de manganèse noir semblable aux couches de la formation de Shoal Arm. 3, record 6, French, - groupe%20de%20Julies%20Harbour
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-12-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Atan Group
1, record 7, English, Atan%20Group
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, 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 7, English, - Atan%20Group
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In Pelly Mountains and Cassiar Mountains the Lower Cambrian Atan Group is represented by a basal sandstone or quartzite 1,000 to more than 2,000 feet thick, a middle shale about 150 feet thick, and an upper limestone unit as much as 1,500 thick (Gabrielse, 1963). 3, record 7, English, - Atan%20Group
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- groupe d’Atan
1, record 7, French, groupe%20d%26rsquo%3BAtan
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, 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 7, French, - groupe%20d%26rsquo%3BAtan
Record number: 7, 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 7, French, - groupe%20d%26rsquo%3BAtan
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans les monts Pelly et la chaîne des Cassiars, le groupe d’Atan du Cambrien inférieur est constitué à la base de grès ou de quartzite de 1, 000 à plus de 2, 000 pieds d’épaisseur; l'unité intermédiaire est du schiste argileux épais de 150 pieds et l'unité supérieure est du calcaire d’environ 1, 500 pieds d’épaisseur(Gabrielse, 1963). 3, record 7, French, - groupe%20d%26rsquo%3BAtan
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-12-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Dalhousie sandstone
1, record 8, English, Dalhousie%20sandstone
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, 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 8, English, - Dalhousie%20sandstone
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Gladstone Formation, 250 feet in more easterly exposures, comprises a widespread basal silicious conglomerate of quartzite, chert, and argillite, or a quartzose sandstone locally termed Dalhousie sandstone ... 3, record 8, English, - Dalhousie%20sandstone
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the southern Foothills of Alberta. 4, record 8, English, - Dalhousie%20sandstone
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- grès de Dalhousie
1, record 8, French, gr%C3%A8s%20de%20Dalhousie
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, 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 8, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20de%20Dalhousie
Record number: 8, 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 8, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20de%20Dalhousie
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Gladstone, épaisse de 250 pieds dans ses affleurements les plus à l'est, comprend une vaste base de conglomérat silicieux à fragments de quartzite, de chert et d’argilite, ou un grès quartzeux dénommé localement le grès de Dalhousie [...] 3, record 8, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20de%20Dalhousie
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Middle Arm Point Formation
1, record 9, English, Middle%20Arm%20Point%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, 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 9, English, - Middle%20Arm%20Point%20Formation
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The ... Middle Arm Point Formation, 400 to 900 feet thick, consists of black and green shale with some interbeds of siltstone, dolomite breccia, quartzite, and sandstone, and has yielded Arenigian graptolites. 3, record 9, English, - Middle%20Arm%20Point%20Formation
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the Maritimes. 4, record 9, English, - Middle%20Arm%20Point%20Formation
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- formation de Middle Arm Point
1, record 9, French, formation%20de%20Middle%20Arm%20Point
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, 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 9, French, - formation%20de%20Middle%20Arm%20Point
Record number: 9, 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 9, French, - formation%20de%20Middle%20Arm%20Point
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[...] la formation de Middle Arm Point, épaisse de 400 à 900 pieds, et constituée de schiste argileux noir et vert et de quelques intercalations de siltstone, de brèches dolomitiques, de quartzite et de grès. 3, record 9, French, - formation%20de%20Middle%20Arm%20Point
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1999-09-03
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Glenelg Formation
1, record 10, English, Glenelg%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, 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 10, English, - Glenelg%20Formation
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The basal Glenelg Formation is divided into two members, the oldest of which consists of 2,000 feet of red, white or grey, thin-to-thick bedded quartzite and sandstone ... 3, record 10, English, - Glenelg%20Formation
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the Minto Subprovince, Canadian Shield. 4, record 10, English, - Glenelg%20Formation
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- formation de Glenelg
1, record 10, French, formation%20de%20Glenelg
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, 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 10, French, - formation%20de%20Glenelg
Record number: 10, 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 10, French, - formation%20de%20Glenelg
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Glenelg à la base est divisée en deux niveaux : le niveau inférieur est formé de 2, 000 pieds de quartzite et grès rouge, blanc ou gris, en lits de minces à épais [...] 3, record 10, French, - formation%20de%20Glenelg
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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