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METATUF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metatuff
1, record 1, English, metatuff
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- meta-tuff 2, record 1, English, meta%2Dtuff
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
meta-tuff: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - metatuff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métatuf
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tatuf
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méta-tuf 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9ta%2Dtuf
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métatuf : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tatuf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-12-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Oblique Creek Formation
1, record 2, English, Oblique%20Creek%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Oblique%20Creek%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Oblique Creek Formation consist of thick sequences of quartz-albite-mica gneiss, albite-actinolite schist, meta-chert, conglomerate, greenstone, and meta-tuff in Jennings and Wolf Lake areas. 3, record 2, English, - Oblique%20Creek%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation d’Oblique Creek
1, record 2, French, formation%20d%26rsquo%3BOblique%20Creek
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - formation%20d%26rsquo%3BOblique%20Creek
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - formation%20d%26rsquo%3BOblique%20Creek
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation d’Oblique Creek est constituée d’épaisses successions de gneiss à quartz, albite et mica, de schiste à albite et actinolite, de métachert, de conglomérat, de roche verte et de métatuf dans les régions de Jennings et de Wolf Lake. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20d%26rsquo%3BOblique%20Creek
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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