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OXFORDIEN [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- septarium
1, record 1, English, septarium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- septarian nodule 2, record 1, English, septarian%20nodule
correct
- septarian boulder 3, record 1, English, septarian%20boulder
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A roughly spheroidal concretion, generally of limestone or clay ironstone, cut into polyhedral blocks by radiating and intersecting cracks that have been filled (and the blocks cemented together) by veins of some material, generally calcite. 4, record 1, English, - septarium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Great concretions, known as "septarian nodules," found in the Bad Lands of South Dakota contain up to 4-inch, fluorescent, transparent, amber-colored crystals in the cracks. 5, record 1, English, - septarium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
septaria: plural. 6, record 1, English, - septarium
Record 1, Key term(s)
- septaria
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- septaria
1, record 1, French, septaria
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nodule à septaria 2, record 1, French, nodule%20%C3%A0%20septaria
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nodule calcaire dans des couches argileuses, possédant des fentes de retrait remplies de cristaux de calcite ou éventuellement de quartz ou de gypse. 3, record 1, French, - septaria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Terres noires, marneuses, de l'Oxfordien inférieur du Sud de la France abritent à certains niveaux des lits de concrétions marnocalcaires. Ces concrétions s’appellent des septarias. Ces nodules fendus de l'intérieur sont très recherchés par les minéralogistes et paléontologues amateurs pour les ammonites et divers minéraux qu'ils renferment. L'érosion fait apparaître ces nodules dans le tiers supérieur des affleurements qui abritent quelques uns de ces bancs. 4, record 1, French, - septaria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les concrétions calcaires se trouvent dans beaucoup de terrains sédimentaires, surtout les argiles et les marnes (nodules, miches, boulets, septaria), les sables et les loess (poupées). 5, record 1, French, - septaria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
septaria : Le genre de ce mot, en français, n’est pas vraiment défini : certains l’emploient au féminin, d’autres au masculin... pour certains il serait invariable en nombre, pour d’autres, non. C’est pourquoi il semble préférable de parler de nodules à septaria. 6, record 1, French, - septaria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
septaria : Le Grand dictionnaire Larousse encyclopédique et le Dictionnaire de géologie indiquent qu’en ce sens, ce terme est féminin. Lorsqu’il est masculin, ce terme désigne, selon le Larousse, un mollusque gastropode prosobranche. De plus, les mots étrangers entrés dans l’usage français, peu importe leur origine devraient suivre les règles du français, donc, au pluriel on dirait des «septarias» quoiqu’on trouve souvent des «septaria». 7, record 1, French, - septaria
Record 1, Key term(s)
- septarium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Oxfordian
1, record 2, English, Oxfordian
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Inhabitant of the city of Oxford, in England. 2, record 2, English, - Oxfordian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Oxfordien
1, record 2, French, Oxfordien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Oxfordienne 1, record 2, French, Oxfordienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Habitant de la ville d’Oxford, en Angleterre. 1, record 2, French, - Oxfordien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Oxfordian
1, record 3, English, Oxfordian
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Divesian 1, record 3, English, Divesian
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
European stage: Upper Jurassic, above Callovian, below Kimmeridgian. 1, record 3, English, - Oxfordian
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Oxfordien
1, record 3, French, Oxfordien
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage du malm compris entre le callovien et le lusitanien. 1, record 3, French, - Oxfordien
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Petrografía
- Geología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Oxfordiense
1, record 3, Spanish, Oxfordiense
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso del malm o jurásico superior, posterior al calloviense y anterior al lusitaniense, que data de unos 150 millones de años. 1, record 3, Spanish, - Oxfordiense
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Debe su nombre a la ciudad inglesa de Oxford. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Oxfordiense
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pese a que la fuente citada escribe los nombres de los períodos geológicos con minúscula, el Diccionario de dudas de la Real Academia Española señala que tales sustantivos deben escribirse con mayúscula. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Oxfordiense
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Stenosaurus
1, record 4, English, Stenosaurus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A crocodile of the Early Jurassic, which has] an elongated body, a massive skull and powerful jaws. 2, record 4, English, - Stenosaurus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a Stenosaurus, a type of marine crocodile that lived around 150 million years ago. 3, record 4, English, - Stenosaurus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- stenosaurus
1, record 4, French, stenosaurus
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reptile crocodilien au crâne très allongé, dont on retrouve les restes fossiles dans les terrains jurassiques, notamment dans l'oxfordien des Vaches-Noires, en Normandie. 1, record 4, French, - stenosaurus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille des téléosauridés. 1, record 4, French, - stenosaurus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Stephanoceras
1, record 5, English, Stephanoceras
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- stephanoceras
1, record 5, French, stephanoceras
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Stephanoceras 2, record 5, French, Stephanoceras
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ammonite à grand et profond ombilic, à ventre large, avec une couronne de tubercules. 1, record 5, French, - stephanoceras
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sa coquille est répandue dans les terrains jurassiques, du bajocien à l'oxfordien. Type de la famille des stéphanocératidés. 1, record 5, French, - stephanoceras
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-03-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Buchanan Lake
1, record 6, English, Buchanan%20Lake
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, - Buchanan%20Lake
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
At Buchanan Lake, eastern Axel Heiberg Island, the black, silty Upper Savik shales with Oxfordian Cardioceras rest directly on Lower Bajocian light grey clay shales of the Lower Savik. 3, record 6, English, - Buchanan%20Lake
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the Arctic. 4, record 6, English, - Buchanan%20Lake
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- lac Buchanan
1, record 6, French, lac%20Buchanan
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, - lac%20Buchanan
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, - lac%20Buchanan
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Au lac Buchanan, dans la partie orientale de l'île Axel Heiberg, des schistes noirs et silteux de la partie supérieure de la formation de Savik, contenant Cardioceras de l'Oxfordien, reposent directement sur les schistes argileux gris pâle de la partie inférieure de la formation de Savik du début du Bajocien. 3, record 6, French, - lac%20Buchanan
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-11-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Swift Formation
1, record 7, English, Swift%20Formation
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, - Swift%20Formation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Oxfordian Swift Formation, ranging from 0 to 75 feet, of non-calcareous shale and fine quartzose silty sands, in part glauconitic, appears to lie disconformably on the Rierdon ... 3, record 7, English, - Swift%20Formation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- formation de Swift
1, record 7, French, formation%20de%20Swift
correct, see observation, feminine 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, - formation%20de%20Swift
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, - formation%20de%20Swift
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Swift, de l'Oxfordien, épaisse de 0 à 75 pieds, comprend du schiste argileux non calcaire et des sables silteux, quartzeux, à grain fin et en partie glauconieux; cette formation semble reposer suivant une lacune stratigraphique sur la formation de Rierdon [...] 3, record 7, French, - formation%20de%20Swift
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Mysterious Creek Formation
1, record 8, English, Mysterious%20Creek%20Formation
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, - Mysterious%20Creek%20Formation
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Around Harrison Lake, Callovian beds of the Mysterious Creek Formation are locally overlain disconformably by 3,000 feet of early Oxfordian conglomerate. 3, record 8, English, - Mysterious%20Creek%20Formation
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- formation de Mysterious Creek
1, record 8, French, formation%20de%20Mysterious%20Creek
correct, see observation, feminine 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, - formation%20de%20Mysterious%20Creek
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, - formation%20de%20Mysterious%20Creek
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Aux environs du lac Harrison, les couches de la formation de Mysterious Creek du Callovien sont recouvertes par endroits en discordance par 3, 000 pieds de conglomérat du début de l'Oxfordien. 3, record 8, French, - formation%20de%20Mysterious%20Creek
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Bug Creek Formation
1, record 9, English, Bug%20Creek%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, - Bug%20Creek%20Formation
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In Aklavik Range of norhtern Richarson Mountains (Jeletzky, 1967), the Bug Creek Formation, late Sinemurian to possibly early Oxfordian in age, consists of about 600 to 800 feet of fine-grained quartzose sandstones and siltstones, probably derived from the east. 3, record 9, English, - Bug%20Creek%20Formation
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 9, English, - Bug%20Creek%20Formation
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- formation de Bug Creek
1, record 9, French, formation%20de%20Bug%20Creek
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%20Bug%20Creek
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%20Bug%20Creek
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans le chaînon Aklavik dans le nord des chaînons Richardson(Jeletzky, 1967), la formation de Bug Creek, de la fin du Sinémurien à peut-être le début de l'Oxfordien, comporte environ de 600 à 800 pieds de grès quartzeux à grain fin et de siltstones, probablement dérivés de l'est. 3, record 9, French, - formation%20de%20Bug%20Creek
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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