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ROCHES CARBONATEES PLATE-FORME [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shelf
1, record 1, English, shelf
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shelf carbonate-pelite sequences. 1, record 1, English, - shelf
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Shelf basin, limestone, strata. 1, record 1, English, - shelf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- de plate-forme continentale
1, record 1, French, de%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Séquences de roches carbonatées et pélitiques de plate-forme continentale. 1, record 1, French, - de%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 2, record 1, French, - de%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - de%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bassin, calcaire, strate de plate-forme continentale. 1, record 1, French, - de%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- de plateforme continentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- platform carbonate sequence
1, record 2, English, platform%20carbonate%20sequence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- platform carbonates 1, record 2, English, platform%20carbonates
correct, plural
- platform carbonate rocks 1, record 2, English, platform%20carbonate%20rocks
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deposits occur principally in limestone or dolomite in platform carbonate sequences. 1, record 2, English, - platform%20carbonate%20sequence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- succession carbonatée de plate-forme
1, record 2, French, succession%20carbonat%C3%A9e%20de%20plate%2Dforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- roches carbonatées de plate-forme 1, record 2, French, roches%20carbonat%C3%A9es%20de%20plate%2Dforme
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes se trouvent principalement dans des calcaires ou des dolomies de successions carbonatées de plateforme. 1, record 2, French, - succession%20carbonat%C3%A9e%20de%20plate%2Dforme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 2, record 2, French, - succession%20carbonat%C3%A9e%20de%20plate%2Dforme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - succession%20carbonat%C3%A9e%20de%20plate%2Dforme
Record 2, Key term(s)
- succession carbonatée de plateforme
- roches carbonatées de plateforme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Cooking Lake Formation
1, record 3, English, Cooking%20Lake%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, - Cooking%20Lake%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The basal platform carbonate, the Cooking Lake Formation, consist of interbedded fine-grained limestone with varying amounts of skeletal debris, fine-to coarse-grained skeletal calcarenites, locally with abundant stromatoporoids Amphiporarich beds, and pelletoid beds. 3, record 3, English, - Cooking%20Lake%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Alberta. 4, record 3, English, - Cooking%20Lake%20Formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de Cooking Lake
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20Cooking%20Lake
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%20Cooking%20Lake
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%20Cooking%20Lake
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Cooking Lake constitue la base de roches carbonatées de plate-forme, et est formée de calcaire microgrenu interstratifié avec des quantités variables de débris de squelettes, des calcarénites à squelettes, à grains de fins à moyens, renfermant par endroits d’abondants stromatoporoïdes, des couches riches en Amphipora et des couches à sphérules. 3, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Cooking%20Lake
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Birdbear Formation
1, record 4, English, Birdbear%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, - Birdbear%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The succeeding Nisku Formation of the Winterburn Group of Alberta and the essentially coeval Birdbear Formation of Saskatchewan and the Arcs Members of the southeast Formation consist of light grey to light brown, crystalline dolomites that cover the shelf carbonates and extend over the Ireton shales of eastern Alberta. 3, record 4, English, - Birdbear%20Formation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation de Birdbear
1, record 4, French, formation%20de%20Birdbear
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%20Birdbear
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%20Birdbear
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation suivante de Nisku du groupe de Winterburn en Alberta et la formation de Birdbear en Saskatchewan, en majorité du même âge, et le niveau d’Arcs de la formation de Southesk, sont constitués de dolomies cristallines gris pâles à brun pâle sus-jacentes aux roches carbonatées de la plate-forme, et se prolongent sur les schistes argileux d’Ireton dans l'est de l'Alberta. 3, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Birdbear
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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