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ROCHES ORDOVICIENNES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Ordovician
1, record 1, English, Ordovician
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ordovician ophiolitic succession. 1, record 1, English, - Ordovician
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- de l’Ordovicien
1, record 1, French, de%20l%26rsquo%3BOrdovicien
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ordovicien 1, record 1, French, ordovicien
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Complexe ophiolitique de l’Ordovicien. 1, record 1, French, - de%20l%26rsquo%3BOrdovicien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Roches ferrugineuses ordoviciennes. 1, record 1, French, - de%20l%26rsquo%3BOrdovicien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Awantjish Formation
1, record 2, English, Awantjish%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, - Awantjish%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the Matapedia region along northern Gaspé Trough about 10,000 feet of Silurian strata comprise four conformable formations. The Awantjish Formation, the oldest, consists of 150 to 1,000 feet of late Llandoverian green, grey, and rare red calcareous shale and siltstone that rest unconformably on folded Ordovician rocks in a small inlier. 3, record 2, English, - Awantjish%20Formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Southeastern Canada. 4, record 2, English, - Awantjish%20Formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation d’Awantjish
1, record 2, French, formation%20d%26rsquo%3BAwantjish
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%3BAwantjish
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%3BAwantjish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans la région de la Matapédia, le long du flanc nord de la dépression de Gaspé, les couches siluriennes, d’une puissance d’environ 10, 000 pieds, comprennent quatre formations concordantes. La formation d’Awantjish, la plus ancienne, épaisse de 150 à 1, 000 pieds, est formée de schiste argileux calcaire et siltstone verts, gris et rarement rouges, de la fin du Llandovérien et recouvre en discordance les roches ordoviciennes plissées dans une petite enclave. 3, record 2, French, - formation%20d%26rsquo%3BAwantjish
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Algonquin Arch
1, record 3, English, Algonquin%20Arch
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, - Algonquin%20Arch
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The peninsula of southwestern Ontario is separated from the Ottawa-Quebec Lowland by the Precambrian rocks of the Frontenac Arch. The peninsula itself is underlain by a southwest-trending Precambrian basement high - the Algonquin Arch - from which Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian and Devocian rocks dip northwesterly into Michigan Basin and southeasterly into Allegheny Trough. 3, record 3, English, - Algonquin%20Arch
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arche d’Algonquin
1, record 3, French, arche%20d%26rsquo%3BAlgonquin
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, - arche%20d%26rsquo%3BAlgonquin
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, - arche%20d%26rsquo%3BAlgonquin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La péninsule du sud-ouest de l'Ontario est séparée des basses-terres de la région Ottawa-Québec par les roches précambriennes de l'arche de Frontenac. La péninsule proprement dite recouvre une région haute du socle précambrien orientée sud-ouest, dénommée l'arche d’Algonquin, à partir de laquelle les roches cambriennes, ordoviciennes, siluriennes et dévoniennes plongent vers le nord-ouest dans le bassin de Michigan et vers le sud-est dans la fosse d’Alleghanys. 3, record 3, French, - arche%20d%26rsquo%3BAlgonquin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ordovician strata 1, record 4, English, ordovician%20strata
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roches ordoviciennes 1, record 4, French, roches%20ordoviciennes
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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