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SEQUENCE PLISSEE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shale sequence
1, record 1, English, shale%20sequence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shale succession 2, record 1, English, shale%20succession
correct
- sequence of shale 3, record 1, English, sequence%20of%20shale
correct
- succession of shale 4, record 1, English, succession%20of%20shale
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Below the Nisku Formation and in this area, apparently in conformable relation to it, is the shale sequence of the Ireton Formation. 5, record 1, English, - shale%20sequence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shale sequence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - shale%20sequence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séquence de schiste
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- succession de schiste 1, record 1, French, succession%20de%20schiste
correct, feminine noun
- assemblage de schiste 1, record 1, French, assemblage%20de%20schiste
correct, feminine noun
- séquence de shale 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9quence%20de%20shale
anglicism, see observation, feminine noun
- succession de shale 3, record 1, French, succession%20de%20shale
anglicism, see observation, feminine noun
- assemblage de shale 4, record 1, French, assemblage%20de%20shale
anglicism, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cartographie structurale de surface a révélé une séquence de shale marin d’une puissance de 4 000 m, d’âge ordovicien-silurien, faiblement plissée [...] et chevauchée en discordance par un lambeau de charriage de forme synclinale [...] 5, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches des nappes de Sillery de Chaudière et de Granby appartiennent à l’assemblage de shale - grès feldspathique [...] 6, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Que le schiste soit de nature métamorphique (en anglais «schist») ou d’origine sédimentaire (en anglais «shale»), il n’en reste pas moins qu’il s’agit de schiste et que le terme «shale» est un emprunt inutile. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
séquence de shale; succession de shale; assemblage de shale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20de%20schiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mines Gaspé
1, record 2, English, Mines%20Gasp%C3%A9
correct, Quebec
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Gaspé Copper 1, record 2, English, Gasp%C3%A9%20Copper
correct, Quebec
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Mines Gaspé copper deposits at Murdochville, Quebec are hosted by a folded, carbonate-rich Lower Paleozoic sequence of the Gaspé-Connecticut Valley synclinorium ... 1, record 2, English, - Mines%20Gasp%C3%A9
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Mines Gaspé
1, record 2, French, Mines%20Gasp%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les gisements de cuivre de Mines Gaspé, à Murdochville au Québec, sont encaissés dans une séquence plissée du synclinorium de Gaspé-Connecticut Valley remontant au Paléozoïque inférieur et qui renferme une forte composante de roches carbonatées [...] 1, record 2, French, - Mines%20Gasp%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Gaspé-Connecticut Valley synclinorium
1, record 3, English, Gasp%C3%A9%2DConnecticut%20Valley%20synclinorium
correct, Quebec
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Mines Gaspé copper deposits at Murdochville, Quebec are hosted by a folded, carbonate-rich Lower Paleozoic sequence of the Gaspé-Connecticut Valley synclinorium ... 1, record 3, English, - Gasp%C3%A9%2DConnecticut%20Valley%20synclinorium
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- synclinorium de Gaspé-Connecticut Valley
1, record 3, French, synclinorium%20de%20Gasp%C3%A9%2DConnecticut%20Valley
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les gisements de cuivre de Mines Gaspé, à Murdochville au Québec, sont encaissés dans une séquence plissée du synclinorium de Gaspé-Connecticut Valley remontant au Paléozoïque inférieur et qui renferme une forte composante de roches carbonatées [...] 1, record 3, French, - synclinorium%20de%20Gasp%C3%A9%2DConnecticut%20Valley
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-05-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- folded sequence
1, record 4, English, folded%20sequence
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Mines Gaspé copper deposits at Murdochville, Quebec are hosted by a folded, carbonate-rich Lower Paleozoic sequence of the Gaspé-Connecticut Valley synclinorium ... 1, record 4, English, - folded%20sequence
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- séquence plissée
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9quence%20pliss%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gisements de cuivre de Mines Gaspé, à Murdochville au Québec, sont encaissés dans une séquence plissée du synclinorium de Gaspé-Connecticut Valley remontant au Paléozoïque inférieur et qui renferme une forte composante de roches carbonatées [...] 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20pliss%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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