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SILTITE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- siltstone
1, record 1, English, siltstone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- siltite 2, record 1, English, siltite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] indurated silt having a texture similar to shale but usually lacking its fine lamellar structure. 3, record 1, English, - siltstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Siltstone is the consolidated clastic sediment composed essentially of silt-sized particles. 4, record 1, English, - siltstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Silt is defined as an unconsolidated clastic sediment most of the particles falling within the range of 1/16 mm (62.5 microns) to 1/256 mm (3.9 microns) in diameter. 4, record 1, English, - siltstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... generally [siltstones] are intermediate between shale and sandstone in both grain-size and composition. 3, record 1, English, - siltstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
siltstone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - siltstone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- siltite
1, record 1, French, siltite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- silt 2, record 1, French, silt
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- microgrès 3, record 1, French, microgr%C3%A8s
masculine noun
- siltstone 4, record 1, French, siltstone
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire consolidée qui dérive des sédiments détritiques meubles dont le grain est compris entre 1/256 mm (3,9 µm) et 1/16 mm (62,5 µm). 5, record 1, French, - siltite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le siltstone est un grès fissile à grain extrêmement fin. 6, record 1, French, - siltite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
siltstone : Ce terme a été utilisé dans la traduction des volumes du «Decade of North American Geology» et est en usage à la Commission géologique du Canada. Nous le déplorons, car c’est un mot anglais dont on peut facilement se passer. 5, record 1, French, - siltite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
silt : Ce terme désigne à la fois les sédiments détritiques meubles et les roches qui en dérivent. 5, record 1, French, - siltite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
siltstone : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - siltite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coarsening upward
1, record 2, English, coarsening%20upward
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- upward coarsening 2, record 2, English, upward%20coarsening
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Offlaps occur when progressively younger sediments have been deposited in layers offset seaward, often associated with an upward coarsening. 2, record 2, English, - coarsening%20upward
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- granulométrie croissante vers le haut
1, record 2, French, granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- granocroissance ascendante 2, record 2, French, granocroissance%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
- granocroissance vers le haut 3, record 2, French, granocroissance%20vers%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La formation présente une granulométrie croissante vers le haut, sa partie inférieure étant principalement constituée de grès de grains très fins à fins, à stratification croisée à petite échelle et à stratification croisée à petite échelle chevauchante, gris et gris brunâtre à rouge, interlité avec du mudstone et de la siltite rouge. 1, record 2, French, - granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
granocroissance ascendante : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- coarsening-upward succession
1, record 3, English, coarsening%2Dupward%20succession
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- coarsening upward succession 2, record 3, English, coarsening%20upward%20succession
correct
- coarsening-upwards sequence 3, record 3, English, coarsening%2Dupwards%20sequence
correct
- coarsening-upward sequence 4, record 3, English, coarsening%2Dupward%20sequence
correct
- upward-coarsening sequence 5, record 3, English, upward%2Dcoarsening%20sequence
correct
- upward coarsening sequence 6, record 3, English, upward%20coarsening%20sequence
correct
- upward-coarsening succession 7, record 3, English, upward%2Dcoarsening%20succession
correct
- upward coarsening succession 8, record 3, English, upward%20coarsening%20succession
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vertical change in a facies in which the grain size increases with height above the base. 1, record 3, English, - coarsening%2Dupward%20succession
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lower coarsening-upwards sequence is a fine to medium-grained sandstone-dominated interval with minor interbeds of shale, siltstone and shaley siltstones. 3, record 3, English, - coarsening%2Dupward%20succession
Record 3, Key term(s)
- coarsening upwards sequence
- coarsening upward sequence
- coarsening-upwards succession
- coarsening upwards succession
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- séquence à granulométrie croissante vers le haut
1, record 3, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- séquence à granocroissance vers le haut 2, record 3, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granocroissance%20vers%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
- séquence à granocroissance ascendante 3, record 3, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granocroissance%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
- séquence à granoclassement inverse 4, record 3, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granoclassement%20inverse
correct, feminine noun
- succession à granocroissance ascendante 5, record 3, French, succession%20%C3%A0%20granocroissance%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Séquence à granulométrie croissante vers le haut de grès à grains fins et de mudstone principalement rouges et gris dans la partie inférieure et de grès lithique et feldspathique à gros grains, gris verdâtre par endroits, ainsi que de conglomérat polymictique à galets vers le sommet. 1, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La Formation de Campbellton est une séquence alluviale à granocroissance vers le haut de grès de grains fins à moyens, gris verdâtre, et de siltite calcaire à non calcaire interlités(membre [...], dont la granulométrie vers le haut passe du grès de grains moyens à grossiers et d’un conglomérat de galets à cailloux, prenant une teinte rouge grisâtre vers le sommet du stratotype. 2, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La Formation de Tomogonops est constituée d’une séquence à granoclassement inverse de siltite calcareuse en strates minces à moyennes, gris pâle à moyen, de schiste, de wacke lithique et de wacke quartzifère ainsi que de grès à gros grains, non calcareux, en strates plus épaisses, et d’un conglomérat renfermant des clastes de roches sédimentaires, volcanomafiques et volcanofelsiques [...] 4, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un caractère important (et facile à observer) des sédiments est la présence éventuelle de granoclassement («graded bedding»). On distingue le granoclassement normal («fining upward») où les sédiments deviennent de plus en plus fins vers le haut et le granoclassement inverse («coarsening upward») où les sédiments sont de plus en plus grossiers vers le haut. 6, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La succession sédimentaire entre le sommet de la Formation de Wyandot et les matériaux sommitaux du Cénozoïque [...] présente une granocroissance ascendante [...] 7, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20croissante%20vers%20le%20haut
Record 3, Key term(s)
- succession à granulométrie croissante vers le haut
- succession à granocroissance vers le haut
- succession à granoclassement inverse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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