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WACKESTONE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wackestone
1, record 1, English, wackestone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of limestone ... in which grains make up more than 10% of the rock but the grains are mud supported ... 2, record 1, English, - wackestone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- wackestone
1, record 1, French, wackestone
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche carbonatée détritique contenant plus de 10 % de grains (particules de diamètre supérieur à 20 microns) dans une matrice boueuse. 2, record 1, French, - wackestone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- skeletal lime wackestone
1, record 2, English, skeletal%20lime%20wackestone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- skeletal fragment lime wackestone 2, record 2, English, skeletal%20fragment%20lime%20wackestone
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
skeletal lime wackestone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - skeletal%20lime%20wackestone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- wackestone squelettique
1, record 2, French, wackestone%20squelettique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- wackestone à bioclastes 2, record 2, French, wackestone%20%C3%A0%20bioclastes
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wackestone à bioclastes : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - wackestone%20squelettique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Wackestone squelettique à algues calcaires, bivalves et ostracodes. 1, record 2, French, - wackestone%20squelettique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-07-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- algal boundstone
1, record 3, English, algal%20boundstone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- algal bindstone 2, record 3, English, algal%20bindstone
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Algal boundstone (bindstone in the terminology of Embry and Klovan) Finely laminated, algal boundstone from the Green River Formation (Eocene, Wyoming, USA). This type of rock is more commonly known as a stromatolite. 2, record 3, English, - algal%20boundstone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Boundstone is an indigenous deposit of limestone that was bound by algae, coral, or other unicellular organism when it was formed. 3, record 3, English, - algal%20boundstone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
algal boundstone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - algal%20boundstone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- boundstone algaire
1, record 3, French, boundstone%20algaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Nouveau Brunswick, le lithotype prédominant et caractéristique constitue le boundstone algaire gris à brun jaunâtre, avec prédominance, par endroits, de bafflestone, de wackestone et de packstone. 2, record 3, French, - boundstone%20algaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boundstone algaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - boundstone%20algaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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