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ARC KOOTENAY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kootenay Arc
1, record 1, English, Kootenay%20Arc
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Kootenay Arch 2, record 1, English, Kootenay%20Arch
see observation, British Columbia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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. 3, record 1, English, - Kootenay%20Arc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Kootenay Arc is a 400-kilometre-long curving belt of early Paleozoic to Mesozoic sedimentary, volcanic and metamorphic rocks. It trends northeast across Washington state into British Columbia, then north along Kootenay Lake ... 4, record 1, English, - Kootenay%20Arc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The Kootenay Arc is a broad bend in the regional geologic framework ... Sharply delineating the east boundary of the Kootenay Arc, the Jumpoff Joe Fault juxtaposes rocks of the arc against partly coeval rocks of the Belt Supergroup ... 5, record 1, English, - Kootenay%20Arc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
North of the Kootenay Arch from the Big Bend of Columbia River to northern British Columbia lead-zinc deposits are sparse. 6, record 1, English, - Kootenay%20Arc
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arc de Kootenay
1, record 1, French, arc%20de%20Kootenay
correct, see observation, masculine noun, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - arc%20de%20Kootenay
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - arc%20de%20Kootenay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Au nord de l'arc de Kootenay, entre le grand coude du fleuve Columbia et le nord de la Colombie-Britannique, les gîtes de plomb et de zinc sont épars. 3, record 1, French, - arc%20de%20Kootenay
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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