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ASSEMBLAGE CHEVAUCHANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overlap assemblage
1, record 1, English, overlap%20assemblage
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A post-accretion unit of sedimentary or igneous rocks deposited on, or intruded into, two or more adjacent terranes. 2, record 1, English, - overlap%20assemblage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A general term referring to the extension of marine or terrestrial strata beyond underlying rocks whose edges are thereby concealed or overlapped, and to the unconformity that commonly accompanies such a relation. 3, record 1, English, - overlap%20assemblage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
overlap assemblage: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - overlap%20assemblage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- assemblage chevauchant
1, record 1, French, assemblage%20chevauchant
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches du Trias [...] renferment des zircons détritiques datant du Paléozoïque moyen à tardif et présentent des signatures géochimiques uniques [...], ce qui démontre que ces roches représentent l'assemblage chevauchant le plus précoce observé reliant les terranes allochtones à l'AMA [ancestrale marge de l'Amérique du Nord] dans la Cordillère septentrionale. 2, record 1, French, - assemblage%20chevauchant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
assemblage chevauchant : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - assemblage%20chevauchant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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