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FORMATION LAC CROCHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-12-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lac Croche Formation
1, record 1, English, Lac%20Croche%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
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. 2, record 1, English, - Lac%20Croche%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the west near Témiscouata, about 1,200 feet of sandstone, limestone, and minor dolomite make up the Lac Croche Formation of Pridoli age which there lies at the northwestern limit of Pridoli and Lower Devonian strata and is a more sandy correlative of the lower part of the Cape Bon Ami to the south and east. 3, record 1, English, - Lac%20Croche%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation du Lac Croche
1, record 1, French, formation%20du%20Lac%20Croche
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
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, - formation%20du%20Lac%20Croche
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, - formation%20du%20Lac%20Croche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans l'ouest, près du Témiscouata, environ 1,200 pieds de grès, de calcaire et un peu de dolomie constituent la formation du Lac Croche du Pridoli et se trouvent à cet endroit à la limite nord-ouest des couches du Pridoli et celles du Dévonien inférieur; ces roches ont un faciès plus arénacé correspondant à la partie inférieure de la formation de Cap Bon Ami dans le sud et dans l'est. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20du%20Lac%20Croche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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