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GISEMENT ENCAISSE SCHISTES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shale-hosted deposit
1, record 1, English, shale%2Dhosted%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Individual deposits have been variously referred to as syngenetic, sedimentary, syndiagenetic, diagenetic, stratiform, concordant, peneconcordant, stratabound, stratiform, sediment-hosted, shale-hosted, sandstone-hosted and carbonate-hosted. 2, record 1, English, - shale%2Dhosted%20deposit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shale hosted deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte encaissé dans des schistes
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20encaiss%C3%A9%20dans%20des%20schistes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gisement encaissé dans des schistes 1, record 1, French, gisement%20encaiss%C3%A9%20dans%20des%20schistes
correct, masculine noun
- gîte encaissé dans des shales 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20encaiss%C3%A9%20dans%20des%20shales
avoid, anglicism, see observation, masculine noun
- gisement encaissé dans des shales 1, record 1, French, gisement%20encaiss%C3%A9%20dans%20des%20shales
avoid, anglicism, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Que les schistes soient de nature métamorphique (en anglais «schist») ou d'origine sédimentaire (en anglais «shale»), il n'en reste pas moins qu'il s'agit de schistes et que le terme «shale» est un emprunt inutile. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20encaiss%C3%A9%20dans%20des%20schistes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gîte encaissé dans des shales; gisement encaissé dans des shales : termes proposés par une réviseure scientifique, Division de l'information scientifique, Secteur des sciences de la Terre, Ressources naturelles Canada. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20encaiss%C3%A9%20dans%20des%20schistes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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