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GROUPE ASITKA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Asitka Group
1, record 1, English, Asitka%20Group
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, - Asitka%20Group
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Lower Permian and earlier Asitka Group at the northernmost end of the Pinchi Geanticline is unusual in that it contains abundant rhyolite that is locally spherulitic (Lord, 1948), although it contains andesitic lavas and associated pyroclasitcs also. 3, record 1, English, - Asitka%20Group
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in eastern Interior Plateau, Western Canada. 4, record 1, English, - Asitka%20Group
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe d'Asitka
1, record 1, French, groupe%20d%27Asitka
correct, see observation, masculine 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, - groupe%20d%27Asitka
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, - groupe%20d%27Asitka
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le groupe d'Asitka dans la partie la plus septentrionale du géanticlinal de Pinchi remonte au Permien inférieur et à un âge plus ancien. Il est unique par sa teneur abondante de thyolite, spérolithique par endroits (Lord, 1948), bien qu'il renferme aussi des laves andésitiques et des roches pyroclastiques apparentées. 3, record 1, French, - groupe%20d%27Asitka
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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