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Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- distal
1, record 1, English, distal
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- distant 2, record 1, English, distant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a sedimentary deposit consisting of fine clastics and formed farthest from the source area; ... 3, record 1, English, - distal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a "distal turbidite" consisting of thin silty varves, or the most remote foreland deposit derived from the borderland in a geosynclinal region. 3, record 1, English, - distal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Specular hematite is present in the outer-distal parts of the ore zone. 2, record 1, English, - distal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Zinc-rich exoskarns have in many cases developed along lithological contacts and structural pathways in unmetamorphosed rocks distant from the intrusive contact ... 2, record 1, English, - distal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "proximal." 4, record 1, English, - distal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distal
1, record 1, French, distal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à distance 2, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20distance
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- situé à distance 2, record 1, French, situ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20distance
correct
- éloigné 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9loign%C3%A9
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Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éloigné d'un lieu pris comme référence. 3, record 1, French, - distal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flysch distal, turbidites distales : déposés loin des sources d'apports terrigènes. 3, record 1, French, - distal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De l'oligiste est présente dans les parties externes et distales de la zone minéralisée. 2, record 1, French, - distal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les exoskarns riches en zinc se forment, dans de nombreux cas, le long de contacts lithologiques et de voies structurales dans des roches non métamorphisées, à distance du contact de l'intrusion. 2, record 1, French, - distal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonyme : proximal. 3, record 1, French, - distal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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