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STRATIFICATION ONDULEE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wavy bedding
1, record 1, English, wavy%20bedding
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wavy stratification 2, record 1, English, wavy%20stratification
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wavy bedding occurs when mud is deposited over the whole area of a bed of rippled and/or cross stratified sand. It usually loosely follows the alternating concave-convex nature of the ripples[,] creating a wavy appearance. In wavy bedding[,] the ripples are laterally discontinuous. 3, record 1, English, - wavy%20bedding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stratification ondulée
1, record 1, French, stratification%20ondul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- convolute bedding
1, record 2, English, convolute%20bedding
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- convolute lamination 1, record 2, English, convolute%20lamination
correct
- convolution 1, record 2, English, convolution
correct
- contorted bedding 1, record 2, English, contorted%20bedding
correct
- crinkled bedding 1, record 2, English, crinkled%20bedding
correct
- curly bedding 1, record 2, English, curly%20bedding
correct
- hassock structure 1, record 2, English, hassock%20structure
correct
- intrastratal flow structure 1, record 2, English, intrastratal%20flow%20structure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the wavy, extremely disorganized, and markedly and intricately crumpled, twisted, or folded laminae that are confined within a single, relatively thin, well-defined, undeformed layer, that die out both upward and downward, and that are overlain and underlain by parallel undisturbed layers. 1, record 2, English, - convolute%20bedding
Record 2, Key term(s)
- curled bedding
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stratification convolutée
1, record 2, French, stratification%20convolut%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- convolutions 2, record 2, French, convolutions
feminine noun, plural
- stratification ondulée 2, record 2, French, stratification%20ondul%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- laminas en volutes 2, record 2, French, laminas%20en%20volutes
feminine noun, plural
- lamines en volutes 2, record 2, French, lamines%20en%20volutes
feminine noun, plural
- contournements 3, record 2, French, contournements
masculine noun, plural
- couches contournées 3, record 2, French, couches%20contourn%C3%A9es
feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure ondulée ou contournée qui s'amincit progressivement vers le haut ou le bas dans un ensemble sédimentaire. 2, record 2, French, - stratification%20convolut%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De nombreux sédiments fins et stratifiés présentent des replis et divers types de déformations de la stratification interne. Les niveaux alternativement sombres et clairs, grossiers ou plus fins mettent en évidence une microtectonique qui dessine des figures de plis dysharmoniques depuis les plus simples jusqu'aux plus compliqués: plis, failles, chevauchements. C'est cet ensemble de figures que l'on appelle «contournements» et couches contournées. 3, record 2, French, - stratification%20convolut%C3%A9e
Record 2, Key term(s)
- convolution
- lamina en volute
- lamine en volute
- contournement
- couche contournée
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wavy bedded
1, record 3, English, wavy%20bedded
adjective phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "wavy bedding." 2, record 3, English, - wavy%20bedded
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- à stratification ondulée
1, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20stratification%20ondul%C3%A9e
proposal, adjective phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- à stratification onduleuse 2, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20stratification%20onduleuse
adjective phrase
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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