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BANC INDURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hardground
1, record 1, English, hardground
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hard ground 2, record 1, English, hard%20ground
correct
- hard-ground 3, record 1, English, hard%2Dground
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A zone at the sea bottom, usually a few cm thick, the sediment of which is lithified to form a hardened surface, often encrusted, discolored, case-hardened, bored, and solution-ridden. 3, record 1, English, - hardground
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It implies a gap in sedimentation and may be preserved stratigraphically as an unconformity. 3, record 1, English, - hardground
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fond durci
1, record 1, French, fond%20durci
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- surface durcie 2, record 1, French, surface%20durcie
correct, feminine noun
- banc induré 3, record 1, French, banc%20indur%C3%A9
masculine noun
- surface rubéfiée 4, record 1, French, surface%20rub%C3%A9fi%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- hard ground 5, record 1, French, hard%20ground
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Endroit du fond marin où une mince couche de sédiments s'est durcie pour former une surface encroûtée d'oxyde de fer et de manganèse. 3, record 1, French, - fond%20durci
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est très fréquent de trouver, dans ces surfaces rubéfiées, des concentrations anormales de minéraux authigènes (exemples : glauconite, sidérite, dolomie, etc.). 4, record 1, French, - fond%20durci
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On observe les hard grounds dans les sédiments marins, notamment au sommet de séries calcaires, et on pense qu'ils traduisent un arrêt de la sédimentation causé par l'activité de courants de fond. 6, record 1, French, - fond%20durci
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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