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CALCAIRE DOLOMITIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- platey dolomitic limestone
1, record 1, English, platey%20dolomitic%20limestone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- platy dolomitic limestone 2, record 1, English, platy%20dolomitic%20limestone
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calcaire dolomitique en plaquettes
1, record 1, French, calcaire%20dolomitique%20en%20plaquettes
correct, masculine 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 2005-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dolomitic limestone
1, record 2, English, dolomitic%20limestone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dolomite limestone 2, record 2, English, dolomite%20limestone
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A limestone in which the mineral dolomite is conspicuous, but calcite is more abundant; specif. a limestone containing 10-50% dolomite and 50-90% calcite and having an approximate magnesium-carbonate equivalent of 4.4-22.7% ..., or a limestone whose Ca/Mg ratio ranges from 4.74 to 60 ... 2, record 2, English, - dolomitic%20limestone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calcaire dolomitique
1, record 2, French, calcaire%20dolomitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Dévonien supérieur se compose de carbonates [...] au-dessus desquels on trouve les calcaires dolomitiques [...] 2, record 2, French, - calcaire%20dolomitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1979-10-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Calcareous Rock (Quarrying)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Tyndall building stone
1, record 3, English, Tyndall%20building%20stone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) a mottled dolomitic limestone containing large cephalopods and gastropods, (...) obtained from the Ordovician Red River Formation (...) 1, record 3, English, - Tyndall%20building%20stone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Tyndall building stone is found exclusively in the province of Manitoba. 2, record 3, English, - Tyndall%20building%20stone
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Tyndall stone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Carrières de roches calcaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- calcaire dolomitique de Tyndall 1, record 3, French, calcaire%20dolomitique%20de%20Tyndall
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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