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CONGLOMERAT BASE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basal conglomerate
1, record 1, English, basal%20conglomerate
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- base conglomerate 2, record 1, English, base%20conglomerate
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A well-sorted, lithologically homogeneous conglomerate that forms the bottom stratigraphic unit of a sedimentary series and that rests on a surface of erosion, thereby marking an unconformity ... 3, record 1, English, - basal%20conglomerate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "basal conglomerate" has the stratigraphic implication of a conglomerate which lies above an unconformity, and is chiefly formed of fragments derived from below this plane. 4, record 1, English, - basal%20conglomerate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
basal conglomerate: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - basal%20conglomerate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conglomérat de base
1, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20de%20base
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conglomérat basal 2, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20basal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Conglomérats de base. Ce sont des séries granoclassées montrant des interdigitations à l'Ackerblom Island. Tout à la base, le matériel est directement arraché au soubassement; il se présente sans classement, empilé pêle-mêle et il égalise les irrégularités de surface du socle. 3, record 1, French, - conglom%C3%A9rat%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les «conglomérats de base» [...] soulignent les transgressions (cordon littoral ou sol continental remanié) [...]. 4, record 1, French, - conglom%C3%A9rat%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conglomérat de base : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - conglom%C3%A9rat%20de%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conglomerado de base
1, record 1, Spanish, conglomerado%20de%20base
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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