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FORMATION MOUNT FORSTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mount Forster Formation
1, record 1, English, Mount%20Forster%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 1, English, - Mount%20Forster%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Mount Forster [Formation] disconformably overlies the Beaverfoot Formation and is disconformably overlain by 200 feet of limestone and gypsum of the early Upper Devonian Starbird Formation (Reesor, 1957). 3, record 1, English, - Mount%20Forster%20Formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 1, English, - Mount%20Forster%20Formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de Mount Forster
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20Mount%20Forster
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Mount%20Forster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Mount%20Forster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Mount Forster repose en discordance sur la formation de Beaverfoot et est recouverte en discordance par 200 pieds de calcaire et de gypse de la formation de Starbird du début du Dévonien supérieur (Reesor, 1957). 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20Mount%20Forster
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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