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FACIES FAIBLE TEMPERATURE FAIBLE PRESSION [1 record]

Record 1 2008-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Petrography
OBS

... low-temperature facies series, including blueschist and eclogite facies, may be preserved throughout the crust.

OBS

... low-pressure facies series rocks may follow counterclockwise P-T-t [pressure-temperature-time] paths in response to rapid heating of the crust due to magma intrusion prior to uplift ...

OBS

low-temperature low-pressure facies: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Pétrographie
OBS

On pense que la croûte est métamorphisée dans le faciès zéolite (faible pression, faible température) alors que le manteau supérieur atteint le faciès schistes verts (moyenne pression, moyenne température).

OBS

Le métamorphisme se situe entre les processus sédimentaires (faible pression/faible température) et magmatique.

OBS

faciès de basse température et faible pression : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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