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ALTERATION MINERAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alteration mineral
1, record 1, English, alteration%20mineral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secondary mineral derived from a primary mineral by alteration. 2, record 1, English, - alteration%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Muscovite is stable over a wide pressure-temperature field and this accounts for its common occurrence as an alteration mineral. 3, record 1, English, - alteration%20mineral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minéral d'altération
1, record 1, French, min%C3%A9ral%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nouveau composé minéral obtenu par suite de la réaction de solutions avec les minéraux de la roche encaissante d'un gîte. 2, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches encaissantes de nombreux gîtes minéraux son modifiées par l'introduction de solutions qui ont précédé ou accompagné le dépôt des minerais. D'ordinaire, ces solutions réagissent avec les minéraux constituant la roche primitive pour former de nouveaux composés minéraux [...] Les minéraux d'altération les plus communs sont le mica blanc, la chlorite, le quartz ou autres composés de silice, la calcite ou autres composés carbonatés et la pyrite disséminée. 3, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'épidote [...] est un minéral d'altération [...] et de métamorphisme [...] 4, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Dans les porphyres cuprifères, le rutile est un minéral d'altération provenant soit de minéraux titanifères proprement dits [...] soit de biotites ou d'amphiboles [...] 5, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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