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LACCOLITH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- laccolith
1, record 1, English, laccolith
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- laccolite 2, record 1, English, laccolite
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An intrusion of igneous rock which spreads along bedding planes and forces the overlying strata into a dome. 3, record 1, English, - laccolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Grove Karl Gilbert ... coined the term "laccolite" (now laccolith) to describe the characteristic shapes of some of the igneous intrusions that core the mountains. 4, record 1, English, - laccolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
laccolith: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - laccolith
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laccolite
1, record 1, French, laccolite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Massif de roche magmatique. 2, record 1, French, - laccolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les laccolites [...] sont en quelque sorte des volcans avortés. [...] Leur base, sensiblement horizontale, est en relation avec le magma sous-jacent par une cheminée verticale. Leur section est elliptique, leur toit en forme de coupole pouvant émettre des apophyses dans les roches sédimentaires encaissantes. 3, record 1, French, - laccolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
laccolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - laccolite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- laccolithe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lacolito
1, record 1, Spanish, lacolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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