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LINEAR PARALLELISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Mineralogy
CONT

Lineation may be expressed by the parallel orientation of the long dimensions of minerals, long axes of pebbles, striae on slickensides, streaks of minerals, cleavage-bedding intersection, intersection of two cleavages, and fold axis.

OBS

lineation: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Trace linéaire inscrite sur un plan de schistosité ou de foliation.

CONT

Les roches métamorphiques peuvent présenter en outre des structures «linéaires», ou «linéations». Un bon exemple en est, dans le plan de foliation ou de gneissosité, l'alignement des cristaux d'amphiboles et autres minéraux allongés, tous parallèlement à une même direction.

OBS

linéation : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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