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Record 1 2007-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

... a gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.

CONT

These sedimentary gneisses (or paragneisses, as they are often called) are often rich in biotite and garnet and may contain kyanite and sillimanite, or less frequently calcite.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Du point de vue génétique, on distingue [...] des «paragneiss» provenant du métamorphisme de roches sédimentaires.

OBS

Une [...] distinction avait été faite par Rosenbusch (1898) suivant que le métamorphisme affecte des roches éruptives (orthogneiss) ou sédimentaires (paragneiss).

OBS

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

Spanish

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