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PILLOWED LAVA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pillow lava
1, record 1, English, pillow%20lava
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pillowed lava 2, record 1, English, pillowed%20lava
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] lava displaying pillow structure and considered to have formed under water. 3, record 1, English, - pillow%20lava
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such lava is usually basaltic or andesitic. 3, record 1, English, - pillow%20lava
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pillow structure: A structure ... characterized by discontinuous pillow-shaped masses ... 3, record 1, English, - pillow%20lava
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Not to be confused with ellipsoidal lava which is an inclusive term for any lava flow with an ellipsoidal pattern. 4, record 1, English, - pillow%20lava
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
pillow lava; pillowed lava: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - pillow%20lava
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lave en coussins
1, record 1, French, lave%20en%20coussins
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lave coussinée 2, record 1, French, lave%20coussin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- lave en coussinets 3, record 1, French, lave%20en%20coussinets
correct, feminine noun
- lave en oreillers 4, record 1, French, lave%20en%20oreillers
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amoncellements de boules basaltiques à structure radiale, cimentées entre elles, qui se forment [...] lorsque sous l'eau une coulée progresse sur une déclivité suffisamment forte pour permettre à des balles de lave de naître et de rouler au bas de la pente au terme d'un processus qui commence par la formation rapide d'une carapace superficielle et se poursuit par le suintement de lave fluide par-dessus cette carapace. 5, record 1, French, - lave%20en%20coussins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'elle [la surface d'épanchement] est inclinée, et généralement au front de toutes les coulées subaquatiques, apparaissent les «laves en coussins» (pillow lavas), dont les éléments arrondis ont des dimensions variant de l'ordre de la dizaine de mètres à celui de décimètre. 6, record 1, French, - lave%20en%20coussins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette lave se gonfle en excroissances dont l'enveloppe se fige sous l'eau beaucoup plus vite qu'elle ne l'aurait fait à l'air [...] 5, record 1, French, - lave%20en%20coussins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lave en coussins; lave coussinée : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - lave%20en%20coussins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Lave en oreillers de type basaltique. 8, record 1, French, - lave%20en%20coussins
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lava almohadillada
1, record 1, Spanish, lava%20almohadillada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En las erupciones submarinas, el magma, al solidificarse, adopta la forma de un montón de cojines (lava almohadillada). 1, record 1, Spanish, - lava%20almohadillada
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