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PROTOLITHIC ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- protolith
1, record 1, English, protolith
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- protolithic rock 2, record 1, English, protolithic%20rock
correct
- precursor rock 2, record 1, English, precursor%20rock
correct
- parent rock 3, record 1, English, parent%20rock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The original, unmetamorphosed rock from which a given metamorphic rock is formed. 4, record 1, English, - protolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metamorphic rocks are generally considered to have a parent rock, or protolith, which can be any rock type. 5, record 1, English, - protolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Residually enriched deposits are sedimentary concentrations of commodities achieved by in situ weathering of a suitable precursor rock. 2, record 1, English, - protolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protolith: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - protolith
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- protolite
1, record 1, French, protolite
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche originelle 2, record 1, French, roche%20originelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- roche de départ 3, record 1, French, roche%20de%20d%C3%A9part
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La minéralogie silicatée d'un skarn donné est, dans une large mesure, tributaire de la composition de son protolite [...] Les skarns formés à partir d'un protolite calcaire [...] renferment du grenat andradite en abondance [...] Les skarns formés à partir d'un protolite dolomitique [...] contiennent en abondance des minéraux magnésiens d'altération prograde [...] 4, record 1, French, - protolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - protolite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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