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Record 1 2003-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
  • Petrography
OBS

The [Sudbury Igneous] Complex consists of two main layer-like units ..., the Lower Zone and the Upper Zone. ... The Upper Zone (1-2.5 km thick), which is made up mainly of granophyre, has an abruptly transitional contact with the underlying quartz-rich gabbro.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
  • Pétrographie
OBS

Le Complexe [igné de Sudbury] est constitué de deux unités stratiformes principales [...] que l'on peut qualifier de Zone inférieure (Lower Zone) et de Zone supérieure (Upper Zone). [...] La Zone supérieure (1-2,5 km d'épaisseur), qui est composée surtout de granophyre, montre un contact progressif sur une courte distance avec le gabbro riche en quartz sous-jacent.

Spanish

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