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Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Arkose that has been welded or recrystallized by metamorphism so that it resembles a granite or a granitized sediment.

OBS

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

PHR

Sillimanite meta-arkose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

En 1094, la méta-arkose et le gneiss granitique ont été utilisés comme pierre à bâtir dans la construction de l'église de Saint-Paul-du-Nord. La pierre a été extraite de trois carrières artisanales [...] en bordure du fleuve Saint-Laurent.

OBS

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

PHR

Méta-arkose à sillimanite.

Spanish

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