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INTRUDED GRANITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intruded granite
1, record 1, English, intruded%20granite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- intrusive granite 2, record 1, English, intrusive%20granite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intruded granite bodies show sharp contacts with their wall rocks, except, possibly, where they cut across reactive rocks such as limestone or incompetent rocks such as shale. 1, record 1, English, - intruded%20granite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Intrusive granites are accompanied by contact metamorphism or, at the best, very limited injection phenomena; .... 2, record 1, English, - intruded%20granite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- granite magmatique
1, record 1, French, granite%20magmatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- granite intrusif 2, record 1, French, granite%20intrusif
correct, masculine noun
- granite circonscrit 3, record 1, French, granite%20circonscrit
correct, masculine noun
- granite discordant 4, record 1, French, granite%20discordant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le granite [...] a pour origine une «masse en fusion ou magma» venue de la pyrosphère; c'est le cas des granites en «massifs bien circonscrits» («granites magmatiques» ou «granites intrusifs»). 1, record 1, French, - granite%20magmatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Granites discordants. Ils constituent d'énormes massifs qui tranchent avec netteté sur les roches encaissantes découpées à l'emporte-pièce. Ils sont séparés de l'encaissant par une zone de transition, très peu étendue, où l'on remarque une interpénétration de minéraux du granite [...] 4, record 1, French, - granite%20magmatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On distingue deux grandes catégories de gisements granitiques : les granites intrusifs, d'origine exotique, disposés en massifs circonscrits bien délimités et mis en place dans des terrains quelconques auxquels ils sont manifestement étrangers; et les granites autochtones ou granites d'anatexie [...] 5, record 1, French, - granite%20magmatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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