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Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hornfels
1, record 1, English, hornfels
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-grained rock composed of a mosaic of equidimensional grains without preferred orientation and typically formed by contact metamorphism. 2, record 1, English, - hornfels
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where better igneous rock is not available, hornfels is often used locally as road metal. 3, record 1, English, - hornfels
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hornfelses are described by prefixing the names of significant minerals or mineral groups, e.g. garnet-hornfels, pyroxene-hornfels, calc-silicate hornfels ... 4, record 1, English, - hornfels
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Pyroxene hornfels. 5, record 1, English, - hornfels
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne
1, record 1, French, corn%C3%A9enne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hornfels 2, record 1, French, hornfels
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roches à grain fin, à structure équante, constituées d'un agrégat de quartz, mica et feldspath avec ou sans grenats, contenant parfois de l'amphibole et du pyroxène. 2, record 1, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches métamorphiques silicatées à texture isotrope sont appelées cornéennes et [...] distinguées les unes des autres à l'aide d'un nom de minéral : cornéenne à cordiérite, à sillimanite, etc. 3, record 1, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] à proximité du contact, on passe à des roches dures, massives, à grains fins, isotropes (les minéraux de cordiérite et d'andalousite sont dispersés dans toute la masse, il n'y a plus d'orientation préférentielle). On les nomme cornéennes car leur aspect rappelle celui de la corne. 4, record 1, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les cornéennes ont une structure finement cristalline, d'apparence homogène, qui confère à leur cassure un aspect corné. [...] Elles sont très dures et peuvent convenir à l'empierrement des routes. 5, record 1, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cornéenne à pyroxène. 6, record 1, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca córnea
1, record 1, Spanish, roca%20c%C3%B3rnea
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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