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AUTOLITH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- autolith
1, record 1, English, autolith
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cognate xenolith 2, record 1, English, cognate%20xenolith
correct
- cognate inclusion 3, record 1, English, cognate%20inclusion
correct
- endogenous inclusion 4, record 1, English, endogenous%20inclusion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An inclusion in an igneous rock to which it is genetically related. 4, record 1, English, - autolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some authors have suggested that [chromitites in harzburgite tectonites] are outliers of the cumulate succession that were incorporated in the tectonite either by gravitational sinking of dense autoliths ... or by infolding of the lowermost cumulate layers ... 5, record 1, English, - autolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the olivine gabbro has heterogeneous texture, and abundant cognate and hornfelsed metasedimentary xenoliths. 5, record 1, English, - autolith
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autolithe
1, record 1, French, autolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- enclave syngénétique 2, record 1, French, enclave%20syng%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
feminine noun
- enclave endogène 3, record 1, French, enclave%20endog%C3%A8ne
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains chercheurs ont suggéré [que les chromitites dans les harzburgites tectonisées] puissent constituer des fragments de la séquence à cumulats ayant été incorporés aux harzburgites [...] soit par enfoncement gravitaire d'autolithes denses [...] soit par involution des lits à cumulats présents à la base de la séquence stratifiée [...] 1, record 1, French, - autolithe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le gabbro à olivine a une texture hétérogène et contient une abondance d'enclaves syngénétiques et de xénolites de roches métasédimentaires transformées en cornéenne. 1, record 1, French, - autolithe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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