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partial melting [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- partial melting
1, record 1, English, partial%20melting
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- partial fusion 2, record 1, English, partial%20fusion
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The selective melting of a parent rock, involving the initial melting of felsic minerals followed by the melting of the more mafic minerals as temperature increases. 2, record 1, English, - partial%20melting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Partial melting of rocks at even deeper levels in the upper mantle ... can give rise to ultramafic magmas which contain minerals showing evidence of a high-temperature, high-pressure origin. 3, record 1, English, - partial%20melting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The interpretation of the uppermost ultramafic rocks as cumulates has been challenged by Nicolas and Prinzhofer (1983) who argued that these also represent résidua from partial melting. 4, record 1, English, - partial%20melting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
partial melting: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - partial%20melting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusion partielle
1, record 1, French, fusion%20partielle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- processus de fusion partielle 2, record 1, French, processus%20de%20fusion%20partielle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un état de fusion partielle ou commençante [...] explique l'existence des faibles vitesses sismiques et du facteur de qualité peu élevé et est prédit d'autre part par l'intersection du géotherme avec le solidus des roches ultrabasiques en présence de faibles quantités d'eau [...] 3, record 1, French, - fusion%20partielle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] d'autres granites peuvent [...] provenir de la fusion partielle de matériaux de la croûte continentale ou océanique. 4, record 1, French, - fusion%20partielle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Nicolas et Prinzhofer (1983) se sont inscrits en faux contre l'hypothèse voulant que les roches ultramafiques occupant la position la plus haute dans la stratigraphie soient des cumulats; ils estiment plutôt qu'elles forment la composante résiduelle d'un processus de fusion partielle du manteau. 2, record 1, French, - fusion%20partielle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fusion partielle : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - fusion%20partielle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fusión parcial
1, record 1, Spanish, fusi%C3%B3n%20parcial
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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