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ALKALIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Said of silicate minerals and rocks containing alkali metals (sodium, potassium, and more rarely, lithium, rubidium, and cesium) but little calcium.

OBS

alkaline; alkalic: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géochimie
DEF

[Se dit de roches et de minéraux] possédant des ions Na et K [...]

CONT

Roches alcalines, roches éruptives dans lesquelles le rapport Na2O+K2O/AL2O3 est supérieur à 1.

CONT

[...] les granites, comme les syénites néphéliniques sont des roches alcalines.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Geoquímica
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