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CALCIUM-POOR AUGITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-calcium augite
1, record 1, English, low%2Dcalcium%20augite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low calcium augite 2, record 1, English, low%20calcium%20augite
correct
- low-Ca augite 3, record 1, English, low%2DCa%20augite
correct
- low Ca augite 4, record 1, English, low%20Ca%20augite
correct
- calcium-poor augite 5, record 1, English, calcium%2Dpoor%20augite
correct
- Ca-poor augite 6, record 1, English, Ca%2Dpoor%20augite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thick dykes have coarse-grained interiors that show some fractionation but variations in bulk chemical composition are relatively modest. Olivine ..., plagioclase ..., and low-Ca augite are the principal silicate minerals. 7, record 1, English, - low%2Dcalcium%20augite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- augite peu calcique
1, record 1, French, augite%20peu%20calcique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- augite faiblement calcique 2, record 1, French, augite%20faiblement%20calcique
correct, feminine noun
- augite pauvre en calcium 3, record 1, French, augite%20pauvre%20en%20calcium
correct, feminine noun
- augite pauvre en Ca 4, record 1, French, augite%20pauvre%20en%20Ca
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les basaltes tholéiitiques sont saturés, mésocrate, à labrador-bytownite, augite peu calcique, [...] olivine absente ou très rare, et SiO2 exprimé sous forme de quartz ou tridymite. 5, record 1, French, - augite%20peu%20calcique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les intérieurs des dykes épais sont à grain grossier et exhibent un certain fractionnement, cependant les variations de la composition chimique globale sont restreintes. Les principaux minéraux silicatés sont : olivine [...], plagioclase [...] et une augite pauvre en Ca. 4, record 1, French, - augite%20peu%20calcique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
augite peu calcique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - augite%20peu%20calcique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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