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FACIES METAMORPHIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metamorphic facies
1, record 1, English, metamorphic%20facies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mineral facies 2, record 1, English, mineral%20facies
correct
- densofacies 3, record 1, English, densofacies
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
All the rocks of any chemical composition and varying mineralogical composition that have reached chemical equilibrium during metamorphism within the limits of a certain pressure-temperature range characterized by the stability of specific index minerals. 4, record 1, English, - metamorphic%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metamorphic facies of host rocks. 5, record 1, English, - metamorphic%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
densofacies: A term used by Vassoevich (1948) for metamorphic facies. 3, record 1, English, - metamorphic%20facies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès métamorphique
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faciès de métamorphisme 2, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme
correct, masculine noun
- faciès minéral 3, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- faciès minéralogique 4, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20min%C3%A9ralogique
correct
- minéral-faciès 5, record 1, French, min%C3%A9ral%2Dfaci%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] toutes les roches métamorphiques qui ont recristallisé dans les mêmes conditions physiques quelle que soit leur origine ou leur composition chimique. 5, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a constaté [...] que certaines paragenèses correspondant à un type chimique de roche cohabitaient toujours avec d'autres paragenèses correspondant à d'autres types chimiques de roche [...]. C'est ce que les pétrographes appellent les faciès métamorphiques. 6, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la notion de faciès minéral [...] n'est pas autre chose que la paragenèse dans le domaine du métamorphisme. Cette notion exprime qu'à composition chimique constante peuvent se former des paragenèses différentes suivant l'intensité des facteurs physiques du métamorphisme. [...] Par contre [...], le faciès minéral ne dépend pas, en principe, de l'origine de la roche primitive, sédimentaire ou ignée. 4, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Faciès métamorphique des roches hôtes. 7, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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