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FACIES PORPHYRIQUE PHENOCRISTAUX AUGITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- augite porphyry facies
1, record 1, English, augite%20porphyry%20facies
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Augite Porphyry Facies: Augite porphyry lava (tephrite) is present in a small area ... accompanied by some light-coloured sedimentary and pyroclastic rocks. The augite porphyry is massive, dense, dark brown, and contains characteristic large euhedral augite crystals embedded in a fine-grained matrix. Structures such as columnar jointing, flow breccia, and amygdales are only locally well developed. 2, record 1, English, - augite%20porphyry%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
augite porphyry facies: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - augite%20porphyry%20facies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès porphyrique à phénocristaux d'augite
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20porphyrique%20%C3%A0%20ph%C3%A9nocristaux%20d%27augite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faciès à phénocristaux d'augite 2, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20ph%C3%A9nocristaux%20d%27augite
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le faciès porphyrique côtoie par endroit, la diabase rougeâtre à verdâtre. Au contact, la diabase porphyrique présente parfois une mince bordure de refroidissement. [...] Dans la majorité des cas, le plagioclase, l'augite et l'épidote avec plus ou moins de chlorite, de sphène-leucoxène et d'ilménite sont les constituants principaux. 3, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20porphyrique%20%C3%A0%20ph%C3%A9nocristaux%20d%27augite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
faciès à phénocristaux d'augite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 1, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20porphyrique%20%C3%A0%20ph%C3%A9nocristaux%20d%27augite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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