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FACIES SCHISTES VERTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- greenschist facies
1, record 1, English, greenschist%20facies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] major division of the mineral facies classification of metamorphic rocks, the rocks of which formed under the lowest temperature and pressure conditions usually produced by regional metamorphism. 2, record 1, English, - greenschist%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The more common minerals found in such rocks include quartz, orthoclase, muscovite, chlorite, serpentine, talc, and epidote; carbonate minerals and amphibole (actinolite) may also be present. The green colour of many of these minerals and their platy habit cause the rocks to be greenish and schistose (having a tendency to split). 2, record 1, English, - greenschist%20facies
Record 1, Key term(s)
- green schist facies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès de schistes verts
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20de%20schistes%20verts
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le faciès des schistes verts est caractérisé par la stabilité de l'association amphibole calcique non alumineuse (actinote-trémolite) + plagioclase acide (albite ou oligoclase renfermant moins de 20 p. 100 d'anorthite). La biotite peut apparaître dans la partie la plus métamorphique de ce faciès. 2, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20de%20schistes%20verts
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les minéraux qui les caractérisent sont entre autres des amphiboles (actinote et trémolite) et des plagioclases très pauvres en Ca [calcium] (albite, oligoclase). La biotite peut apparaître dans la partie la plus métamorphique de faciès. 3, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20de%20schistes%20verts
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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