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METAMORPHICS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metamorphic rock
1, record 1, English, metamorphic%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metamorphite 2, record 1, English, metamorphite
correct
- metamorphic 3, record 1, English, metamorphic
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock derived from preexisting rocks by mineralogical, chemical, and structural alterations due to processes operating within the Earth's crust. 4, record 1, English, - metamorphic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The gold of India is mainly derived from quartz reefs traversing metamorphic and submetamorphic rocks, and occasionally from gneiss, chloritic schists, and quartzites showing no quartz. 5, record 1, English, - metamorphic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As a noun "metamorphic" is usually plural. 6, record 1, English, - metamorphic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also the more specific terms "para rock" and "ortho rock." 6, record 1, English, - metamorphic%20rock
Record 1, Key term(s)
- metamorphics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche métamorphique
1, record 1, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- métamorphite 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tamorphite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches métamorphiques sont des roches sédimentaires ou éruptives, transformées ultérieurement par un facteur d'origine interne tel que compression, échauffement, influence magmatique. 3, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca metamórfica
1, record 1, Spanish, roca%20metam%C3%B3rfica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca originada mediante un proceso de metamorfismo y que presenta estructuras características, como la esquistosidad o la pizarrosidad. 2, record 1, Spanish, - roca%20metam%C3%B3rfica
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