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METASEDIMENTARY ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metasedimentary rock
1, record 1, English, metasedimentary%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bedrock may vary from granite and granitic gneiss to volcanic and metadisedimentary rocks. 2, record 1, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Whatever their origin, the ore minerals are concentrated ... in coarse, quartz-rich clastic metasedimentary rocks deposited under high-energy conditions especially favourable for development of placer deposits. 2, record 1, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks of the Huronian Supergroup ... 3, record 1, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
An important source of uranium apparently was older granitic and metasedimentary rocks. 4, record 1, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche métasédimentaire
1, record 1, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche sédimentaire métamorphisée 2, record 1, French, roche%20s%C3%A9dimentaire%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En dehors de la perméabilité à travers les roches poreuses et de la perméabilité en grand, dans les réseaux karstiques [...], il existe un stade intermédiaire lorsque, au cours du métamorphisme, se développent des clivages dans les roches métasédimentaires, comme dans l'Est de Victoria (Australie) [...] 3, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On mentionne [...] la présence de gîtes de plomb et de zinc [...] dans les roches métasédimentaires pénétrées de batholites granitiques sur la côte méridionale de Terre-Neuve [...] 4, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les roches ultrabasiques font intrusion, généralement en concordance, dans des roches encaissantes métasédimentaires, métavolcaniques et stratifiées de l'âge du Cambrien et l'Ordovicien. 4, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les roches granitiques et métasédimentaires plus anciennes sont vraisemblablement une importante source d'uranium. 5, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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