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MICRODIORITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microdiorite
1, record 1, English, microdiorite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A medium-grained igneous rock characterized by the mineral assemblage and chemical composition of diorite. 2, record 1, English, - microdiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such terms as "microdiorite," "microgranite," and "microsyenite" are used by Hatch and Wells for rocks with grain diameters between 0.5 and 0.05 mm. 3, record 1, English, - microdiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
microdiorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - microdiorite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microdiorite
1, record 1, French, microdiorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique plutonique à structure microgrenue, souvent en filons ou en bordure des massifs dioritiques [...] composée essentiellement de plagioclase et de hornblende verte avec, parfois, un peu de biotite. 2, record 1, French, - microdiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Microsyénites, microdiorites (le porphyre bleu de l'Esterel ou porphyre bleu des Romains ou estérellite est une microdiorite quartzifère) [...] 3, record 1, French, - microdiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
microdiorite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - microdiorite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- microdiorita
1, record 1, Spanish, microdiorita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diorita de grano muy fino, que se ha formado a menor profundidad que la diorita propiamente dicha. 1, record 1, Spanish, - microdiorita
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