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OCEAN FLOOR VOLCANIC ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ocean-floor volcanic rock
1, record 1, English, ocean%2Dfloor%20volcanic%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ocean floor volcanic rock 2, record 1, English, ocean%20floor%20volcanic%20rock
correct
- ocean-floor volcanic 3, record 1, English, ocean%2Dfloor%20volcanic
correct, see observation
- ocean floor volcanic 4, record 1, English, ocean%20floor%20volcanic
correct, see observation
- seafloor volcanic 5, record 1, English, seafloor%20volcanic
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... geochemistry of some seafloor volcanics well illustrates that plume-ridge interactions are consequences of ridge-suction-driven flow of plume materials, which melt by decompression because of lithospheric thinning towards ridges. 5, record 1, English, - ocean%2Dfloor%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The ocean floor volcanics when compared to subaerial basalts are depleted in SO2 and have on the average ten times more H2. 4, record 1, English, - ocean%2Dfloor%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The juvenile arc rocks and ocean-floor volcanic rocks are geochemically similar to those in modern intraoceanic arc, back-arc and ocean floor environments. 1, record 1, English, - ocean%2Dfloor%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As a noun, volcanic is used in the plural. 6, record 1, English, - ocean%2Dfloor%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ocean-floor volcanic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - ocean%2Dfloor%20volcanic%20rock
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ocean-floor volcanics
- ocean floor volcanics
- seafloor volcanics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche volcanique de fond océanique
1, record 1, French, roche%20volcanique%20de%20fond%20oc%C3%A9anique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- volcanite de fond océanique 2, record 1, French, volcanite%20de%20fond%20oc%C3%A9anique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les huit domaines lithotectoniques d'associations basaltiques plus ou moins komatiitiques représentent des plaines de laves et/ou des volcans en bouclier sous-marins, semblables aux volcanites récentes de fond océanique de type MORB, lesquelles sont issues d'un volcanisme essentiellement fissural. 2, record 1, French, - roche%20volcanique%20de%20fond%20oc%C3%A9anique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roche volcanique de fond océanique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - roche%20volcanique%20de%20fond%20oc%C3%A9anique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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