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OPHIOLITIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ophiolitic
1, record 1, English, ophiolitic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of, pertaining to, or composed of ophiolite. 2, record 1, English, - ophiolitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ultramafic Hosted Asbestos. ... The most important deposits occur in allochthonous bodies of serpentinized ophiolitic or Alpine-type ultramafic rocks. 3, record 1, English, - ophiolitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Podiform chromite deposits occur in the ophiolitic terranes in Canada. 3, record 1, English, - ophiolitic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ophiolitique
1, record 1, French, ophiolitique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a la nature de l'ophiolite. 2, record 1, French, - ophiolitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gisements associés à des roches ultrabasiques. Deux sous-types correspondent, soit à des formations ophiolitiques, souvent d'âge mésozoïque-cénozoïque, soit à des ceintures «intrusives» précambriennes ou archéennes. 3, record 1, French, - ophiolitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le] magmatisme géosynclinal [...] se traduit par des émissions ophiolitiques, éruptions basiques sous-marines antérieures à l'orogenèse, génératrices du cortège des «roches vertes» [...] 4, record 1, French, - ophiolitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] en Europe orientale, des minéralisations cuprifères économiquement intéressantes sont liées aux intrusions ophiolitiques. 5, record 1, French, - ophiolitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Massif ophiolitique. 4, record 1, French, - ophiolitique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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