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VULCANITE BASIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basic volcanic rock
1, record 1, English, basic%20volcanic%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- basic volcanic 1, record 1, English, basic%20volcanic
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The weathering of basic volcanics in the greenstone belts would have yielded ample iron and silica. 1, record 1, English, - basic%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The formation of these copper concentrations was probably dependent on a supply of copper from the erosion of neighbouring basic volcanic rocks ... 1, record 1, English, - basic%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The general correlation of ore types with basic to acid volcanics favours a magmatic origin. 1, record 1, English, - basic%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Basic" is one of four subdivisions of a widely used system for classifying igneous rocks based on their silica content: acidic, intermediate, basic, and ultrabasic. 2, record 1, English, - basic%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See records "basic rock" and "volcanic rock." 3, record 1, English, - basic%20volcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
As a noun, "volcanic" is usually plural. 3, record 1, English, - basic%20volcanic%20rock
Record 1, Key term(s)
- basic volcanics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche volcanique basique
1, record 1, French, roche%20volcanique%20basique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- volcanite basique 2, record 1, French, volcanite%20basique
correct, feminine noun
- vulcanite basique 3, record 1, French, vulcanite%20basique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches volcaniques basiques dans le faciès schiste vert son formées de plagioclase, d'actinolite et de chlorite. 4, record 1, French, - roche%20volcanique%20basique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] on distingue [...] trois sous-ensembles : or des faciès sédimentaires associés au volcanisme acide, or dans un ensemble de volcanites basiques évoluant vers l'acide, or dans volcanites basiques et, notamment, ceintures de roches vertes métamorphisées. 5, record 1, French, - roche%20volcanique%20basique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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