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ALTERATION ZONING [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Regulations (Urban Studies)
- Municipal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- zoning inspector
1, record 1, English, zoning%20inspector
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A zoning inspector is responsible for enforcing the local zoning ordinances. This includes, but is not limited to, the permitting, development, erection, enlargement, alteration, repair, movement or removal of all buildings, structures and parcels of land in the jurisdiction. 1, record 1, English, - zoning%20inspector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Réglementation (Urbanisme)
- Droit municipal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inspecteur du zonage
1, record 1, French, inspecteur%20du%20zonage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inspectrice du zonage 1, record 1, French, inspectrice%20du%20zonage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- concentric zoning
1, record 2, English, concentric%20zoning
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Distinguishing characteristics are concentric zoning of igneous rock types that range from biotite quartz monzonite porphyry at the contact to quartz monzonite in the center. 2, record 2, English, - concentric%20zoning
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sulphide and alteration minerals exhibit concentric zoning patterns. 3, record 2, English, - concentric%20zoning
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
concentric zoning: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - concentric%20zoning
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zonation concentrique
1, record 2, French, zonation%20concentrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ballonnement est caractérisé par : 1) une forme circulaire ou elliptique des plutons en section horizontale, 2) une zonation concentrique des faciès plutoniques, le centre étant plus acide. 2, record 2, French, - zonation%20concentrique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Malachite. - [...] S'observe en masses nodulaires, concrétionnées, mamelonnées ou stalactiformes, à zonation concentrique ou parallèle alternativement vert très foncé et vert clair [...] 3, record 2, French, - zonation%20concentrique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zonation concentrique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - zonation%20concentrique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- geological features
1, record 3, English, geological%20features
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- geologic features 2, record 3, English, geologic%20features
correct, plural
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under "geological features" are the main geological characteristics, including the geological setting, age, relation of ore to host rocks, form of deposits, nature and zoning of the ore, mineralogy, and alteration. 1, record 3, English, - geological%20features
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- caractéristiques géologiques
1, record 3, French, caract%C3%A9ristiques%20g%C3%A9ologiques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la rubrique «caractéristiques géologiques» sont décrites les principales caractéristiques géologiques, notamment le cadre géologique, l'âge, les relations entre minerai et roches hôtes, la forme des gisements, la nature et la zonalité du minerai, la minéralogie et l'altération. 1, record 3, French, - caract%C3%A9ristiques%20g%C3%A9ologiques
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-04-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- host-rock lithology
1, record 4, English, host%2Drock%20lithology
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- host rock lithology 2, record 4, English, host%20rock%20lithology
correct
- host lithology 3, record 4, English, host%20lithology
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some interrelationships are apparent between the host lithologies and structural settings of gold-bearing veins. 3, record 4, English, - host%2Drock%20lithology
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The zoning, mineralogy and dimensions of the alteration envelopes vary according to the composition of the host lithology. 3, record 4, English, - host%2Drock%20lithology
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lithologie de l'encaissant
1, record 4, French, lithologie%20de%20l%27encaissant
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- lithologie des roches encaissantes 2, record 4, French, lithologie%20des%20roches%20encaissantes
correct, feminine noun
- lithologie hôte 3, record 4, French, lithologie%20h%C3%B4te
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe une nette corrélation entre les teneurs en métaux et la lithologie de l'encaissant. 1, record 4, French, - lithologie%20de%20l%27encaissant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Geochemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- alteration envelope
1, record 5, English, alteration%20envelope
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- alteration aureole 2, record 5, English, alteration%20aureole
correct
- alteration halo 1, record 5, English, alteration%20halo
correct
- halo of alteration 3, record 5, English, halo%20of%20alteration
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The... different types of alteration commonly combine to form zoned alteration envelopes... The zoning, mineralogy and dimensions of the alteration envelopes vary according to the composition of the host lithology. 4, record 5, English, - alteration%20envelope
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The bulk of the copper in the skarn was deposited in veinlets which cut the andradite-diopside rocks. The alteration envelopes along these veins contain actinolite-calcite-quartz-nontronite assemblages. 5, record 5, English, - alteration%20envelope
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Many alteration haloes show a zonation of mineral assemblages resulting from the changing nature of the hydrothermal solution as it passes through the wall rocks. 5, record 5, English, - alteration%20envelope
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Alteration haloes are developed in the wall rocks along the veins as narrow (less than 10 centimetres) zones of calcite, chlorite, epidote, K-feldspar, muscovite and anatase. 4, record 5, English, - alteration%20envelope
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Géochimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- halo d'altération
1, record 5, French, halo%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- auréole d'altération 2, record 5, French, aur%C3%A9ole%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est [...] possible que certains «halos» [...] d'altération soient en réalité des fronts de drainage ou de sécrétion latérale vers des cassures, que d'autres soient dus à la diagenèse [...] 3, record 5, French, - halo%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Auréole d'altération minéralogique. 3, record 5, French, - halo%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les corps métallifères [...] peuvent ne pas être visibles à la surface du sol. C'est à l'aide de guides géologiques que l'on soupçonne alors la présence d'une masse minéralisée. Ainsi les altérations en halos autour des minéralisations, la paléogéographie, les contacts avec les granites [...] sont autant de guides qu'il faut savoir exploiter pour découvrir du minerai. 4, record 5, French, - halo%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-12-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- chloride water
1, record 6, English, chloride%20water
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chloride waters can reach surface hot springs as diluted, alkaline chloride waters, in which case, vertical zoning of alteration mineralogy may be less pronounced. 2, record 6, English, - chloride%20water
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Geochemical studies of dominantly volcanic-hosted geothermal systems ... demonstrate the existence of two principal types of fluids, ... chloride water, and ... acidic water. 2, record 6, English, - chloride%20water
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- eau chlorurée
1, record 6, French, eau%20chlorur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la composition chimique des eaux souterraines banales, d'extension régionale, ne présente qu'un intérêt secondaire [...] Une réserve serait sans doute nécessaire en ce qui concerne les eaux chlorurées alcalines des régions volcaniques récentes, car le chlore est important pour comprendre la géochimie de l'or et de l'argent, métaux précisément très fréquents dans les régions volcaniques récentes. 2, record 6, French, - eau%20chlorur%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le Grand Larousse encyclopédique (source GRLAA), le terme «eau chlorurée» figure à l'entrée «chloruré». 3, record 6, French, - eau%20chlorur%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-12-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- alteration mineralogy
1, record 7, English, alteration%20mineralogy
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chloride waters can reach surface hot springs as diluted, alkaline chloride waters, in which case, vertical zoning of alteration mineralogy may be less pronounced. 2, record 7, English, - alteration%20mineralogy
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- minéralogie d'altération
1, record 7, French, min%C3%A9ralogie%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-02-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- alteration zoning
1, record 8, English, alteration%20zoning
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alteration zoning. The phyllic and argillic alteration zones are usually absent so that the potassic zone is surrounded by the propylitic zone. This zonal pattern is present in both island arc and continental porphyry copper deposits. 1, record 8, English, - alteration%20zoning
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- zonalité des processus de l'altération
1, record 8, French, zonalit%C3%A9%20des%20processus%20de%20l%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- zonalité des altérations 2, record 8, French, zonalit%C3%A9%20des%20alt%C3%A9rations
correct, feminine noun
- zonalité d'altération 3, record 8, French, zonalit%C3%A9%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
- zonalité de l'altération 4, record 8, French, zonalit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Autour d'un même dépôt, on peut observer souvent une zonalité de l'altération, c'est-à-dire des «halos» successifs, de composition minéralogique et chimique différentes. Sous certaines conditions, [...] ces halos d'altération peuvent constituer d'excellents guides vers la minéralisation. 2, record 8, French, - zonalit%C3%A9%20des%20processus%20de%20l%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la zonalité de l'altération est parfois déformée par les directions structurales des roches encaissantes. 5, record 8, French, - zonalit%C3%A9%20des%20processus%20de%20l%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-07-05
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- alkaline chloride water
1, record 9, English, alkaline%20chloride%20water
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chloride waters can reach surface hot springs as diluted, alkaline chloride waters, in which case, vertical zoning of alteration mineralogy may be less pronounced. 1, record 9, English, - alkaline%20chloride%20water
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- eau chlorurée alcaline
1, record 9, French, eau%20chlorur%C3%A9e%20alcaline
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la composition chimique des eaux souterraines banales, d'extension régionale, ne présente qu'un intérêt secondaire [...] Une réserve serait sans doute nécessaire en ce qui concerne les eaux chlorurées alcalines des régions volcaniques récentes, car le chlore est important pour comprendre la géochimie de l'or et de l'argent, métaux précisément très fréquents dans les régions volcaniques récentes. 1, record 9, French, - eau%20chlorur%C3%A9e%20alcaline
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1992-06-10
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- zoning of the alteration envelopes 1, record 10, English, zoning%20of%20the%20alteration%20envelopes
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The... different types of alteration commonly combined to form zoned alteration envelopes... The zoning, mineralogy and dimensions of the alteration envelopes vary according to the composition of the host lithology. 1, record 10, English, - zoning%20of%20the%20alteration%20envelopes
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "alteration envelope." 2, record 10, English, - zoning%20of%20the%20alteration%20envelopes
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- zonalité des halos d'altération
1, record 10, French, zonalit%C3%A9%20des%20halos%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la zonalité des halos d'altération autour d'un dépôt ou d'un groupe de dépôts [...] 1, record 10, French, - zonalit%C3%A9%20des%20halos%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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