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ALTERED ROCK [24 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geochemical analysis
1, record 1, English, geochemical%20analysis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Geochemical analyses can show whether mineralizing fluids have altered rock composition. 1, record 1, English, - geochemical%20analysis
Record 1, Key term(s)
- geo-chemical analysis
- geo chemical analysis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- analyse géochimique
1, record 1, French, analyse%20g%C3%A9ochimique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'analyse géochimique peut indiquer si les fluides de minéralisation ont modifié la composition de la roche. 1, record 1, French, - analyse%20g%C3%A9ochimique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geology
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- palagonite tuff
1, record 2, English, palagonite%20tuff
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tuff palagonite 2, record 2, English, tuff%20palagonite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pyroclastic rock consisting of angular fragments of hydrothermally altered or weathered basaltic glass. 3, record 2, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
An indurated deposit of glassy basaltic ash in which the constituent particles are largely altered to palagonite. 4, record 2, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 DEF
A bedded aggregate of dust and fragments of basaltic lava, among which are conspicuous angular pieces and minute granules of pale yellow, green, red, or brown altered basic glass called palagonite. 2, record 2, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géologie
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tuf palagonitique
1, record 2, French, tuf%20palagonitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tuf à palagonite 2, record 2, French, tuf%20%C3%A0%20palagonite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tufs verts de l'Elbourz, dits «palagonitiques», sont à rapporter, avec leurs roches volcaniques associées, à ce type de sédimentation. Dans l'Elbourz, à l'Eocène et à l'Oligocène inférieur, la sédimentation est caractérisée par l'association de sédiments marins normaux bathyaux avec microfossiles pélagiques, Globigérines, et de tufs chloritiques résultant de l'arrivée de laves dans la mer en eaux profondes. 3, record 2, French, - tuf%20palagonitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les tufs sont parfois classés [...] d'après la nature prédominante des éléments (tuf vitreux, tuf cristallin, tuf à palagonite, etc.), [...] 4, record 2, French, - tuf%20palagonitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-08-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unakite
1, record 3, English, unakite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An altered igneous rock that is usually opaque with green, black, pink, and white flecks and is usually used as a gemstone. 1, record 3, English, - unakite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- unakite
1, record 3, French, unakite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-01-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reticulated
1, record 4, English, reticulated
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- reticulate 2, record 4, English, reticulate
correct, adjective
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Describing a rock texture in which partially altered crystals form a network that encloses remnants of the original, unaltered mineral. 2, record 4, English, - reticulated
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réticulé
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9ticul%C3%A9
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- reticulado
1, record 4, Spanish, reticulado
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suelo reticulado. 2, record 4, Spanish, - reticulado
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- greisen
1, record 5, English, greisen
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- graisen 2, record 5, English, graisen
obsolete
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A granitic rock composed largely of quartz, mica, and topaz, that has been altered by the action of its own volatile emanations. 2, record 5, English, - greisen
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... zones of pegmatitic texture occur in several types of granite-related deposits, such as "stockscheider" associated with tin- and tungsten-bearing stockworks and greisens ... 3, record 5, English, - greisen
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- greisen
1, record 5, French, greisen
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Granite alcalin] composé de quartz et de muscovite, correspondant à une granulite où le feldspath a été transformé en muscovite par action hydrothermale. 2, record 5, French, - greisen
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des zones à texture pegmatitique se rencontrent dans plusieurs types de gîtes liés à des granites, tels que les «stockscheiders» associés aux stockwerks et greisens stannifères et tungsténifères [...] 3, record 5, French, - greisen
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- greisen
1, record 5, Spanish, greisen
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de granito consistente en una granulita en la cual el feldespato se ha transformado en moscovita. 1, record 5, Spanish, - greisen
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- altered rock
1, record 6, English, altered%20rock
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that has undergone changes in its chemical and mineralogical structure since its original deposition ... 2, record 6, English, - altered%20rock
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Altered host rock. 3, record 6, English, - altered%20rock
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- roche altérée
1, record 6, French, roche%20alt%C3%A9r%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 DEF
[...] roche qui a subi des changements dans sa structure chimique et dans sa structure minéralogique depuis sa déposition originelle [...] 2, record 6, French, - roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] non seulement les roches supérieures altérées peuvent avoir été différentes de celles qui se trouvent actuellement en dessous, mais aussi les conditions d'altération peuvent avoir été autres [...] 3, record 6, French, - roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- anhydrite
1, record 7, English, anhydrite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- karstenite 2, record 7, English, karstenite
correct
- cube spar 3, record 7, English, cube%20spar
correct, obsolete
- muriacite 2, record 7, English, muriacite
obsolete
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orthorhombic mineral which consists of an anhydrous calcium sulfate representing gypsum without its water of crystallization and usually occurring in white or slightly colored, granular to compact masses in sedimentary rocks or associated with gypsum and halite in evaporites. 4, record 7, English, - anhydrite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Anhydrite is often important especially in porphyry copper deposits... and it can form up to 15% of the altered rock. 5, record 7, English, - anhydrite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anhydrite: So named because it is the anhydrous member of the calcium sulfate compounds, the others being bassanite and gypsum. 4, record 7, English, - anhydrite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: CaSO4•2H2O or CaSO4 4, record 7, English, - anhydrite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- anhydrite
1, record 7, French, anhydrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- karsténite 2, record 7, French, karst%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
- karstenite 3, record 7, French, karstenite
feminine noun, less frequent
- anchydrite 4, record 7, French, anchydrite
feminine noun
- bardiglionite 4, record 7, French, bardiglionite
feminine noun
- muriacite 4, record 7, French, muriacite
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sulfate du système orthorhombique, en cristaux tabulaires à 3 clivages orthogonaux, de couleur blanche, gris bleuâtre ou rougeâtre se présentant en masses fibreuses ou granulaires et compactes dans les roches sédimentaires. 5, record 7, French, - anhydrite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Anhydrite [...] ou karstenite : Ce minéral se présente en masses grenues ou lamellaires, souvent transparent et incolore, il peut être rendu opaque ou coloré par des inclusions et des oxydes de fer. 3, record 7, French, - anhydrite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : du grec an, «privé de», et hudôr, «eau» (allusion à l'absence d'eau dans la composition). 6, record 7, French, - anhydrite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : CaSO4•2H2O ou CaSO4 ou SO4Ca 5, record 7, French, - anhydrite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- anhidrita
1, record 7, Spanish, anhidrita
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- muriacita 2, record 7, Spanish, muriacita
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mineral del grupo de los sulfatos, CaSo4, que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico, formando, generalmente, agregados masivos o fibrosos, blanco-grisáceos. 3, record 7, Spanish, - anhidrita
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tierra de anhidrita se usa como abono y, en menor escala, como retardador del cemento portland. En Alemania y en la Gran Bretaña se usa como base de producción del ácido sulfúrico. 4, record 7, Spanish, - anhidrita
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: CaSO4•2H2O ou CaSO4 ou SO4Ca 5, record 7, Spanish, - anhidrita
Record 8 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geophysics
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- primary porosity
1, record 8, English, primary%20porosity
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The main or original porosity system in a rock or unconfined alluvial deposit. 2, record 8, English, - primary%20porosity
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Porosity may be primary(original) or secondary. Primary porosity is that which the rock possesses at the end of its depositional phase, on first burial; it is the void space that would be present if the grains had not been altered, fractured, or dissolved. 3, record 8, English, - primary%20porosity
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
primary porosity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 8, English, - primary%20porosity
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géophysique
- Mécanique des sols
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- porosité primaire
1, record 8, French, porosit%C3%A9%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous pourrons [...] distinguer : - les porosités primaires, formées par l'ensemble des pores produits au cours de la genèse de la roche, c'est-à-dire au cours de la sédimentation, ou au cours de la cristallisation ou du refroidissement s'il s'agit d'une roche métamorphique ou éruptive; - les porosités secondaires [...] 2, record 8, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20primaire
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porosité primaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 8, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20primaire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geofísica
- Mecánica del suelo
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- porosidad primaria
1, record 8, Spanish, porosidad%20primaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propiedad de las rocas detríticas en las que se originan poros durante su formación. 1, record 8, Spanish, - porosidad%20primaria
Record 9 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- fresh rock
1, record 9, English, fresh%20rock
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- unaltered rock 2, record 9, English, unaltered%20rock
correct
- unweathered rock 3, record 9, English, unweathered%20rock
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock... that has not been subjected to or altered by surface weathering, such as a rock newly exposed by fracturing. 4, record 9, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... phosphate is recovered from fresh rock rather than from a weathered residuum ... 2, record 9, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unweathered rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 9, English, - fresh%20rock
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- roche saine
1, record 9, French, roche%20saine
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- roche fraîche 2, record 9, French, roche%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche à patine fraîche 3, record 9, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20patine%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche non altérée 3, record 9, French, roche%20non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- roche inaltérée 4, record 9, French, roche%20inalt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] tout ce qui contribue à imbiber la roche augmente son altération. Ce sera le cas [...] quand la roche présente une certaine perméabilité, par la présence de fissures ou de cavités. Celles-ci sont fréquentes dans les roches fraîches, même si la structure n'est pas vacuolaire [...] 5, record 9, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les processus chimiques et biologiques qui conduisent de la roche saine à ses produits de décomposition sont appelés altération. 6, record 9, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «roche altérée». 7, record 9, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roche fraîche : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 9, French, - roche%20saine
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2009-03-04
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- cherty
1, record 10, English, cherty
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- chert-bearing 2, record 10, English, chert%2Dbearing
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Containing chert. 3, record 10, English, - cherty
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silicification... involves an increase in the proportion of quartz or cryptocrystalline silica(i. e. cherty or opaline silica) in the altered rock. 4, record 10, English, - cherty
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Relatively fine-grained clastic sediments occur in the immediate footwalls of deposits. Such sediments are locally carbonaceous, are in some cases chert-bearing, and may contain finely disseminated iron sulphide ... 2, record 10, English, - cherty
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cherty: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 10, English, - cherty
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cherty argillite, iron-formation, limestone, rock, shale. 6, record 10, English, - cherty
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- cherteux
1, record 10, French, cherteux
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- à chert 2, record 10, French, %C3%A0%20chert
correct
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les schistes carbonés contenant des minéraux sulfures de fer sont étroitement associés aux formations ferrifères cherteuses [...] 3, record 10, French, - cherteux
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cherteux : terme en usage à Resources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 10, French, - cherteux
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Formation à chert. 2, record 10, French, - cherteux
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Calcaire, shale cherteux. 5, record 10, French, - cherteux
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Argilite, formation de fer, roche cherteuse. 5, record 10, French, - cherteux
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2007-10-23
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- metamorphosed rock
1, record 11, English, metamorphosed%20rock
correct, see observation
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a rock that has been altered by physical and chemical process involving heat, pressure and derived fluids. 2, record 11, English, - metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The structures of the rocks forming the shield areas are extremely complicated consisting mainly of intensely folded, highly metamorphosed rocks. 3, record 11, English, - metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metamorphosed rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 11, English, - metamorphosed%20rock
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- roche métamorphisée
1, record 11, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- roche métamorphosée 2, record 11, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphos%C3%A9e
avoid, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche qui a été enfouie à haute pression et haute température et qui ne présente plus ses textures et sa minéralogie d'origine. 3, record 11, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un gisement de magnétite formé dans une roche carbonatée, métamorphisée au contact d'un granite, avec ou sans minéraux métasomatiques, peut être un gisement de fer sédimentaire, métamorphisée au contact du granite comme n'importe quelle autre roche. 4, record 11, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roche métamorphisée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 11, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2007-07-23
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- carbonatized
1, record 12, English, carbonatized
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- carbonatised 2, record 12, English, carbonatised
correct, Great Britain
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a rock which has been altered by carbonatization. 3, record 12, English, - carbonatized
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The host rock that had originally granitic composition is highly albitized, irregularly carbonatized and locally silicified. 4, record 12, English, - carbonatized
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carbonatization: Introduction of, or replacement by, carbonates. 5, record 12, English, - carbonatized
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Carbonatized rock. 6, record 12, English, - carbonatized
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- carbonatisé
1, record 12, French, carbonatis%C3%A9
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- carbonaté 2, record 12, French, carbonat%C3%A9
avoid, see observation
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches carbonatisées des épontes des veines de quartz aurifères se caractérisent par des valeurs de l'indice de carbonatisation normative élevée. 3, record 12, French, - carbonatis%C3%A9
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cette zone veinulée est encaissée dans des roches volcaniques intermédiaires, cisaillées, séricitisées et carbonatisées. 4, record 12, French, - carbonatis%C3%A9
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les roches encaissantes jouxtant les corps minéralisés sont souvent [...] carbonatées. 2, record 12, French, - carbonatis%C3%A9
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «carbonaté» signifie «qui renferme un carbonate» alors que le terme «carbonatise» signifie «qui a été altéré par la carbonatisation». Le premier est donc statique et le second marque la fin d'un processus actif. Pour une roche qui a subi la carbonatisation, il est préférable de dire qu'elle a été «carbonatisée». 5, record 12, French, - carbonatis%C3%A9
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Geoquímica
Record 12, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbonatado
1, record 12, Spanish, carbonatado
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 12, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de lo que se ha convertido en] sal o éster del ácido carbónico. 2, record 12, Spanish, - carbonatado
Record 13 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- pegmatitic hornblende diorite
1, record 13, English, pegmatitic%20hornblende%20diorite
correct, see observation
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hornblende diorite is found in Precambrian basement rocks, and is mottled light grey, pale pink, and greenish-black in colour. It consists mainly of substantially altered plagioclase feldspar(60%) and hornblende(40%), with minor amounts of magnetite and small veins of calcite and epidote... The rock is very coarse-to mainly coarse-grained. Very coarse-grained varieties can be pegmatitic with grains up to 7 cm in length, this type of rock can be called a pegmatitic hornblende diorite. 2, record 13, English, - pegmatitic%20hornblende%20diorite
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pegmatitic hornblende diorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 13, English, - pegmatitic%20hornblende%20diorite
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- diorite à hornblende pegmatitique
1, record 13, French, diorite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende%20pegmatitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des dykes relativement épais, comme la diorite de Dufresnoy dans le Camp central, sont subconcordants à la stratigraphie et présentent des bordures métriques hybrides, qui renferment une abondance de xénolites des unités volcaniques adjacentes, passant graduellement à une phase marginale interne de gabbro à diorite à hornblende recoupée par une diorite quartzifère à hornblende pegmatitique et grenue, qui fait place vers l'intérieur du dyke à une phase dioritique grenue et plus leucocrate. 2, record 13, French, - diorite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende%20pegmatitique
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
diorite à hornblende pegmatitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 13, French, - diorite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende%20pegmatitique
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 2006-05-18
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
- Petrography
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- oxide-facies iron formation
1, record 14, English, oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
- oxide facies iron-formation 2, record 14, English, oxide%20facies%20iron%2Dformation
correct
- oxide facies iron formation 3, record 14, English, oxide%20facies%20iron%20formation
correct
- oxide facies BIF 4, record 14, English, oxide%20facies%20BIF
correct
- oxide-iron-formation 2, record 14, English, oxide%2Diron%2Dformation
correct
- oxide lithofacies iron-formation 2, record 14, English, oxide%20lithofacies%20iron%2Dformation
correct
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An iron formation in which the principal iron-rich minerals are oxides, typically hematite or magnetite ... 5, record 14, English, - oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sulphides generally comprise less than 10% of the altered rocks, except in oxide facies iron formation, in which they may represent up to 75% of the metasomatised rock. 3, record 14, English, - oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Oxide facies BIF typically averages 30-35% Fe. These rocks are mineable provided they are amenable to beneficiation by magnetic or gravity separation of the iron minerals. 4, record 14, English, - oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The oxide-facies iron formation] is thought to be the shoreward facies of iron formation. 5, record 14, English, - oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
- Pétrographie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- formation de fer à faciès oxyde
1, record 14, French, formation%20de%20fer%20%C3%A0%20faci%C3%A8s%20oxyde
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
- formation de fer à faciès oxydé 1, record 14, French, formation%20de%20fer%20%C3%A0%20faci%C3%A8s%20oxyd%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- formation de fer de faciès oxydé 1, record 14, French, formation%20de%20fer%20de%20faci%C3%A8s%20oxyd%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- formation de fer oxydée 1, record 14, French, formation%20de%20fer%20oxyd%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- formation de fer à lithofaciès oxydé 1, record 14, French, formation%20de%20fer%20%C3%A0%20lithofaci%C3%A8s%20oxyd%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- roll-front deposit
1, record 15, English, roll%2Dfront%20deposit
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
- roll-front-type deposit 2, record 15, English, roll%2Dfront%2Dtype%20deposit
proposal
- C-shaped deposit 3, record 15, English, C%2Dshaped%20deposit
correct
- crescentic deposit 2, record 15, English, crescentic%20deposit
proposal
- crescent-shaped deposit 2, record 15, English, crescent%2Dshaped%20deposit
proposal
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A roll orebody of the Wyoming type, which is bounded on the concave side by oxidized altered rock typically containing hematite or limonite, and on the convex side by relatively reduced altered rock typically containing pyrite and organic matter. 4, record 15, English, - roll%2Dfront%20deposit
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
roll-type uranium ore: C-shaped deposit, most commonly in sandstones, formed by advancing mineralizing fluids. Deposition takes place where groundwaters encounter reducing conditions ... 3, record 15, English, - roll%2Dfront%20deposit
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sandstone-uranium-vanadium-base metal deposits. - These deposits are found in terrestrial sediments ... Uranium-rich examples are called Colorado Plateau-type, carnotite-type, sandstone-type, Wyoming roll-front-type ... In deposits of this type one or two metals are present in economic amounts, whilst the others may be present in minor or trace quantities. 5, record 15, English, - roll%2Dfront%20deposit
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Within carbonatites, deposits are often crescentic or rounded in form, reflecting the distribution of host intrusive phases. ... The deposits of this class are commonly groups of lenses or ore shoots of crescentic or annular form showing steep dips related to crystallization parallel to the walls of the intrusive complex, and are notable for great vertical continuity of the ore. 6, record 15, English, - roll%2Dfront%20deposit
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Orebodies of the Wyoming type are crescent-shaped in cross section and typically form in relatively thick, tabular, or elongate sandstone bodies, with the tips of the crescent thinning and becoming tangent to mudstone layers above and below. 4, record 15, English, - roll%2Dfront%20deposit
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Roll-front uranium deposit. 7, record 15, English, - roll%2Dfront%20deposit
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- gisement de type front de roll
1, record 15, French, gisement%20de%20type%20front%20de%20roll
proposal, masculine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
- gîte de type front de roll 1, record 15, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20type%20front%20de%20roll
proposal, masculine noun
- gisement en forme de croissant 1, record 15, French, gisement%20en%20forme%20de%20croissant
proposal, masculine noun
- gîte en forme de croissant 1, record 15, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20croissant
proposal, masculine noun
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Sud Texas, le gisement uranifère de Panna Maria, de type «roll», se serait formé selon ces processus biogéniques [...] 2, record 15, French, - gisement%20de%20type%20front%20de%20roll
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sous-type rolls [...]. - Il est bien représenté au Wyoming. [...] Une des principales caractéristiques du sous-type est le caractère sécant de la minéralisation sur la roche-hôte, les gisements ayant une forme de croissant. 2, record 15, French, - gisement%20de%20type%20front%20de%20roll
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 2004-11-15
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- jigsaw-puzzle breccia
1, record 16, English, jigsaw%2Dpuzzle%20breccia
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... types of hydrothermal breccias... include "jigsaw-puzzle" breccias, characterized by angular fragments of altered wall rock in a fine grained matrix of quartz and/or tourmaline... 1, record 16, English, - jigsaw%2Dpuzzle%20breccia
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- brèche à texture de casse-tête
1, record 16, French, br%C3%A8che%20%C3%A0%20texture%20de%20casse%2Dt%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Des] types de brèches hydrothermales [...] sont notamment des brèches à texture de «casse-tête», caractérisées par des fragments anguleux des roches encaissantes altérées répartis dans une matrice à grain fin de quartz ou de tourmaline [...] 1, record 16, French, - br%C3%A8che%20%C3%A0%20texture%20de%20casse%2Dt%C3%AAte
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record 17 - internal organization data 2004-11-02
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- greenstone
1, record 17, English, greenstone
correct
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
- green stone 2, record 17, English, green%20stone
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A field term for any compact dark-green altered or metamorphosed basic igneous rock that owes its color to chlorite, actinolite, or epidote. 3, record 17, English, - greenstone
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Greenstone sequence, terrane. 4, record 17, English, - greenstone
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- roche verte
1, record 17, French, roche%20verte
correct, feminine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chlorites et épidotes ont une coloration verte plus ou moins prononcée. C'est ce qui explique qu'on désigne sous le nom de roches vertes les roches métamorphiques [...] qui les renferment en abondance. 2, record 17, French, - roche%20verte
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Roches vertes. Expression désignant d'une manière générale l'ensemble des roches magmatiques plutoniques et effusives, basiques et ultrabasiques, dont la teinte verte est due au développement de chlorite, épidote, amphibole, et serpentine, du fait de l'altération et, plus souvent, du métamorphisme [...] 3, record 17, French, - roche%20verte
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Associés à des roches vertes (gabbros et dolérites, basaltes avec coussinets, tufs), il existe en Australie des filons aurifères. 4, record 17, French, - roche%20verte
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Séquence, terrane de roches vertes. 5, record 17, French, - roche%20verte
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 2004-02-06
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 18, Main entry term, English
- fenite
1, record 18, English, fenite
correct
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that has been altered by alkali(Na/K) metasomatism. 1, record 18, English, - fenite
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Carbonatites are generally surrounded by an aureole of metasomatically altered rocks called fenites produced by reaction of country rock with peralkaline fluids released from the carbonatite complex... 1, record 18, English, - fenite
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 18, Main entry term, French
- fénite
1, record 18, French, f%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche modifiée par un métasomatisme alcalin (Na/K). 1, record 18, French, - f%C3%A9nite
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les carbonatites sont généralement entourées d'une auréole de roches métasomatisées. Ces roches, appelées fénites, résultent de la réaction entre la roche encaissante et des fluides hyperalcalins libérés du complexe carbonatitique [...] 1, record 18, French, - f%C3%A9nite
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- metasomatised rock
1, record 19, English, metasomatised%20rock
correct
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sulphides generally comprise less than 10% of the altered rocks, except in oxide facies iron formations, in which pyrite may represent up to 75% of the metasomatised rock. 1, record 19, English, - metasomatised%20rock
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- roche métasomatisée
1, record 19, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tasomatis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 2001-04-25
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- carbonaceous rock
1, record 20, English, carbonaceous%20rock
correct
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
- carbonolite 2, record 20, English, carbonolite
correct
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sedimentary rock that consists of, or contains an appreciable amount of, original or subsequently introduced organic material, including plant and animal residues and organic derivatives greatly altered(carbonized or bitumenized) from the original remains. 2, record 20, English, - carbonaceous%20rock
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- roche carbonée
1, record 20, French, roche%20carbon%C3%A9e
correct
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire constituée essentiellement de composés du carbone organique. 2, record 20, French, - roche%20carbon%C3%A9e
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Essentiellement composées de carbone ou de ses composés les carbures d'hydrogène, les roches carbonées ont la propriété d'être combustibles. Elles sont issues de la décomposition de la matière organique, végétale ou animale, sous l'action de micro-organismes. 3, record 20, French, - roche%20carbon%C3%A9e
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Roches carbonées : [...] Tourbe; lignite; houille ; anthracite; pétrole; ambre. 4, record 20, French, - roche%20carbon%C3%A9e
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
Record 21 - internal organization data 1999-05-11
Record 21, English
Record 21, Subject field(s)
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
Record 21, Main entry term, English
- flushing
1, record 21, English, flushing
correct, noun
Record 21, Abbreviations, English
Record 21, Synonyms, English
Record 21, Textual support, English
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The scouring of a borehole with water while drilling. 2, record 21, English, - flushing
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the fluid content of [core] samples has been altered by two processes.... The differential pressure between the mud column and the formation fluids causes mud and mud filtrate to invade the formation, thus flushing the formation with mud and its filtrate. The filtrate displaces some of the original fluids. This displacement process changes the original fluid contents of the in-place rock. 3, record 21, English, - flushing
Record 21, French
Record 21, Domaine(s)
- Sondage et forage miniers
Record 21, Main entry term, French
- lavage de la carotte
1, record 21, French, lavage%20de%20la%20carotte
correct, masculine noun
Record 21, Abbreviations, French
Record 21, Synonyms, French
- invasion de la carotte 1, record 21, French, invasion%20de%20la%20carotte
correct, feminine noun
Record 21, Textual support, French
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] pendant le carottage la boue ou le filtrat envahit la formation et la carotte prélevée, et chasse devant elle une partie des fluides saturant la roche. Il en résulte une modification dans la saturation de celle-ci en eau et en huile. 1, record 21, French, - lavage%20de%20la%20carotte
Record 21, Spanish
Record 21, Textual support, Spanish
Record 22 - internal organization data 1997-11-04
Record 22, English
Record 22, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 22, Main entry term, English
- angular fragment
1, record 22, English, angular%20fragment
correct
Record 22, Abbreviations, English
Record 22, Synonyms, English
Record 22, Textual support, English
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
...breccias contain angular rock fragments... set in a fine-grained, sandy or silty matrix. 2, record 22, English, - angular%20fragment
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Breccias are characterized by angular fragments of altered wall rock in a matrix of quartz and/or tourmaline. 3, record 22, English, - angular%20fragment
Record 22, French
Record 22, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 22, Main entry term, French
- fragment anguleux
1, record 22, French, fragment%20anguleux
correct, masculine noun
Record 22, Abbreviations, French
Record 22, Synonyms, French
Record 22, Textual support, French
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le transport glaciaire et fluvioglaciaire sur plusieurs kilomètres des fragments anguleux de grenat n'a pas eu pour effet de réduire leur taille ou de changer leur forme. 2, record 22, French, - fragment%20anguleux
Record 22, Spanish
Record 22, Textual support, Spanish
Record 23 - internal organization data 1993-03-02
Record 23, English
Record 23, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 23, Main entry term, English
- polymetamorphic rock
1, record 23, English, polymetamorphic%20rock
correct
Record 23, Abbreviations, English
Record 23, Synonyms, English
Record 23, Textual support, English
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock altered by more than one episode of metamorphism. 1, record 23, English, - polymetamorphic%20rock
Record 23, French
Record 23, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 23, Main entry term, French
- roche polymétamorphique
1, record 23, French, roche%20polym%C3%A9tamorphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 23, Abbreviations, French
Record 23, Synonyms, French
Record 23, Textual support, French
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) roches (...) qui ont subi plusieurs métamorphismes successifs. 1, record 23, French, - roche%20polym%C3%A9tamorphique
Record 23, Spanish
Record 23, Textual support, Spanish
Record 24 - internal organization data 1977-02-23
Record 24, English
Record 24, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 24, Main entry term, English
- contamination
1, record 24, English, contamination
correct
Record 24, Abbreviations, English
Record 24, Synonyms, English
Record 24, Textual support, English
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The process whereby the chemical composition of a magma is altered as a result of the "assimilation" of country rock. 1, record 24, English, - contamination
Record 24, French
Record 24, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 24, Main entry term, French
- contamination
1, record 24, French, contamination
correct
Record 24, Abbreviations, French
Record 24, Synonyms, French
Record 24, Textual support, French
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) des roches endogènes, même situées assez près l'une de l'autre sur le terrain, peuvent avoir des compositions chimiques différentes. (...) un même magma, montant des profondeurs, s'est enrichi en s'incorporant tout ou partie des terrains traversés, par "digestion" encore appelée "contamination". 1, record 24, French, - contamination
Record 24, Spanish
Record 24, Textual support, Spanish
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