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GARNETIFEROUS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mylonite belt
1, record 1, English, mylonite%20belt
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mylonitic belt 2, record 1, English, mylonitic%20belt
correct
- mylonite zone 3, record 1, English, mylonite%20zone
correct
- mylonitic zone 4, record 1, English, mylonitic%20zone
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the mountain front, crystalline rocks structurally beneath the mylonite belt consist of multiply-deformed gneiss, quartz diorite, and garnetiferous hypersthene-bearing retrograded granulite rocks. 5, record 1, English, - mylonite%20belt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The [uranium] vein deposits occur either (a) in shear or mylonite zones in various geological environments ... or (b) within granitic or syenitic plutons ... 6, record 1, English, - mylonite%20belt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mylonite belt; mylonitic zone: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - mylonite%20belt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de mylonite
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20mylonite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone de mylonites 2, record 1, French, zone%20de%20mylonites
correct, feminine noun
- zone mylonitique 3, record 1, French, zone%20mylonitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- ceinture mylonitique 4, record 1, French, ceinture%20mylonitique
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes filoniens [d'uranium] s'observent soit a) dans des zones de cisaillement ou des zones mylonitiques dans divers milieux géologiques [...], soit b) dans des plutons granitiques ou syénitiques [...] 5, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20mylonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien qu'il ait été étendu parfois à toutes les roches présentant les traces d'un broyage tectonique, le terme de mylonite désigne essentiellement le produit du broyage intime d'une roche éruptive dans lequel on ne peut plus distinguer à l'œil nu les minéraux constitutifs (quartz, feldspath, etc.), qui sont pulvérisés et dont les débris ne se reconnaissent qu'au microscope. 6, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20mylonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zone de mylonite; zone mylonitique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20mylonite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ceinture de mylonite
- ceinture de mylonites
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- khondalite
1, record 2, English, khondalite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] sillimanite-and garnet-rich siliceous schist, gneiss, and granulite, together with minor proportions of garnetiferous quartzite and of a white rock resembling limestone... 1, record 2, English, - khondalite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- khondalite
1, record 2, French, khondalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche métamorphique à grenats et graphite. 2, record 2, French, - khondalite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les] khondalites de l'Inde et de Ceylan [...] ont un faciès hautement métamorphique de gneiss à grenat, sillimanite, orthose, sans biotite : elles ont une composition chimique de roches argileuses. 3, record 2, French, - khondalite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-04-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- garnetiferous
1, record 3, English, garnetiferous
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- garnet-bearing 2, record 3, English, garnet%2Dbearing
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Containing or yielding garnets. 3, record 3, English, - garnetiferous
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Garnetiferous gneiss, peridotite. 2, record 3, English, - garnetiferous
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- grenatifère
1, record 3, French, grenatif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- à grenat 2, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20grenat
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui contient du grenat [...] 3, record 3, French, - grenatif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gneiss, sable grenatifère. 4, record 3, French, - grenatif%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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