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GNEISSIC ROCK [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- arenization
1, record 1, English, arenization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many granitic or gneissic terrains are weathered to arenaceous products. The crystalline rock is still recognizable by its structure, by the veins that cross it and by traces of fractures, but it is decomposed or "rotten. "The thickness of this arenization is quite variable, but in Europe it may reach more than ten meters and, under other climates, several tens of meters. This arenization is for a great part the result of meteoric alteration. 1, record 1, English, - arenization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arénisation
1, record 1, French, ar%C3%A9nisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus de décomposition d'une roche d'origine interne comportant à la fois une désagrégation (production de sable à partir du quartz) et une altération (production d'argile à partir des feldspaths). 2, record 1, French, - ar%C3%A9nisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De nombreux pays granitiques ou gneissiques sont altérés en arène. La roche cristalline est encore reconnaissable par sa structure, les filons qui la traversent, la trace de ses cassures, mais elle est «décomposée» ou «pourrie». L'épaisseur de cette arénisation est très variable mais peut atteindre en Europe plus de dix mètres et sous d'autres climats plusieurs dizaines de mètres. Cette arénisation est en majeure partie le résultat de l'altération météorique. 3, record 1, French, - ar%C3%A9nisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'arénisation du granite se développe dans le sol et le sous-sol (altération pédologique ou corrosion phréatique). Elle s'insinue le long des diaclases, d'où la formation de boules qui demeurent hypogées. 4, record 1, French, - ar%C3%A9nisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Geoquímica
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arenización
1, record 1, Spanish, arenizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fenómeno de alteración o de disgregación que da lugar a la formación de alterita. 2, record 1, Spanish, - arenizaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- protogine
1, record 2, English, protogine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- protogene 1, record 2, English, protogene
correct, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A granitic rock, occurring in the Alps, that has gneissic structure, contains sericite, chlorite, epidote, and garnet, and shows evidence of a composite origin or of crystallization... under stress after consolidation. 1, record 2, English, - protogine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- protogine
1, record 2, French, protogine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granite porphyroïde plus ou moins mylonitisé. 2, record 2, French, - protogine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'une part, les masses granito-gneissiques peuvent être déformées à la suite de mouvements orogéniques. C'est le cas de la «protogine» des massifs centraux alpins, Mont-Blanc et Oisans en particulier, roche claire à mica noir transformé en chlorite et dont le quartz présente en lumière polarisée une extinction roulante [...] 3, record 2, French, - protogine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stoss side
1, record 3, English, stoss%20side
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- up-ice side 2, record 3, English, up%2Dice%20side
correct
- up-glacier side 3, record 3, English, up%2Dglacier%20side
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a glacially sculptured rock, the upstream side; generally polished, grooved and striated. 4, record 3, English, - stoss%20side
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist). 3, record 3, English, - stoss%20side
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The stoss, or up-ice, side of a drumlin is generally steeper and blunter than the lee, or down-ice side, which is more gently sloped and tapered. 2, record 3, English, - stoss%20side
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stoss side: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 3, English, - stoss%20side
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- face amont
1, record 3, French, face%20amont
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- côté en pente douce 2, record 3, French, c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20en%20pente%20douce
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Côté amont d'une roche sculptée par le passage d'un glacier dont la surface est généralement polie, striée et cannelée. 1, record 3, French, - face%20amont
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
côté en pente douce : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - face%20amont
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- down-ice side of rock knob
1, record 4, English, down%2Dice%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- lee side of rock knob 1, record 4, English, lee%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
correct
- lee of rock knob 2, record 4, English, lee%20of%20rock%20knob
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist). 3, record 4, English, - down%2Dice%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... both the abraded stoss side and the plucked lee side of roches moutonnées require the former presence of sliding ice and meltwater. 4, record 4, English, - down%2Dice%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lee of rock knob: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 1, record 4, English, - down%2Dice%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
Record 4, Key term(s)
- leeside of rock knob
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- face aval d'un éperon rocheux
1, record 4, French, face%20aval%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- abri d'un éperon rocheux 2, record 4, French, abri%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
correct, masculine noun
- ombre morainique 3, record 4, French, ombre%20morainique
see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En amont, à l'extrémité orientale du même bief, la mangrove de rive droite s'épanouit derrière une série importante de crochons sédimentaires déposés à l'abri d'un éperon rocheux. 4, record 4, French, - face%20aval%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le géologue se trouve sur un petit éperon rocheux dans la plaine de till au lac Sarcpa. L'affleurement gneissique est arrondi et érodé par abrasion sur sa face amont (à gauche du géologue) et des blocs ont été arrachés de sa face aval (à droite du géologue). 5, record 4, French, - face%20aval%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ombre morainique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 1, record 4, French, - face%20aval%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- lee side
1, record 5, English, lee%20side
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- leeside 2, record 5, English, leeside
correct, see observation
- down-ice side 3, record 5, English, down%2Dice%20side
correct
- down-glacier side 4, record 5, English, down%2Dglacier%20side
correct
- downstream side 4, record 5, English, downstream%20side
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The side protected from blowing wind, advancing waves, water currents, or flowing ice, as the downstream side of glaciated rocks which is generally indicated by roughened and steeper surfaces. 5, record 5, English, - lee%20side
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist). 6, record 5, English, - lee%20side
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An elongated, rounded, asymmetrical, bedrock knob can be produced by glacier erosion. It has a gentle slope on its up-glacier side and a steep to vertical face on the down-glacier side. The glacier abrades the smooth slope that it flows along, while rock is torn loose from the downstream side and carried away in ice, a process known as "plucking". 4, record 5, English, - lee%20side
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The stoss, or up-ice, side of a drumlin is generally steeper and blunter than the lee, or down-ice side, which is more gently sloped and tapered. 7, record 5, English, - lee%20side
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
leeside: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 5, English, - lee%20side
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- face aval
1, record 5, French, face%20aval
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- côté abrupt 2, record 5, French, c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20abrupt
see observation, masculine noun
- côté sous le vent 2, record 5, French, c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20sous%20le%20vent
see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Face protégée du vent, des vagues, des courants ou des glaces en mouvement. 3, record 5, French, - face%20aval
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le géologue se trouve sur un petit éperon rocheux dans la plaine de till au lac Sarcpa. L'affleurement gneissique est arrondi et érodé par abrasion sur sa face amont (à gauche du géologue) et des blocs ont été arrachés de sa face aval (à droite du géologue). 4, record 5, French, - face%20aval
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La face aval des roches englacées est généralement indiquée par une surface rugueuse et une plus forte pente. 3, record 5, French, - face%20aval
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
côté abrupt; côté sous le vent : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 5, French, - face%20aval
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- granulite
1, record 6, English, granulite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metamorphic rock consisting of even-sized, interlocking mineral grains less than 10% of which have any obvious preferred orientation [or a] relatively coarse, granular rock formed at the high pressures and temperatures of the granulite facies which may exhibit a crude gneissic structure due to the parallelism of flat lenses of quartz and/or feldspars. 2, record 6, English, - granulite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The texture is typically granuloblastic. 2, record 6, English, - granulite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- granulite
1, record 6, French, granulite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- granite à hypersthène 2, record 6, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20hypersth%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche métamorphique catazonale, à grains fins et de tailles voisines, de teinte claire avec quartz et feldspath dominants, hypersthène et grenat, accessoirement sillimanite, disthène, rutile, cordiérite et spinelle. 2, record 6, French, - granulite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roches métamorphiques [...]. Zone des granulites. Par ailleurs la structure des granulites est très particulière. De petites lentilles ou tablettes de quartz orientées dans le plan de la stratification donnent à la roche une foliation frustre. Ces tablettes sont englobées dans un fond finement granoblastique. Le métamorphisme des granulites a dû s'effectuer sous des pressions et températures élevées (degré ultra). 3, record 6, French, - granulite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- granulita
1, record 6, Spanish, granulita
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Neis de granate (almandina) que contiene poca mica o carece de ella. 1, record 6, Spanish, - granulita
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-12-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Creighton granite
1, record 7, English, Creighton%20granite
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 7, English, - Creighton%20granite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Creighton granite is a massive or gneissic, commonly porphyritic, pink to reddish rock and is generally considered to be older than the Sudbury Irruptive. 3, record 7, English, - Creighton%20granite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Ontario. 4, record 7, English, - Creighton%20granite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- granite de Creighton
1, record 7, French, granite%20de%20Creighton
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 7, French, - granite%20de%20Creighton
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 7, French, - granite%20de%20Creighton
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le granite de Creighton est une roche massive ou gneissique, ordinairement porphyrique, de couleur rose à rougeâtre, et est généralement considéré plus ancien que la masse éruptive de Sudbury. 3, record 7, French, - granite%20de%20Creighton
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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