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GRANITIC BASEMENT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- granite
1, record 1, English, granite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture, specifically: a usually flesh-red whitish or gray very hard and durable holocrystalline-granular plutonic igneous rock consisting essentially of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, a small amount of acid plagioclase, usually one or more members of the mica, amphibole, and less commonly pyroxene groups, and usually accessories (as apatite, zircon, magnetite, and occasionally topaz, tourmaline, garnet), the rock varying in texture from fine to very coarse and taking a fine polish. 2, record 1, English, - granite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... granites constitute a large portion of the Archean basement. They form massive batholiths and plutons as well as extensive areas of granitic gneisses. They have long-term stability, high rock strength, good chemical stability, homogeneity and low porosity. 3, record 1, English, - granite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Felsic granite. 4, record 1, English, - granite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- granite
1, record 1, French, granite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- granit 2, record 1, French, granit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique plutonique formée essentiellement de quartz et de feldspaths, et accessoirement d'autres minéraux comme les micas, les amphiboles et les pyroxènes, les autres minéraux accidentels. 3, record 1, French, - granite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on peut envisager la possibilité de créer un stockage [de déchets nucléaires] dans différentes roches : - roches sédimentaires telles que l'argile et le sel; - roches cristallines telles que le granite et le schiste. 4, record 1, French, - granite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Aucune formation géologique (granit, sel, argile, tuf volcanique) n'est nécessairement meilleure qu'une autre [en ce qui a trait à l'évacuation des déchets radioactifs dans des formations géologiques profondes]. 5, record 1, French, - granite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Granite felsique. 6, record 1, French, - granite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- granito
1, record 1, Spanish, granito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca plutónica de textura granuda, compuesta por cuarzo, feldespato potásico, plagioclasa y minerales oscuros (principalmente, biotita) en porcentajes, en general, reducidos. El feldespato potásico predomina sobre la plagioclasa. 2, record 1, Spanish, - granito
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- batholith
1, record 2, English, batholith
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bathylith 2, record 2, English, bathylith
correct
- batholyth 3, record 2, English, batholyth
correct
- bathylite 4, record 2, English, bathylite
correct, less frequent
- bathylithe 3, record 2, English, bathylithe
correct
- batholite 5, record 2, English, batholite
correct, less frequent
- abyssolith 6, record 2, English, abyssolith
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large, generally discordant plutonic mass that has more than 40 sq mi (100 km²) of surface exposure and no known floor. 7, record 2, English, - batholith
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Igneous intrusive bodies] are called bosses or stocks if their diameter is between about 10 and 20 kilometres (6 and 12 miles). Larger intrusions, 100 kilometres (60 miles) or more in diameter, are called batholiths. Granite ... commonly forms huge batholiths ... Batholiths, stocks and plutons, like dykes, are described as discordant bodies ... 8, record 2, English, - batholith
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... granites constitute a large portion of the Archean basement. They form massive batholiths and plutons as well as extensive areas of granitic gneisses. They have long-term stability, high rock strength, good chemical stability, homogeneity and low porosity. 9, record 2, English, - batholith
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abyssolith: Literally, a bottomless body of rock material; a molten mass of eruptive material passing up without a break from the zone of permanently molten rock within the earth. 10, record 2, English, - batholith
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Smaller masses of igneous rocks are known as bosses or plugs. 11, record 2, English, - batholith
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- batholite
1, record 2, French, batholite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- batholithe 2, record 2, French, batholithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corps plutonique, intrusif, de grandes dimensions (de l'ordre de 100 km²), en général discordant avec les structures des roches encaissantes. 3, record 2, French, - batholite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les batholites proviennent de la cristallisation en profondeur de grands volumes de magmas. Ils sont généralement constitués de granites associés à d'autres types (gabbros, diorites, syénites). 3, record 2, French, - batholite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le batholite peut émettre des prolongements irréguliers ou apophyses de grande longueur et de faible section qui perforent les roches encaissantes dans des directions quelconques. Par opposition, les rentrants du substratum sont appelés pendentifs [...] 4, record 2, French, - batholite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les intrusions se présentent sous différentes formes : batholithes [...]; massifs [...]; laccolithes [...]; filons-couches [...]; filons [...] 5, record 2, French, - batholite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les massifs peu considérables de roches plutoniennes s'appellent stocks [...] et ceux qui mesurent plus de 40 milles carrés se nomment batholites. 6, record 2, French, - batholite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- batolito
1, record 2, Spanish, batolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formación [compuesta] de roca endógena, plutónica, de naturaleza granítica, compuesta de granito, diorita, sienita y otras rocas que se han consolidado bastante profundamente. 2, record 2, Spanish, - batolito
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Translation (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- be loosened
1, record 3, English, be%20loosened
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This basement has been "loosened" by pervasive faulting during east-west extension and uplift during the Eocene, which accompanied emplacement of high level granitic and volcanic rocks. 1, record 3, English, - be%20loosened
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- subir un relâchement
1, record 3, French, subir%20un%20rel%C3%A2chement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce socle a subi un «relâchement» consécutif à la formation répandue de failles au cours d'un épisode tectonique d'extension est-ouest et de soulèvement à l'Éocène, qui a accompagné la mise en place de roches granitiques à faible profondeur et l'épanchement de roches volcaniques. 1, record 3, French, - subir%20un%20rel%C3%A2chement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pervasive faulting
1, record 4, English, pervasive%20faulting
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This basement has been "loosened" by pervasive faulting during east-west extension and uplift during the Eocene, which accompanied emplacement of high level granitic and volcanic rocks. 1, record 4, English, - pervasive%20faulting
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation répandue de failles
1, record 4, French, formation%20r%C3%A9pandue%20de%20failles
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce socle a subi un «relâchement» consécutif à la formation répandue de failles au cours d'un épisode tectonique d'extension est-ouest et de soulèvement à l'Éocène, qui a accompagné la mise en place de roches granitiques à faible profondeur et l'épanchement de roches volcaniques. 1, record 4, French, - formation%20r%C3%A9pandue%20de%20failles
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-03-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- unconformity
1, record 5, English, unconformity
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- unconf 2, record 5, English, unconf
correct, see observation
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- unconformable contact 3, record 5, English, unconformable%20contact
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substantial break or gap in the geologic record where a rock unit is overlain by another that is not next in stratigraphic succession, such as an interruption in the continuity of a depositional sequence of sedimentary rocks or a break between eroded igneous rocks and younger sedimentary strata. 4, record 5, English, - unconformity
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some mines exploit "reefs" (ore zones) with uppermost sections buried as much as 3 km beneath unconformities. 5, record 5, English, - unconformity
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Kemi and Campo Formoso intrusions are prekinematic and occur at the unconformable contact between Archean granitic basement and overlying, mainly sedimentary, Proterozoic supracrustal rocks. 3, record 5, English, - unconformity
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unconf: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling records. 2, record 5, English, - unconformity
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- discordance
1, record 5, French, discordance
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- discordance stratigraphique 2, record 5, French, discordance%20stratigraphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface géologique représentant l'intervalle de temps d'exposition subaérienne et son équivalence subaquatique. Elle est caractérisée par une troncature d'érosion et/ou par un important hiatus. 2, record 5, French, - discordance
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lacune peut être due à une absence de sédimentation, la région ayant par exemple été émergée (régression); [...] Quelquefois, cette émersion est accompagnée d'une phase de plissement précédant la transgression suivante; dans ce cas, on parle de discordance. 3, record 5, French, - discordance
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les bauxites sont disposées [...] en couches plus ou moins irrégulières [...], soulignant les lacunes stratigraphiques et les discordances car la présence de bauxites est le signe infaillible d'une longue émersion [...] 4, record 5, French, - discordance
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les terrains du socle sont plus anciens que ceux de la couverture; ils ont subi une orogenèse antérieure à celle de la couverture. Le socle n'a donc pas la même structure que sa couverture on dit qu'il y a discordance. 5, record 5, French, - discordance
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les intrusions de Kemi et de Campo Formoso sont anticinématiques et sont situées au niveau d'une discordance séparant un socle granitique archéen d'une séquence sus-jacente de roches supracrustales à prédominance sédimentaire du Protérozoïque. 6, record 5, French, - discordance
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- discordancia
1, record 5, Spanish, discordancia
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- discordancia estratigráfica 1, record 5, Spanish, discordancia%20estratigr%C3%A1fica
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1991-02-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Archean granite
1, record 6, English, Archean%20granite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Archaean granite 2, record 6, English, Archaean%20granite
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... granites constitute a large portion of the Archean basement. They form massive batholiths and plutons as well as extensive areas of granitic gneisses. They have long-term stability, high rock strength, good chemical stability, homogeneity and low porosity. 1, record 6, English, - Archean%20granite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- granite archéen
1, record 6, French, granite%20arch%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce système [de Witwatersrand], qui repose sur des granites archéens, est surmonté par des coulées volcaniques [...], puis par des terrains sédimentaires du Primaire [...] 2, record 6, French, - granite%20arch%C3%A9en
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
granite : Roche magmatique plutonique formée essentiellement de quartz et de feldspaths, et accessoirement d'autres minéraux comme les micas, les amphiboles et les pyroxènes, les autres minéraux étant accidentels. 3, record 6, French, - granite%20arch%C3%A9en
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
archéen, enne, adjectif : Relatif à l'ensemble des terrains les plus anciens du globe (2,5 milliards d'années et plus). 3, record 6, French, - granite%20arch%C3%A9en
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- granito arcaico
1, record 6, Spanish, granito%20arcaico
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- granito arqueozoico 2, record 6, Spanish, granito%20arqueozoico
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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