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GRANODIORITE [21 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microgranodiorite
1, record 1, English, microgranodiorite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A medium-grained(1–5 mm grain diameter) igneous rock characterized by the mineral assemblage and chemical composition of granodiorite. 1, record 1, English, - microgranodiorite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro-granodiorite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microgranodiorite
1, record 1, French, microgranodiorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La microgranodiorite est une roche magmatique filonnienne proche du microgranite. Elle fait partie du groupe des granitoïdes. 2, record 1, French, - microgranodiorite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro-granodiorite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Burlington granodiorite
1, record 2, English, Burlington%20granodiorite
correct, see observation, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Burlington%20granodiorite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Burlington granodiorite in northern Burlington Geanticline is unconformably overlain by volcanics of probable Silurian age and may be a Toconian intrusion. 3, record 2, English, - Burlington%20granodiorite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- granodiorite de Burlington
1, record 2, French, granodiorite%20de%20Burlington
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - granodiorite%20de%20Burlington
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - granodiorite%20de%20Burlington
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le granodiorite de Burlington, dans le nord du géanticlinal de Burlington, est recouverte en discordance par des roches volcaniques probablement du Silurien et est peut-être du Taconique. 3, record 2, French, - granodiorite%20de%20Burlington
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tonalite
1, record 3, English, tonalite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A micaceous variety of quartz diorite, containing hornblende and biotite. 2, record 3, English, - tonalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common hosts are acid plutonic rocks of the granite clan ranging from adamellite through granodiorite to tonalite. 3, record 3, English, - tonalite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tonalite
1, record 3, French, tonalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété micacée de diorite quartzifère. 2, record 3, French, - tonalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un bon exemple de granodiorite est fourni par la tonalite de l'Alpe de Tonale dans le Tyrol [...] C'est une roche à quartz, plagioclase, hornblende et biotite dans laquelle l'orthose est exceptionnelle. 3, record 3, French, - tonalite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tonalita
1, record 3, Spanish, tonalita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de diorita cuarcífera y micácea. 1, record 3, Spanish, - tonalita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- acidic rock
1, record 4, English, acidic%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- acid rock 2, record 4, English, acid%20rock
correct
- acidite 3, record 4, English, acidite
correct
- silicic rock 4, record 4, English, silicic%20rock
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock that contains more than 60% SiO2. 5, record 4, English, - acidic%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common hosts are acid plutonic rocks of the granite clan ranging from adamellite through granodiorite to tonalite. 6, record 4, English, - acidic%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acidite: Collective name for all igneous rocks high in silica (65-70% SiO2 by weight. 3, record 4, English, - acidic%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche acide
1, record 4, French, roche%20acide
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- roche siliceuse 2, record 4, French, roche%20siliceuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche éruptive contenant plus de 65 % de silice [...] 3, record 4, French, - roche%20acide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bassins pauvres en carbonate (granite, silice, roches métamorphiques, roches acides, gneiss) amènent des eaux de surface douces à faible pouvoir tampon. 4, record 4, French, - roche%20acide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La notion d'acidité, quelque peu ambiguë pour les roches, a été introduite au milieu du siècle dernier par Élie de Beaumont qui, en fonction de la teneur en SiO2 distingue les roches acides [plus de 65 %], les roches intermédiaires [entre 52 et 65 %], les roches basiques [entre 45 et 52 %] et les roches ultra-basiques [moins de 45 %]. 5, record 4, French, - roche%20acide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Roche éruptive acide. 6, record 4, French, - roche%20acide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Roche magmatique acide. 7, record 4, French, - roche%20acide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca ácida
1, record 4, Spanish, roca%20%C3%A1cida
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca que posee más de un 60% de SiO2, en la que hay sílice libre además de la que forma parte de los silicatos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - roca%20%C3%A1cida
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hornblende granite
1, record 5, English, hornblende%20granite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A felsic plutonic rock, generally adamellite or granodiorite, containing an amphibole(often hornblende) as an essential dark-colored constituent... 2, record 5, English, - hornblende%20granite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- granite à amphibole
1, record 5, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- granite à hornblende 2, record 5, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de granite. 2, record 5, French, - granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Granite à amphibole : mica noir, amphibole hornblende (verte ou brune), feldspath et quartz. 3, record 5, French, - granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-03-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- synplutonic
1, record 6, English, synplutonic
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- symplutonic 2, record 6, English, symplutonic
correct, see observation
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Synplutonic dikes in the granodiorite of Toyn Creek are medium-grained epidote-bearing hornblende biotite tonalite with hypidiomorphic granular texture. 3, record 6, English, - synplutonic
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Another observation ... is the coalescence of basic and granitic magmas with symplutonic relationships. 2, record 6, English, - synplutonic
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The prefix syn- (sym- before b, p, and m) means "together, with or joined." 4, record 6, English, - synplutonic
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
synplutonic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 6, English, - synplutonic
Record 6, Key term(s)
- syn-plutonic
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- synplutonique
1, record 6, French, synplutonique
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- symplutonique 2, record 6, French, symplutonique
correct, see observation
- syn-plutonique 3, record 6, French, syn%2Dplutonique
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La formation du minerai est rattaché à un épisode synplutonique d'âge Carbonifère [...] 4, record 6, French, - synplutonique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Des dykes mafiques, pré- ou syn-plutoniques auraient été déformés, fragmentés et recristallisés dans les roches très visqueuses du pluton, et auraient formé les nombreuses inclusions mafiques qui sont distribuées de façon irrégulière dans le pluton. 3, record 6, French, - synplutonique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Préfixe syn- : Exprime l'idée d'ensemble, avec. [...] Le «n» se transforme [habituellement] en «m» devant les consonnes «b», «p». 5, record 6, French, - synplutonique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
synplutonique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 6, French, - synplutonique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- porphyry dyke
1, record 7, English, porphyry%20dyke
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- porphyry dike 2, record 7, English, porphyry%20dike
correct
- porphyritic dyke 3, record 7, English, porphyritic%20dyke
correct
- porphyritic dike 4, record 7, English, porphyritic%20dike
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A steeply west-dipping, north-northwest-trending, biotite-bearing quartz-feldspar porphyry dyke is associated with the Lake George granodiorite... The porphyry dyke yielded an age of 420. 8 +5. 9/-4. 0 Ma(U-Pb zircon) and is inferred to be coeval with or slightly older than the Lake George granodiorite(412 +5/-4 Ma, U-Pb zircon). 5, record 7, English, - porphyry%20dyke
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porphyry dyke: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 7, English, - porphyry%20dyke
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- dyke porphyrique
1, record 7, French, dyke%20porphyrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- dyke de porphyre 2, record 7, French, dyke%20de%20porphyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un dyke (ou dike) est une lame de roche magmatique qui s'est infiltrée dans une fissure de l'encaissant. De ce fait, un dyke recoupe les autres couches de roche (différence avec le sill). 3, record 7, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dyke porphyrique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 7, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Dyke de porphyre à quartz, à quartz et feldspath. 5, record 7, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record 7, Key term(s)
- dike porphyrique
- dike de porphyre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2009-04-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- composite body
1, record 8, English, composite%20body
correct, see observation
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- composite massif 2, record 8, English, composite%20massif
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "composite massifs" show the association of several plutonic types, granitic or otherwise, systematically arranged, for instance, concentrically or vertically, within the body of the massif. 3, record 8, English, - composite%20body
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A belt of moderate-temperature geothermal activity runs east-west across central Alaska. Chena Hot Springs(CHS) is one of several Interior Alaskan hot springs in or near 55 Ma granites within Paleozoic metamorphic rocks. CHS is located within the CHS pluton, a composite body of quartz diorite, tonalite, granodiorite, and granite of both mid-Cretaceous and Early Tertiary ages. 4, record 8, English, - composite%20body
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
composite body: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 8, English, - composite%20body
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- massif composite
1, record 8, French, massif%20composite
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «massifs composites» montrent l'association de plusieurs types plutoniques, granitiques et autres, arrangés systématiquement dans l'ensemble du massif, par exemple concentriquement ou verticalement. L'échelle peut être hectométrique, kilométrique ou plus grande encore. 2, record 8, French, - massif%20composite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
massif composite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 8, French, - massif%20composite
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2009-02-03
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- stoping
1, record 9, English, stoping
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- magmatic stoping 2, record 9, English, magmatic%20stoping
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process of igneous intrusion in which magma gradually works its way upward by breaking off and engulfing blocks of the country rock. 3, record 9, English, - stoping
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Mitchell Peak Granodiorite, Sierra Nevada, California, has an outcrop exposure of nearly 50% stoped blocks in its youngest intrusive phase and an estimated 20% exposure of stoped blocks throughout the entire pluton. In this pluton, stoping thus is an important process. It is an excellent locale to study the effect of stoping on the evolution of magmatic systems. 4, record 9, English, - stoping
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The engulfed material presumably sinks downward and/or is assimilated. 5, record 9, English, - stoping
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stoping: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 9, English, - stoping
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Piecemeal, ring-fracture stoping. 6, record 9, English, - stoping
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- effondrement
1, record 9, French, effondrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- effondrement magmatique 2, record 9, French, effondrement%20magmatique
correct, masculine noun
- effondrement magmatique du toit 3, record 9, French, effondrement%20magmatique%20du%20toit
correct, masculine noun
- effondrement de blocs 2, record 9, French, effondrement%20de%20blocs
correct, masculine noun
- foudroyage magmatique 4, record 9, French, foudroyage%20magmatique
masculine noun
- stoping 5, record 9, French, stoping
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'affleurement, la granodiorite de Mitchell Peak, dans la chaîne des Sierra Nevada, en Californie, montre une surface faite de presque 50 % de blocs effondrés représentatifs du faciès précoce, et ailleurs dans le pluton, d'environ 20 % de blocs effondrés. Dans ce pluton, l'effondrement de blocs semble un processus important. Il s'agit donc d'un endroit exceptionnel pour étudier les effets de tels affaissements dans l'évolution de systèmes magmatiques. 2, record 9, French, - effondrement
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stoping; effondrement : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 9, French, - effondrement
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2008-07-28
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- rhyodacite
1, record 10, English, rhyodacite
correct, see observation
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rhyodacite is an extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite. It is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite. 2, record 10, English, - rhyodacite
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rhyodacite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 10, English, - rhyodacite
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- rhyodacite
1, record 10, French, rhyodacite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La rhyodacite est une roche volcanique extrusive dont la composition constitue un intermédiaire entre la dacite et la rhyolite. C'est l'équivalent extrusif de la granodiorite. 2, record 10, French, - rhyodacite
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rhyodacite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 10, French, - rhyodacite
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2008-07-10
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- quartz monzodiorite
1, record 11, English, quartz%20monzodiorite
correct, see observation
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- quartz-bearing monzodiorite 2, record 11, English, quartz%2Dbearing%20monzodiorite
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plutonic rock consisting essentially of sodic plagioclase, alkali feldspar, quartz and mafic minerals. 3, record 11, English, - quartz%20monzodiorite
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Granite, granodiorite, tonalite, quartz monzonite, and quartz monzodiorite are all forms of plutonic rock that are found in Yosemite, and are loosely referred to as granitic rocks. 4, record 11, English, - quartz%20monzodiorite
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quartz monzodiorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 11, English, - quartz%20monzodiorite
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- monzodiorite quartzique
1, record 11, French, monzodiorite%20quartzique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- monzodiorite quartzifère 2, record 11, French, monzodiorite%20quartzif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- monzodiorite à quartz 3, record 11, French, monzodiorite%20%C3%A0%20quartz
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches paléoprotérozoïques du charriage représentent une extension de l'aire métamorphique de degré élevé au nord-ouest de la zone volcanique de Flin Flon, incluant la leucotonalite datée de 1856 Ma et la monzodiorite quartzique âgée de 1843 Ma. 4, record 11, French, - monzodiorite%20quartzique
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
monzodiorite quartzique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 11, French, - monzodiorite%20quartzique
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- granodiorite
1, record 12, English, granodiorite
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse-grained igneous rock consisting of essential quartz, plagioclase feldspar, alkali feldspar, biotite and hornblende, with accessory sphene, apatite, and magnetite. 2, record 12, English, - granodiorite
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Porphyritic biotite granodiorite. 3, record 12, English, - granodiorite
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plagioclase is the dominant feldspar in the [grandiorite] equal to or greater than two-thirds of the total feldspar present. 2, record 12, English, - granodiorite
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- granodiorite
1, record 12, French, granodiorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche intermédiaire entre les granites et les diorites quartziques, dont les constituants sont : le quartz, un plagioclase, de l'orthose, de la biotite et un peu de hornblende. 2, record 12, French, - granodiorite
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les granodiorites ont une constitution voisine de celle du granite : leur teneur en silice peut être aussi forte que bien des granites vrais, mais dans la plupart des cas elles sont plus pauvres en silice (60 %) et en potasse, et plus riches en chaux [...] Bien des roches appelées communément «granites» se révèlent être des granodiorites lorsqu'on examine attentivement leurs feldspaths. 3, record 12, French, - granodiorite
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Granodiorite à biotite porphyrique. 4, record 12, French, - granodiorite
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 12, Main entry term, Spanish
- granodiorita
1, record 12, Spanish, granodiorita
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 12, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granito de anfíbol en el cual las plagioclasas predominan sobre las ortosas. 1, record 12, Spanish, - granodiorita
Record 13 - internal organization data 2005-02-14
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- Millet Brook deposit
1, record 13, English, Millet%20Brook%20deposit
correct, Nova Scotia
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Millet Brook deposit... occurs in alteration zones in granodiorite of the South Mountain Batholith. 1, record 13, English, - Millet%20Brook%20deposit
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- gisement de Millet Brook
1, record 13, French, gisement%20de%20Millet%20Brook
correct, masculine noun, Nova Scotia
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La minéralisation du gisement de Millet Brook [...] se présente dans des zones d'altération au sein de la granodiorite du batholite de South Mountain. 1, record 13, French, - gisement%20de%20Millet%20Brook
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 2004-10-26
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- granodioritic
1, record 14, English, granodioritic
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many of the great batholiths described as granitic are really granodioritic, and a large proportion of granite bodies contain some granodiorite. 2, record 14, English, - granodioritic
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Granodioritic pluton. 3, record 14, English, - granodioritic
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Granodioritic rock. 3, record 14, English, - granodioritic
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- granodioritique
1, record 14, French, granodioritique
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
- grano-dioritique 2, record 14, French, grano%2Ddioritique
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui concerne la granodiorite. 3, record 14, French, - granodioritique
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tactites de Mill City (Nevada) au voisinage d'un batholite grano-dioritique contiennent de la scheelite, minerai de tungstène. 2, record 14, French, - granodioritique
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Roche granodioritique. 4, record 14, French, - granodioritique
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 2001-06-27
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- light Barre granite
1, record 15, English, light%20Barre%20granite
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Columns and the upper portion of the exterior are made of a light gray Barre Granite appropriately named Light Barre, from the Barclay Quarry just southeast of Barre, Vermont. Barre Granite is technically a granodiorite. Barre Granite is durable and has a slight resemblance to marble when seen at a distance; however, when seen close up, this stone can be easily distinguished from marble, as it is speckled with dark minerals. 2, record 15, English, - light%20Barre%20granite
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The company’s two quarries in Barre were active throughout the normal working season in 1998. This included the E.L. Smith Quarry which produces Medium to Light Barre Gray granite and the Adam Quarry which produces Dark Barre Gray granite. 3, record 15, English, - light%20Barre%20granite
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 3 CONT
With the exception of the bronze, the monument is built entirely of light Barre granite. 4, record 15, English, - light%20Barre%20granite
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Barre (pronounced bar’ee) is situated in Central Vermont ... 5, record 15, English, - light%20Barre%20granite
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- granite clair de Barre
1, record 15, French, granite%20clair%20de%20Barre
proposal, masculine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon un représentant de la compagnie «Québec granite», il est d'usage dans le milieu francophone québécois de conserver les appellations anglaises (par exemple : «granite light Barre [prononcé «barré»]», «granite dark Barre»); nous ne voyons pas, cependant, pourquoi on ne pourrait pas traduire ces expressions en français. 1, record 15, French, - granite%20clair%20de%20Barre
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On trouve les termes «granite clair» (en allemand : «Granit hell», en anglais : «granite light») et granite foncé (en allemand : «Granit dunkel», en anglais : «granite dark») dans le site Internet <a href="http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf" title="http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf">http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf</a>. 1, record 15, French, - granite%20clair%20de%20Barre
Record 15, Key term(s)
- granite dark Barre
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 2001-06-27
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- light granite
1, record 16, English, light%20granite
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Columns and the upper portion of the exterior are made of a light gray Barre Granite appropriately named Light Barre, from the Barclay Quarry just southeast of Barre, Vermont. Barre Granite is technically a granodiorite. Barre Granite is durable and has a slight resemblance to marble when seen at a distance; however, when seen close up, this stone can be easily distinguished from marble, as it is speckled with dark minerals. 2, record 16, English, - light%20granite
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The company’s two quarries in Barre were active throughout the normal working season in 1998. This included the E.L. Smith Quarry which produces Medium to Light Barre Gray granite and the Adam Quarry which produces Dark Barry Gray granite. 3, record 16, English, - light%20granite
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 3 CONT
With the exception of the bronze, the monument is built entirely of light Barre granite. 4, record 16, English, - light%20granite
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- granite clair
1, record 16, French, granite%20clair
correct, masculine noun
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La partie aval du vallon du Gâ (site du village du Chazelet) [...] est soulignée par des filons de granite clair à grain très fin (aplite) et montre une nette torsion antiforme. 2, record 16, French, - granite%20clair
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record 17 - internal organization data 2001-06-27
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- Barre granite
1, record 17, English, Barre%20granite
correct
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Columns and the upper portion of the exterior are made of a light gray Barre Granite appropriately named Light Barre, from the Barclay Quarry just southeast of Barre, Vermont. Barre Granite is technically a granodiorite. Barre Granite is durable and has a slight resemblance to marble when seen at a distance; however, when seen close up, this stone can be easily distinguished from marble, as it is speckled with dark minerals. 1, record 17, English, - Barre%20granite
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dark Barre granite, light Barre granite. 2, record 17, English, - Barre%20granite
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Barre (pronounced bar’ee) is situated in Central Vermont ... 3, record 17, English, - Barre%20granite
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- granite de Barre
1, record 17, French, granite%20de%20Barre
correct, masculine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans une bibliographie.] BOURAOUI, Monia. Comportement au cisaillement de fractures dilatantes dans le granite de Barre sous charge et rigidités normales [2e cycle]. Sherbrooke, Qué. : Université de Sherbrooke; 1993. 1, record 17, French, - granite%20de%20Barre
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pierre du monument : le piédestal est décoré de palmettes, besans, guirlandes, volutes et moulures sculptés dans le granite gris provenant vraisemblablement de Barre, au Vermont. La pierre exploitée à Barre, dans les Northeast Highlands du Vermont, est une granodiorite de couleur gris pâle, grain fin à grain moyen (1 à 5 mm) et de composition très homogène : 35 % oligoclase, 27 % quartz, 21 % microcline, 9 % biotite, 6 % muscovite et minéraux accessoires de zircon, apatite, sphène, et opaques. 2, record 17, French, - granite%20de%20Barre
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Barre : se prononce «barré». 3, record 17, French, - granite%20de%20Barre
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 18, Main entry term, English
- Catamaran fault
1, record 18, English, Catamaran%20fault
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, 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 18, English, - Catamaran%20fault
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Biotite quartz monzonite and granodiorite intruded the quartzite-slate geanticlinal core rocks and were penetratively deformed and altered to a cataclastic granite with weak defoliation, and locally to zones of mylonite in and near the Catamaran fault that was reactivated during Acadian Orogeny. 3, record 18, English, - Catamaran%20fault
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 18, Main entry term, French
- faille Catamaran
1, record 18, French, faille%20Catamaran
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record number: 18, 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 18, French, - faille%20Catamaran
Record number: 18, 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 18, French, - faille%20Catamaran
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La monzonite quartzique à biotite et la granodiorite ont envahi l'assemblage quartzite-ardoise des roches qui forment la partie centrale du géanticlinal et ont été déformées et altérées lors de leurs pénétration en granite cataclastique à faible foliation, et par endroit en zones de mylonite le long de et près de la faille Catamaran qui a été réactivée au cours de l'orogenèse de l'Acadien. 3, record 18, French, - faille%20Catamaran
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- Bourlamaque Batholith
1, record 19, English, Bourlamaque%20Batholith
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, 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 19, English, - Bourlamaque%20Batholith
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The gold-bearing area extends east and north of the break, centered on Bourlamaque batholith and several smaller granodiorite stocks around or within which the deposits are clustered. 3, record 19, English, - Bourlamaque%20Batholith
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in northwestern Quebec. 4, record 19, English, - Bourlamaque%20Batholith
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- batholithe Bourlamaque
1, record 19, French, batholithe%20Bourlamaque
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record number: 19, 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 19, French, - batholithe%20Bourlamaque
Record number: 19, 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 19, French, - batholithe%20Bourlamaque
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans la partie est de la bande, un peu d'or gît le long de la faille Cadillac, mais la zone aurifère s'étend dans la région à l'est et au nord de la faille, dans une région centrée sur le batholite de Bourlamaque et sur plusieurs petits stocks de granodiorites; les gîtes sont autour ou dans ces masses intrusives. 3, record 19, French, - batholithe%20Bourlamaque
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- Kuskanan batholith
1, record 20, English, Kuskanan%20batholith
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, 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 20, English, - Kuskanan%20batholith
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Other plutons that may be partly of the same age are the granodiorite and pink granite phases of Topley Intrusions and the aegirine-augite monzonite of the Kuskanan batholith. 3, record 20, English, - Kuskanan%20batholith
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 20, English, - Kuskanan%20batholith
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- batholite de Kuskanan
1, record 20, French, batholite%20de%20Kuskanan
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, 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 20, French, - batholite%20de%20Kuskanan
Record number: 20, 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 20, French, - batholite%20de%20Kuskanan
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 3 OBS
D'autres masses granitiques, peut-être du même âge, sont les phases granodioritiques et de granite rose des intrusions de Topley et la monzonite à aegirine et augite du batholite de Kuskanan. 3, record 20, French, - batholite%20de%20Kuskanan
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
Record 21 - internal organization data 1993-01-27
Record 21, English
Record 21, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 21, Main entry term, English
- malgachite facies
1, record 21, English, malgachite%20facies
proposal
Record 21, Abbreviations, English
Record 21, Synonyms, English
Record 21, Textual support, English
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 OBS
malgachite : A group term for an igneous rock facies which includes granite, granodiorite, diorite, and gabbro. 2, record 21, English, - malgachite%20facies
Record 21, French
Record 21, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 21, Main entry term, French
- faciès malgachitique
1, record 21, French, faci%C3%A8s%20malgachitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 21, Abbreviations, French
Record 21, Synonyms, French
Record 21, Textual support, French
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La laurvikite des environs d'Oslo (...) est une antiperthite d'orthose dans des plagioclases ferrifères (faciès malgachitique). 1, record 21, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20malgachitique
Record 21, Spanish
Record 21, Textual support, Spanish
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