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GRANULITE FACIES [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- granolite
1, record 1, English, granolite
correct, see observation, obsolete
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] granular igneous rock. 2, record 1, English, - granolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The introduction of the facies principle... further complicated the terminology, the name granulite being proposed and used for all rocks of the granulite facies, even for those with intermediate and basic compositions. To avoid theseambiguities, Winkler & Sen(1973) proposed the name granolite instead of granulite for rocks with mineral associations diagnostic of the granulite facies(regional hypersthene zone). But this suggestion was not widely accepted. 3, record 1, English, - granolite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- granolite
1, record 1, French, granolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche à structure grenue. 1, record 1, French, - granolite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Albanel Lake
1, record 2, English, Albanel%20Lake
correct, see observation, Canada, Quebec
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, - Albanel%20Lake
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Rocks of granulite facies are irregularly distributed, but occur mainly in the southwest, the approximate isograd between the amphibolite and granulite facies extending from near Albanel Lake southwesterly to the Ottawa River west of Ottawa(Osborne and Morin, 1962). 3, record 2, English, - Albanel%20Lake
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Coordinates: 50º54’ 73º18’ (Quebec). 4, record 2, English, - Albanel%20Lake
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lac Albanel
1, record 2, French, lac%20Albanel
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada, Quebec
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, - lac%20Albanel
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, - lac%20Albanel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les roches du faciès granulite sont réparties irrégulièrement, mais elles se trouvent surtout dans le sud-ouest de la province; la position approximative de l'isograde de métamorphisme entre les faciès amphibolite et granulite s'étend de la région près du lac Albanel vers le sud-ouest jusqu'à la rivière Outaouais, à l'ouest d'Ottawa (Osborne et Morin, 1962). 3, record 2, French, - lac%20Albanel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Coordonnées : 50º54' 73º18' (Québec). 4, record 2, French, - lac%20Albanel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- granulite
1, record 3, English, granulite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - granulite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The texture is typically granuloblastic. 2, record 3, English, - granulite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- granulite
1, record 3, French, granulite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- granite à hypersthène 2, record 3, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20hypersth%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - granulite
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - granulite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- granulita
1, record 3, Spanish, granulita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Neis de granate (almandina) que contiene poca mica o carece de ella. 1, record 3, Spanish, - granulita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-07-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- migmatitic rock
1, record 4, English, migmatitic%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abyssal class pegmatites typically occur in migmatitic rocks of upper amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphism. 1, record 4, English, - migmatitic%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche migmatitique
1, record 4, French, roche%20migmatitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pegmatites abyssales se rencontrent typiquement dans des roches migmatitiques témoignant d'un métamorphisme du faciès des amphibolites supérieur au faciès des granulites. 1, record 4, French, - roche%20migmatitique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-06-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- granulite facies
1, record 5, English, granulite%20facies
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The set of metamorphic mineral assemblages (facies) in which basic rocks are represented by diopside + hypersthene + plagioclase, with amphibole generally minor in amount. 2, record 5, English, - granulite%20facies
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Almandine is characteristic of basic and pelitic rocks. Pelitic assemblages show the association of sillimanite or kyanite ... 2, record 5, English, - granulite%20facies
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Granulite facies metamorphism. 3, record 5, English, - granulite%20facies
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- faciès des granulites
1, record 5, French, faci%C3%A8s%20des%20granulites
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- faciès granulitique 2, record 5, French, faci%C3%A8s%20granulitique
correct, masculine noun
- faciès granulite 3, record 5, French, faci%C3%A8s%20granulite
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] association [...] caractérisée par l'absence de mica et la présence de pyroxène, de sillimanite, de disthène et de grenats. 4, record 5, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20granulites
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le domaine de stabilité de ce faciès est tout entier [...] situé dans la plage des granites d'anatexie. 4, record 5, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20granulites
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Métamorphisme du faciès des granulites. 5, record 5, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20granulites
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-04-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- upper amphibolite facies
1, record 6, English, upper%20amphibolite%20facies
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abyssal class pegmatites typically occur in migmatitic rocks of upper amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphism. 1, record 6, English, - upper%20amphibolite%20facies
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- faciès des amphibolites supérieur
1, record 6, French, faci%C3%A8s%20des%20amphibolites%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pegmatites abyssales se rencontrent typiquement dans des roches migmatitiques témoignant d'un métamorphisme du faciès des amphibolites supérieur au faciès des granulites. 1, record 6, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20amphibolites%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-04-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- abyssal pegmatite
1, record 7, English, abyssal%20pegmatite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- abyssal class pegmatite 1, record 7, English, abyssal%20class%20pegmatite
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abyssal pegmatites consist mainly of quartz and feldspar, and are generally barren or poorly mineralized with regard to rare elements such as niobium, tantalum, rare-earth elements, yttrium, and beryllium. 1, record 7, English, - abyssal%20pegmatite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Abyssal class pegmatites typically occur in migmatitic rocks of upper amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphism. 1, record 7, English, - abyssal%20pegmatite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pegmatite abyssale
1, record 7, French, pegmatite%20abyssale
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pegmatites abyssales se composent principalement de quartz et feldspath, et elles sont généralement stériles ou faiblement minéralisées en éléments rares tels que le niobium , le tantale, les terres rares, l'yttrium et le béryllium. 1, record 7, French, - pegmatite%20abyssale
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les pegmatites abyssales se rencontrent typiquement dans des roches migmatitiques témoignant d'un métamorphisme du faciès des amphibolites supérieur au faciès des granulites. 1, record 7, French, - pegmatite%20abyssale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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