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HORNBLENDE DIORITE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tonalite
1, record 1, English, tonalite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A micaceous variety of quartz diorite, containing hornblende and biotite. 2, record 1, English, - tonalite
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - tonalite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tonalite
1, record 1, French, tonalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété micacée de diorite quartzifère. 2, record 1, French, - tonalite
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - tonalite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tonalita
1, record 1, Spanish, tonalita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de diorita cuarcífera y micácea. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tonalita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- esterellite
1, record 2, English, esterellite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quartz diorite porphyry containing zoned andesine and hornblende. 1, record 2, English, - esterellite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Named from Esterel, France. 1, record 2, English, - esterellite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- esterellite
1, record 2, French, esterellite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- estérellite 2, record 2, French, est%C3%A9rellite
correct, feminine noun
- estérélite 3, record 2, French, est%C3%A9r%C3%A9lite
feminine noun
- porphyre bleu de l'Esterel 1, record 2, French, porphyre%20bleu%20de%20l%27Esterel
correct, masculine noun
- porphyre bleu de l'Estérel 2, record 2, French, porphyre%20bleu%20de%20l%27Est%C3%A9rel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Microdiorite quartzique type,] (...) on y distingue des phénocristaux zonés d'andésine, des aiguilles de hornblende et des granules de pyroxène qui flottent dans une pâte microgrenue quartzo-feldspathique. 1, record 2, French, - esterellite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La microdiorite quartzifère ou porphyre bleu de l'Estérel, ou encore estérellite, est une roche d'un gris bleuté avec des phénocristaux de plagioclases (andésine) et d'amphibole (hornblende). 2, record 2, French, - esterellite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- esterellita
1, record 2, Spanish, esterellita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- esterelita 1, record 2, Spanish, esterelita
correct, feminine noun
- esterillita 1, record 2, Spanish, esterillita
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Microdiorita en la cual un elemento de cuarzo y de andesita une fenocristales de cuarzo, andesita y hornablenda; localmente puede convertirse en dacita. 1, record 2, Spanish, - esterellita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- leucodiorite
1, record 3, English, leucodiorite
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- leucocratic diorite 2, record 3, English, leucocratic%20diorite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Varieties [of diorite] deficient in hornblende and other dark minerals are called leucodiorite. 3, record 3, English, - leucodiorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
leucodiorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - leucodiorite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- leucodiorite
1, record 3, French, leucodiorite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- diorite leucocrate 2, record 3, French, diorite%20leucocrate
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pluton Houghton est une suite monzodioritique plutonique composée de hornblendite, de tonalite foliée, de monzodiorite et de leucodiorite à leucotonalite. Ces roches sont calco-alcalines et sont similaires aux magmas modernes tels que ceux des batholites de la Sierra Nevada (Californie) ou des Andes générés près des zones de subduction. 3, record 3, French, - leucodiorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
leucodiorite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - leucodiorite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pegmatitic hornblende diorite
1, record 4, English, pegmatitic%20hornblende%20diorite
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hornblende diorite is found in Precambrian basement rocks, and is mottled light grey, pale pink, and greenish-black in colour. It consists mainly of substantially altered plagioclase feldspar(60%) and hornblende(40%), with minor amounts of magnetite and small veins of calcite and epidote... The rock is very coarse-to mainly coarse-grained. Very coarse-grained varieties can be pegmatitic with grains up to 7 cm in length, this type of rock can be called a pegmatitic hornblende diorite. 2, record 4, English, - pegmatitic%20hornblende%20diorite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pegmatitic hornblende diorite : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 4, English, - pegmatitic%20hornblende%20diorite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- diorite à hornblende pegmatitique
1, record 4, French, diorite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende%20pegmatitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des dykes relativement épais, comme la diorite de Dufresnoy dans le Camp central, sont subconcordants à la stratigraphie et présentent des bordures métriques hybrides, qui renferment une abondance de xénolites des unités volcaniques adjacentes, passant graduellement à une phase marginale interne de gabbro à diorite à hornblende recoupée par une diorite quartzifère à hornblende pegmatitique et grenue, qui fait place vers l'intérieur du dyke à une phase dioritique grenue et plus leucocrate. 2, record 4, French, - diorite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende%20pegmatitique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
diorite à hornblende pegmatitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - diorite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende%20pegmatitique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-08-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- appinite
1, record 5, English, appinite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Group of dark-colored varieties of syenite, monzonite, or diorite, rich in prismatic hornblende phenocrysts and also containing hornblende in the groundmass. 2, record 5, English, - appinite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- appinite
1, record 5, French, appinite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
variété de diorite mélanocrate. 1, record 5, French, - appinite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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