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HORNFELS [26 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- andalusite hornfels
1, record 1, English, andalusite%20hornfels
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- andalusite hornstone 2, record 1, English, andalusite%20hornstone
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A compact, contact-metamorphic rock containing andalusite. It is usually produced by the metamorphism of shale or slate by intrusions of granite. 3, record 1, English, - andalusite%20hornfels
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hornstone : It has been used to describe flint or chert as well as hornfels, and has also been confused with hornblende. The term should be abandoned. 4, record 1, English, - andalusite%20hornfels
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne à andalousite
1, record 1, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20andalousite
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 zone des cornéennes à andalousite où la schistosité s'efface pour donner une roche massive, dure, finement cristallisée d'aspect corné avec des cristaux d'andalousite particulièrement abondants. 2, record 1, French, - corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20andalousite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- beerbachite
1, record 2, English, beerbachite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hornfels with large poikiloblastic crystals of olivine. 2, record 2, English, - beerbachite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- beerbachite
1, record 2, French, beerbachite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-04-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hornblende-hornfels facies
1, record 3, English, hornblende%2Dhornfels%20facies
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hornblende hornfels facies 2, record 3, English, hornblende%20hornfels%20facies
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A medium-grade metamorphic facies associated with contact metamorphism at low pressures and moderate temperatures. 2, record 3, English, - hornblende%2Dhornfels%20facies
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hornblende hornfels facies metamorphism occurs at temperatures of approximately 500 to 650 degrees celsius and at low(upper crust) pressures. 2, record 3, English, - hornblende%2Dhornfels%20facies
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faciès des cornéennes à hornblende
1, record 3, French, faci%C3%A8s%20des%20corn%C3%A9ennes%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- faciès hornblende-cornéennes 2, record 3, French, faci%C3%A8s%20hornblende%2Dcorn%C3%A9ennes
see observation, masculine noun
- faciès à hornblende-cornéennes 2, record 3, French, faci%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20hornblende%2Dcorn%C3%A9ennes
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le degré du métamorphisme régional correspond au faciès des schistes verts tandisque le métamorphisme de contact a abouti au faciès des cornéennes à hornblende à proximité du batholite. 1, record 3, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20corn%C3%A9ennes%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le district de la Baie Notre-Dame (Terre-Neuve), les gîtes cuprifères de type ophiolitique ont subi un métamorphisme ayant abouti au faciès hornblende-cornéennes [...] Ainsi, les roches-hôtes originelles à chlorite et séricite se transforment, dans le faciès à hornblende-cornéennes, en roches à cordiérite-anthophyllite-biotite-andalousite, tandis que la pyrite est remplacée par de la pyrrhotite-magnétite. 2, record 3, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20corn%C3%A9ennes%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon un réviseur scientifique de Ressources naturelles Canada, les cornéennes étant des roches et la hornblende étant un minéral, il est plus juste de parler de «faciès des cornéennes à hornblende». 3, record 3, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20corn%C3%A9ennes%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
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
- pelitic hornfels
1, record 4, English, pelitic%20hornfels
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-grained, nonfissile metamorphic rock derived from an argillaceous sediment. 2, record 4, English, - pelitic%20hornfels
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The plural form of hornfels is hornfelses. 3, record 4, English, - pelitic%20hornfels
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pelitic hornfels : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 4, English, - pelitic%20hornfels
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne pélitique
1, record 4, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20p%C3%A9litique
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
Le second producteur de cuivre en Gaspésie, la société Les Mines Madeleine ltée, a exploité une minéralisation essentiellement filonienne (stockwerk), logée dans une cornéenne pélitique de l'auréole métamorphique du Pluton de McGerrigle [...] 2, record 4, French, - corn%C3%A9enne%20p%C3%A9litique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cornéenne pélitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - corn%C3%A9enne%20p%C3%A9litique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-11-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Metals Mining
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- overprint
1, record 5, English, overprint
correct, verb
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- be superimposed on 1, record 5, English, be%20superimposed%20on
correct, verb phrase
- be underlain by 1, record 5, English, be%20underlain%20by
correct, verb phrase
- overlie 1, record 5, English, overlie
correct, verb
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Scheelite commonly occurs in an essentially stratiform almandine-hedenbergite exoskarn assemblage that metasomatically overprints and replaces earlier metamorphic calc-silicate hornfels. 1, record 5, English, - overprint
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Both proximal Au-rich and distal Ag-rich zones probably are underlain by the same unexposed Cretaceous stock ... 1, record 5, English, - overprint
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Metasomatic deposits occur in or near peralkaline igneous rocks, and are superimposed on pre-existing rocks. 1, record 5, English, - overprint
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Aphebian metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks should flank these granitoid bodies and clastic sedimentary rocks should unconformably overlie the metasedimentary-metavolcanic sequence. 1, record 5, English, - overprint
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Mines métalliques
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- se superposer à
1, record 5, French, se%20superposer%20%C3%A0
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- surmonter 1, record 5, French, surmonter
correct
- reposer sur 1, record 5, French, reposer%20sur
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La scheelite est généralement présente dans l'association à almandin-hédenbergite d'exoskarns essentiellement stratiformes; cette association métasomatique se superpose et se substitue à l'association calco-silicatée de cornéenne formée plus tôt par métamorphisme de contact. 1, record 5, French, - se%20superposer%20%C3%A0
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les zones proximales riches en or aussi bien que les zones distales riches en argent surmontent probablement un même stock non exposé du Crétacé [...] 1, record 5, French, - se%20superposer%20%C3%A0
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Quant aux gîtes métasomatiques, ils se rencontrent dans des roches ignées hyperalcalines ou à leur proximité et ils sont constitués d'une minéralisation qui s'est superposée aux roches formées antérieurement. 1, record 5, French, - se%20superposer%20%C3%A0
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
En principe, des roches métavolcaniques et métasédimentaires de l'Aphébien devraient flanquer ces massifs granitoïdes, et des roches sédimentaires clastiques devraient reposer en discordance sur la séquence métasédimentaire-métavolcanique. 1, record 5, French, - se%20superposer%20%C3%A0
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-01-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cooling
1, record 6, English, cooling
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the genetic model for Pb-Zn-Ag skarns, limestone and calcareous pelite adjacent to a cooling and crystallizing batholith, stock, or dyke-sill complex undergoes isochemical thermal metamorphism to marble and calc-silicate hornfels. 1, record 6, English, - cooling
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The sediments at Middle Valley, which are 300 to 600 m thick, provide natural hydrological and thermal insulation, greatly reducing heat loss from the underlying cooling oceanic crust ... 1, record 6, English, - cooling
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- en cours de refroidissement
1, record 6, French, en%20cours%20de%20refroidissement
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- en voie de refroidissement 1, record 6, French, en%20voie%20de%20refroidissement
correct
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le modèle génétique proposé pour la formation des skarns à Pb-Zn-Ag, les calcaires et les pélites calcareuses adjacents à un batholite, à un stock ou à un complexe de dykes et de filons-couches en cours de refroidissement et de cristallisation se transforment en marbres et en cornéennes calco-silicatées sous l'action d'un thermométamorphisme isochimique. 1, record 6, French, - en%20cours%20de%20refroidissement
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les sédiments de la vallée Middle, qui montrent une épaisseur de 300 à 600 m, assurent une isolation hydrologique et thermique naturelle, réduisant ainsi grandement les pertes de chaleur à travers la croûte océanique sous-jacente en voie de refroidissement [...] 1, record 6, French, - en%20cours%20de%20refroidissement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-02-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pelitic rock
1, record 7, English, pelitic%20rock
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a metamorphic rock derived from a pelite ... 2, record 7, English, - pelitic%20rock
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multi-spectral satellite imagery may be selected to enhance colour anomalies associated with oxidized pyritic hornfels developed extensively in pelitic host rocks adjacent to the less extensive W skarn. 3, record 7, English, - pelitic%20rock
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- roche pélitique
1, record 7, French, roche%20p%C3%A9litique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-10-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- crystallizing
1, record 8, English, crystallizing
correct, adjective
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the genetic model for Pb-Zn-Ag skarns, limestone and calcareous pelite adjacent to a cooling and crystallizing batholith, stock, or dyke-sill complex undergoes isochemical thermal metamorphism to marble and calc-silicate hornfels. 1, record 8, English, - crystallizing
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The style of mineralization ... depends on the magnitude of pressure developed within the crystallizing magma by the metal-rich aqueous fluids ... 1, record 8, English, - crystallizing
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- en cours de cristallisation
1, record 8, French, en%20cours%20de%20cristallisation
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- en voie de cristallisation 1, record 8, French, en%20voie%20de%20cristallisation
correct
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le modèle génétique proposé pour la formation des skarns à Pb-Zn-Ag, les calcaires et les pélites calcareuses adjacents à un batholite, à un stock ou à un complexe de dykes et de filons-couches en cours de refroidissement et de cristallisation se transforment en marbres et en cornéennes calco-silicatées sous l'action d'un thermométamorphisme isochimique. 1, record 8, French, - en%20cours%20de%20cristallisation
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le style de minéralisation produit [...] dépend de la pression générée dans le magma en voie de cristallisation par les fluides aqueux métallifères [...] 1, record 8, French, - en%20cours%20de%20cristallisation
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2004-08-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- andesite protolith
1, record 9, English, andesite%20protolith
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- andesitic protolith 2, record 9, English, andesitic%20protolith
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These mineral assemblages are interpreted to represent the superposition of silica-deficient, alkali-and alumina-rich magnesian skarn assemblages upon biotite hornfels, developed in an andesite protolith adjacent to an alkalic intrusion. 3, record 9, English, - andesite%20protolith
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- protolite andésitique
1, record 9, French, protolite%20and%C3%A9sitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- protolithe andésitique 2, record 9, French, protolithe%20and%C3%A9sitique
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- calc-silicate hornfels
1, record 10, English, calc%2Dsilicate%20hornfels
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- calc-silicate-hornfels 2, record 10, English, calc%2Dsilicate%2Dhornfels
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thermally metamorphosed impure limestone or dolomite. 3, record 10, English, - calc%2Dsilicate%20hornfels
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scheelite occurs commonly in an essentiallly stratiform almandine-hedenbergite exoskarn assemblage that metasomatically overprints and replaces earlier, metamorphic calc-silicate hornfels. 4, record 10, English, - calc%2Dsilicate%20hornfels
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The[metamorphosed] rock has been recrystallised and the bulk of it is in the form of various calcium and/or magnesium-containing silicates. 3, record 10, English, - calc%2Dsilicate%20hornfels
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Hornfelses are described by prefixing the names of significant minerals or mineral groups, e. g. garnet-hornfels, pyroxene-hornfels, calc-silicate hornfels... 3, record 10, English, - calc%2Dsilicate%20hornfels
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne calco-silicatée
1, record 10, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20calco%2Dsilicat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- cornéenne à silicates calciques 2, record 10, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20silicates%20calciques
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Geological Prospecting
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- geological guide
1, record 11, English, geological%20guide
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The following geological features... are favourable exploration guides : a) Extensive hornfels zone adjacent to an exposed pluton, or overlying a buried one. b) Relatively thick, pure and impure limestone beds. c) Shallowly dipping pluton-limestone contacts. d) Structural and stratigraphic traps in carbonate-pelite host rocks. e) Irregularities in pluton-limestone contacts... 2, record 11, English, - geological%20guide
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Prospection géologique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- guide géologique
1, record 11, French, guide%20g%C3%A9ologique
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les corps métallifères présentent à l'affleurement leur chapeau oxydé qu'il convient de reconnaître. Ils peuvent ne pas être visibles à la surface du sol. C'est à l'aide de guides géologiques que l'on soupçonne alors la présence d'une masse minéralisée. Ainsi les altérations en halos autour des minéralisations, la paléogéographie, les contacts avec les granites, les roches basiques, etc., sont autant de guides qu'il faut savoir exploiter pour découvrir du minerai. 2, record 11, French, - guide%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour découvrir de nouveaux gisements à des coûts raisonnables, il est indispensable d'utiliser des guides géologiques (métallotectes) pour sélectionner [...] les aires les plus favorables. 3, record 11, French, - guide%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les [...] guides géologiques vont être examinés dans l'ordre suivant : [...] guides physiographiques (morphologiques); [...] guides paléogéographiques; [...] guides lithologiques et stratigraphiques [...] 4, record 11, French, - guide%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- calc-flinta
1, record 12, English, calc%2Dflinta
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- calc flinta 2, record 12, English, calc%20flinta
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very fine-grained metamorphic rock of flinty aspect derived from a calcareous mudstone. 1, record 12, English, - calc%2Dflinta
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The new minerals are in part due to pneumatolytic processes and include feldspars and lime-silicate minerals, the latter being less abundant than in a calc-silicate hornfels. 1, record 12, English, - calc%2Dflinta
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "calc-silicate hornfels. " 3, record 12, English, - calc%2Dflinta
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
- Mines métalliques
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne à silicate calcique
1, record 12, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20silicate%20calcique
feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- cornéenne calco-silicatée 2, record 12, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20calco%2Dsilicat%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
- cornéenne à feldspath et silicates calciques 2, record 12, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20feldspath%20et%20silicates%20calciques
proposal, feminine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- hornfels
1, record 13, English, hornfels
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-grained rock composed of a mosaic of equidimensional grains without preferred orientation and typically formed by contact metamorphism. 2, record 13, English, - hornfels
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where better igneous rock is not available, hornfels is often used locally as road metal. 3, record 13, English, - hornfels
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hornfelses are described by prefixing the names of significant minerals or mineral groups, e. g. garnet-hornfels, pyroxene-hornfels, calc-silicate hornfels... 4, record 13, English, - hornfels
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Pyroxene hornfels. 5, record 13, English, - hornfels
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne
1, record 13, French, corn%C3%A9enne
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
- hornfels 2, record 13, French, hornfels
avoid, masculine noun
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roches à grain fin, à structure équante, constituées d'un agrégat de quartz, mica et feldspath avec ou sans grenats, contenant parfois de l'amphibole et du pyroxène. 2, record 13, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches métamorphiques silicatées à texture isotrope sont appelées cornéennes et [...] distinguées les unes des autres à l'aide d'un nom de minéral : cornéenne à cordiérite, à sillimanite, etc. 3, record 13, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] à proximité du contact, on passe à des roches dures, massives, à grains fins, isotropes (les minéraux de cordiérite et d'andalousite sont dispersés dans toute la masse, il n'y a plus d'orientation préférentielle). On les nomme cornéennes car leur aspect rappelle celui de la corne. 4, record 13, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les cornéennes ont une structure finement cristalline, d'apparence homogène, qui confère à leur cassure un aspect corné. [...] Elles sont très dures et peuvent convenir à l'empierrement des routes. 5, record 13, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cornéenne à pyroxène. 6, record 13, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 13, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca córnea
1, record 13, Spanish, roca%20c%C3%B3rnea
feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 13, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 2004-06-09
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Geological Prospecting
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- multispectral satellite imagery
1, record 14, English, multispectral%20satellite%20imagery
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multispectral satellite imagery may be selected to enhance colour anomalies associated with oxidized pyritic hornfels developed extensively in pelitic host rocks adjacent to the less extensive W skarn. 1, record 14, English, - multispectral%20satellite%20imagery
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Prospection géologique
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- imagerie satellite multispectrale
1, record 14, French, imagerie%20satellite%20multispectrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut recourir à l'imagerie satellite multispectrale pour accentuer les anomalies de couleur associées aux cornéennes à pyrite oxydées, qui s'étendent à une vaste étendue dans les roches hôtes pélitiques qui jouxtent les skarns à W de plus faible étendue. 1, record 14, French, - imagerie%20satellite%20multispectrale
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 2004-06-08
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- stratigraphic channelway
1, record 15, English, stratigraphic%20channelway
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydrothermal fluids, released by crystallization and hydrofracturing of the pluton, infiltrated stratigraphic and structural channelways to react with calcareous host rock and calc-silicate hornfels to form prograde skarn. 1, record 15, English, - stratigraphic%20channelway
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- voie stratigraphique
1, record 15, French, voie%20stratigraphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fluides hydrothermaux, libérés par la cristallisation et la fracturation hydraulique du pluton, se sont infiltrés par les voies stratigraphiques et structurales, puis ont réagi avec les roches hôtes calcareuses ainsi qu'avec les cornéennes calco-silicatées pour former des skarns d'altération prograde. 1, record 15, French, - voie%20stratigraphique
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 2004-05-31
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- prograde skarn formation
1, record 16, English, prograde%20skarn%20formation
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main stage of prograde skarn formation begins as the crystallizing magma releases hydrothermal fluid through conduits developed by hydrofracturing of the crystallized outer portion of the pluton and hornfels. 1, record 16, English, - prograde%20skarn%20formation
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- formation de skarns par altération prograde
1, record 16, French, formation%20de%20skarns%20par%20alt%C3%A9ration%20prograde
correct, feminine noun
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La phase principale de formation des skarns par altération prograde commence lorsque le magma en voie de cristallisation laisse s'échapper des fluides hydrothermaux dans des conduits produits par fracturation hydraulique dans la portion externe déjà cristallisée du pluton et les cornéennes encaissantes. 1, record 16, French, - formation%20de%20skarns%20par%20alt%C3%A9ration%20prograde
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record 17 - internal organization data 2004-05-30
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- retrograde vein
1, record 17, English, retrograde%20vein
correct
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Retrograde sulphide-quartz-actinolite-fluorite-anhydrite veins formed in potassic hornfels as the final stage of mineralization in the Copper Mountain zone. 1, record 17, English, - retrograde%20vein
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- filon d'altération rétrograde
1, record 17, French, filon%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration%20r%C3%A9trograde
correct, masculine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des filons à sulfures-quartz-actinote-fluorine-anhydrite d'altération rétrograde se sont formés dans une cornéenne potassique pendant la phase finale de minéralisation dans la zone du mont Copper. 1, record 17, French, - filon%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 2004-05-30
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Geochemistry
Record 18, Main entry term, English
- coevally with
1, record 18, English, coevally%20with
correct
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Coevally with skarn, porphyry-style disseminated and stockwork Cu-and Mo-bearing veinlets were deposited in fractured potassic calc-silicate hornfels, adjacent to the Copper Mountain plug... 1, record 18, English, - coevally%20with
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Géochimie
Record 18, Main entry term, French
- concomitamment à
1, record 18, French, concomitamment%20%C3%A0
correct
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une minéralisation de Cu-Mo de type porphyrique, sous forme de disséminations et de stockwerk, s'est formée concomitamment à la skarnification dans une cornéenne fracturée à silicates calciques et potassiques qui jouxte le culot du mont Copper [...] 1, record 18, French, - concomitamment%20%C3%A0
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 2004-04-30
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- retrograde alteration
1, record 19, English, retrograde%20alteration
correct
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most economic concentrations of ore minerals occur during the cooling of the hydrothermal system, coincident with the onset of retrograde alteration. 1, record 19, English, - retrograde%20alteration
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Retrograde alteration of skarn; retrograde alteration of hornfels. 1, record 19, English, - retrograde%20alteration
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- altération rétrograde
1, record 19, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20r%C3%A9trograde
correct, feminine noun
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La majeure partie des concentrations économiques de minéraux métallifères se forment pendant le refroidissement du système hydrothermal, au moment où s'amorce la phase d'altération rétrograde. 1, record 19, French, - alt%C3%A9ration%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Altération rétrograde du skarn; altération rétrograde des cornéennes. 1, record 19, French, - alt%C3%A9ration%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 2001-04-25
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- calcic hornfels
1, record 20, English, calcic%20hornfels
proposal
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See records "calcic" and "hornfels. " 1, record 20, English, - calcic%20hornfels
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne calcique
1, record 20, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20calcique
correct, feminine noun
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La présence de pyroxènes et de grenats dans les skarns, roches voisines des cornéennes calciques, et qui dérivent des mêmes niveaux carbonatés, suppose un apport de silice. 1, record 20, French, - corn%C3%A9enne%20calcique
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans quelques cas, on rencontre [...] dans l'auréole, des roches dont la composition suppose une migration d'éléments chimiques à partir de la masse granitique intrusive (métasomatose), c'est par exemple le cas des skarns (sorte de cornéennes calciques) à grenats [...] dans le cas du granite de Flamanville. 1, record 20, French, - corn%C3%A9enne%20calcique
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
Record 21 - internal organization data 1997-12-12
Record 21, English
Record 21, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 21, Main entry term, English
- sillimanite hornfels
1, record 21, English, sillimanite%20hornfels
correct
Record 21, Abbreviations, English
Record 21, Synonyms, English
Record 21, Textual support, English
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pelitic hornfels containing sillimanite, whose presence indicates a very high-temperature environment close to the batholith that caused the contact metamorphism. 1, record 21, English, - sillimanite%20hornfels
Record 21, French
Record 21, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 21, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne à sillimanite
1, record 21, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20sillimanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 21, Abbreviations, French
Record 21, Synonyms, French
Record 21, Textual support, French
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches métamorphiques silicatées à texture isotrope sont appelées cornéennes et [...] distinguées les unes des autres à l'aide d'un nom de minéral : cornéenne à cordiérite, à sillimanite, etc. 1, record 21, French, - corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20sillimanite
Record 21, Spanish
Record 21, Textual support, Spanish
Record 22 - internal organization data 1997-12-12
Record 22, English
Record 22, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 22, Main entry term, English
- cordierite hornfels
1, record 22, English, cordierite%20hornfels
correct
Record 22, Abbreviations, English
Record 22, Synonyms, English
Record 22, Textual support, English
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pelitic hornfels containing cordierite with quartz, feldspar(potassic and plagioclase), mica(biotite), graphite, and andalusite; cordierite forms highly poikilitic porphyroblasts that may show sector twinning. 1, record 22, English, - cordierite%20hornfels
Record 22, French
Record 22, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 22, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne à cordiérite
1, record 22, French, corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20cordi%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 22, Abbreviations, French
Record 22, Synonyms, French
Record 22, Textual support, French
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches métamorphiques silicatées à texture isotrope sont appelées cornéennes et [...] distinguées les unes des autres à l'aide d'un nom de minéral : cornéenne à cordiérite, à sillimanite, etc. 1, record 22, French, - corn%C3%A9enne%20%C3%A0%20cordi%C3%A9rite
Record 22, Spanish
Record 22, Textual support, Spanish
Record 23 - internal organization data 1997-09-16
Record 23, English
Record 23, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 23, Main entry term, English
- almandine-hedenbergite-scheelite exoskarn
1, record 23, English, almandine%2Dhedenbergite%2Dscheelite%20exoskarn
correct
Record 23, Abbreviations, English
Record 23, Synonyms, English
Record 23, Textual support, English
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A typical calcic assemblage would include contemporaneously developed almandine-hedenbergite-scheelite exoskarn in calc-silicate hornfels. 1, record 23, English, - almandine%2Dhedenbergite%2Dscheelite%20exoskarn
Record 23, French
Record 23, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 23, Main entry term, French
- exoskarn comportant almandin, hédenbergite et scheelite
1, record 23, French, exoskarn%20comportant%20almandin%2C%20h%C3%A9denbergite%20et%20scheelite
proposal, masculine noun
Record 23, Abbreviations, French
Record 23, Synonyms, French
- exoskarn à almandin, hédenbergite et scheelite 1, record 23, French, exoskarn%20%C3%A0%20almandin%2C%20h%C3%A9denbergite%20et%20scheelite
proposal, masculine noun
Record 23, Textual support, French
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiche «exoskarn». 1, record 23, French, - exoskarn%20comportant%20almandin%2C%20h%C3%A9denbergite%20et%20scheelite
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Ces roches] ont un nombre de minéraux qui tend à se réduire et sont souvent bi- ou uniminérales (exemple skarn à wollastonite, à grenat, à diopside [...] [...] 2, record 23, French, - exoskarn%20comportant%20almandin%2C%20h%C3%A9denbergite%20et%20scheelite
Record 23, Spanish
Record 23, Textual support, Spanish
Record 24 - internal organization data 1993-04-13
Record 24, English
Record 24, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 24, Main entry term, English
- silica-poor
1, record 24, English, silica%2Dpoor
correct, adjective phrase
Record 24, Abbreviations, English
Record 24, Synonyms, English
- silica-deficient 2, record 24, English, silica%2Ddeficient
correct, adjective phrase
Record 24, Textual support, English
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spinifex textures resemble these of silica-poor slags, having a low viscosity and a high rate of internal diffusion ... 1, record 24, English, - silica%2Dpoor
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 2 CONT
These mineral assemblages are interpreted to represent the superposition of silica-deficient, alkali-and alumina-rich magnesian skarn assemblages upon biotite hornfels... 2, record 24, English, - silica%2Dpoor
Record 24, French
Record 24, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 24, Main entry term, French
- pauvre en silice
1, record 24, French, pauvre%20en%20silice
correct, adjective phrase
Record 24, Abbreviations, French
Record 24, Synonyms, French
- déficitaire en silice 2, record 24, French, d%C3%A9ficitaire%20en%20silice
correct, adjective phrase
- à déficit en silice 3, record 24, French, %C3%A0%20d%C3%A9ficit%20en%20silice
correct, adjective phrase
- à déficit de silice 4, record 24, French, %C3%A0%20d%C3%A9ficit%20de%20silice
correct, adjective phrase
Record 24, Textual support, French
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les laves du Vésuve [...] sont [...] déficitaires en silice. 3, record 24, French, - pauvre%20en%20silice
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La diorite est une roche grenue à équilibre ou déficit de silice (moins de 60 %) [...] 3, record 24, French, - pauvre%20en%20silice
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'olivine est un élément symptomatique des roches basiques et ultrabasiques, pauvres en silice. 3, record 24, French, - pauvre%20en%20silice
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les dolérites [...] sont des roches pauvres en silice (50 %) [...] 3, record 24, French, - pauvre%20en%20silice
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 5 CONT
[...] roche à déficit de silice. 5, record 24, French, - pauvre%20en%20silice
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 6 CONT
Les volcans qui rejettent des laves basaltiques, pauvres en silice et très fluides, forment de vastes coupoles à pente faible [...] 6, record 24, French, - pauvre%20en%20silice
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 7 CONT
On trouve la néphéline dans les roches sodiques à déficit de silice, en particulier dans la phonolite [...] 7, record 24, French, - pauvre%20en%20silice
Record 24, Spanish
Record 24, Textual support, Spanish
Record 25 - internal organization data 1978-04-18
Record 25, English
Record 25, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 25, Main entry term, English
- leptynolite
1, record 25, English, leptynolite
correct
Record 25, Abbreviations, English
Record 25, Synonyms, English
Record 25, Textual support, English
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fissile or schistose variety of hornfels containing mica, quartz, and feldspar with or without accessories such as andalusite and cordierite. 1, record 25, English, - leptynolite
Record 25, French
Record 25, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 25, Main entry term, French
- leptynolite
1, record 25, French, leptynolite
correct
Record 25, Abbreviations, French
Record 25, Synonyms, French
- schiste feldspathique 1, record 25, French, schiste%20feldspathique
correct
Record 25, Textual support, French
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Dans les micaschistes] Si le feldspath microscopique commence à apparaître on a les "schistes feldspathiques" ou "leptynolites", terme de transition avec les gneiss. 1, record 25, French, - leptynolite
Record 25, Spanish
Record 25, Textual support, Spanish
Record 26 - internal organization data 1977-11-28
Record 26, English
Record 26, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 26, Main entry term, English
- cornubianite
1, record 26, English, cornubianite
correct
Record 26, Abbreviations, English
Record 26, Synonyms, English
Record 26, Textual support, English
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proposed by Boase from the classic name of Cornwall, England, for a contact hornfels consisting of andalusite, mica and quartz. Bonney suggested restricting cornubianite to tourmaline hornfels. 1, record 26, English, - cornubianite
Record 26, French
Record 26, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 26, Main entry term, French
- cornubianite
1, record 26, French, cornubianite
correct
Record 26, Abbreviations, French
Record 26, Synonyms, French
Record 26, Textual support, French
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les schistes de Cornouailles on observe les deux premiers phénomènes: greisenification, tourmalinisation. Dans les "killas" (cornéennes) le remplacement par de la tourmaline s'accompagne souvent du développement d'albite; ainsi se forme la roche appelée "cornubianite". 1, record 26, French, - cornubianite
Record 26, Spanish
Record 26, Textual support, Spanish
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