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MAFIC SILL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leucocratic gabbro-dolerite
1, record 1, English, leucocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A typical intrusion consists of a highly differentiated main sill that passes from olivine-bearing, melanocratic gabbro-dolerites near the base upward through the succession of mafic units... to leucocratic gabbro-dolerites near the top. 1, record 1, English, - leucocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gabbro-dolérite leucocrate
1, record 1, French, gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20leucocrate
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une intrusion typique est constituée en grande partie d'un filon-couche très différencié qui se compose à la base de gabbro-dolérite à olivine mélanocrate et au sommet de gabbro-dolérite leucocrate; entre ces deux termes on peut observer toute la succession d'unités mafiques [...] 1, record 1, French, - gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20leucocrate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- melanocratic gabbro-dolerite
1, record 2, English, melanocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A typical intrusion consists of a highly differentiated main sill that passes from olivine-bearing, melanocratic gabbro-dolerites near the base upward through the succession of mafic units... to leucocratic gabbro-dolerites near the top. 1, record 2, English, - melanocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gabbro-dolérite mélanocrate
1, record 2, French, gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une intrusion typique est constituée en grande partie d'un filon-couche très différencié qui se compose à la base de gabbro-dolérite à olivine mélanocrate et au sommet de gabbro-dolérite leucocrate; entre ces deux termes on peut observer toute la succession d'unités mafiques [...] 1, record 2, French, - gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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