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METAGABBRO [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metapyroxenite
1, record 1, English, metapyroxenite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metapyroxenite and metagabbro(undifferentiated)... Light-colored coarse-grained rocks composed of interlocking grains of light colored, fibrous amphiboles, most likely magnesium-rich cummingtonite and/or anthophyllite with possible clinochlor. 2, record 1, English, - metapyroxenite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- meta-pyroxenite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métapyroxénite
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tapyrox%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- méta-pyroxénite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lamprophyre dyke
1, record 2, English, lamprophyre%20dyke
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lamprophyre dike 2, record 2, English, lamprophyre%20dike
correct
- lamprophyric dyke 3, record 2, English, lamprophyric%20dyke
correct
- lamprophyric dike 4, record 2, English, lamprophyric%20dike
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A case in point is the "lamprophyre" dykes of the Monashee Complex, British Columbia (Wheeler 1965). These dykes, previously identified as lamprophyres on the basis of field criteria, crosscut the Monashee Complex and represent mantle-derived melts generated late in the orogenic history of the Monashee region. 5, record 2, English, - lamprophyre%20dyke
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
epidote.... A silicate that is the product of retrograde metamorphism; occurs in miarolitic cavities in syenite; in metagabbro; in lamprophyre dikes; in lamproite. 2, record 2, English, - lamprophyre%20dyke
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lamprophyre dyke: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 2, English, - lamprophyre%20dyke
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dyke de lamprophyre
1, record 2, French, dyke%20de%20lamprophyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dyke lamprophyrique 2, record 2, French, dyke%20lamprophyrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les différentes relations observées entre les veines, l'altération, la schistosité, les dykes gabbroïques et les dykes lamprophyriques suggèrent une mise en place du système filonien antérieure au métamorphisme et au développement de la schistosité principale. 3, record 2, French, - dyke%20de%20lamprophyre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dyke de lamprophyre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - dyke%20de%20lamprophyre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-11-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- metagabbro
1, record 3, English, metagabbro
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- metamorphosed gabbro 2, record 3, English, metamorphosed%20gabbro
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
glaucophane metagabbro 2, record 3, English, - metagabbro
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- métagabbro
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9tagabbro
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- méta-gabbro 2, record 3, French, m%C3%A9ta%2Dgabbro
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La roche encaissante est un méta-gabbro, propylitisé le long des shear zones, avec formation de quartz, séricite, pyrite, jaspéroïdes. [...] Les principaux métallotectes sont: [...] intersections de zones mylonitiques et de métagabbros; [...] 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9tagabbro
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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