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METASEDIMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metasediment
1, record 1, English, metasediment
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metamorphosed sediment 2, record 1, English, metamorphosed%20sediment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sediment ... that shows evidence of having been subjected to metamorphism. 3, record 1, English, - metasediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bedrock consists mainly of Precambrian rocks of the Canadian Shield. There are four principal groups ...: belts of greenstones and metamorphosed sediments ... 2, record 1, English, - metasediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Marmora deposit lies within a belt of metasediments composed of crystalline limestone, amphibolite, granite-gneiss, and quartzitic gneiss which are intruded by rocks of the gabbro-anorthosite-diorite group ... 4, record 1, English, - metasediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metasediment : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - metasediment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métasédiment
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9diment
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sédiment métamorphisé 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9diment%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ancienne roche sédimentaire maintenant métamorphisée. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9diment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les métasédiments se trouvent [...] traversés de dykes basiques, de dykes d'aplite et d'aires de granite à greisen entourant et passant graduellement aux filons de quartz. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9diment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les chlorites proviennent de l'altération de minéraux ferro-magnésiens [...] ou apparaissent à l'état primaire dans les sédiments métamorphisés (chloritoschistes). 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9diment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le préfixe méta-, placé devant un nom de roche, indique que celle-ci a fait l'objet d'un métamorphisme. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9diment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
métasédiment : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9diment
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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