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ROOF PENDANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Metals Mining
DEF

A protuberance of country-rock projecting downwards from the roof of a batholith, and therefore almost surrounded by the igneous rocks of the latter.

OBS

pendant; roof pendant : terms used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Portion de roches encaissantes formant un profond rentrant vers le bas dans un batholite [...]

OBS

Contrairement au pendentif, l'apophyse est un prolongement d'un batholite perforant la roche encaissante ou le substratum. Un pendentif qui devient complètement incorporé dans un batholite s'appelle une enclave.

OBS

pendentif; lambeau de toit; lambeau témoin : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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