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EARLY CRYSTALLIZATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- early-formed mineral
1, record 1, English, early%2Dformed%20mineral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gravity fractionation occurs during the early stages of magmatic crystallization when the magma is still dominantly liquid and crystals can sink through it to accumulate at the base of the magma chamber or interlayered with other early-formed minerals. 2, record 1, English, - early%2Dformed%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "late magmatic mineral". 3, record 1, English, - early%2Dformed%20mineral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minéral précoce
1, record 1, French, min%C3%A9ral%20pr%C3%A9coce
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- minéral de formation précoce 2, record 1, French, min%C3%A9ral%20de%20formation%20pr%C3%A9coce
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque les cristaux sont bien individualisés, le minéral est dit automorphe; dans le cas contraire (pas de forme propre), [il] est dit xénomorphe. Le premier cas correspond aux minéraux qui cristallisent précocement, ils peuvent alors développer leurs formes propres, le second aux minéraux plus tardifs qui remplissent les espaces laissés libres par les premiers. 3, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20pr%C3%A9coce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- early crystallization
1, record 2, English, early%20crystallization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- early cristallisation 2, record 2, English, early%20cristallisation
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The plagioclase in oxide gabbro bodies is euhedral to subhedral, whereas the augite and magnetite are subhedral to anhedral. This implies relatively early crystallization of plagioclase, in contrast to its late crystallization in the ultramafic bodies. 1, record 2, English, - early%20crystallization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cristallisation précoce
1, record 2, French, cristallisation%20pr%C3%A9coce
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 2008-07-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- low-pressure crystallization
1, record 3, English, low%2Dpressure%20crystallization
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- low pressure crystallization 2, record 3, English, low%20pressure%20crystallization
correct
- low-pressure crystallisation 3, record 3, English, low%2Dpressure%20crystallisation
correct, Great Britain
- low pressure crystallisation 4, record 3, English, low%20pressure%20crystallisation
correct, Great Britain
- crystallization at low pressure 5, record 3, English, crystallization%20at%20low%20pressure
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Low-pressure crystallization : At 1 atm [atmosphere], the first phase to crystallize is Cr-rich spinel, immediately followed by olivine. Olivine and Cr-rich spinel cocrystallize until about 25 weight percent(about 20 volume %) olivine is formed, then plagioclase and pigeonite join the crystallizing assemblage. Experimental results thus suggest that low-pressure crystallization will lead to early crystallization of about 20 volume % of olivine phenocrysts before crystallization of a pyroxene + plagioclase + olivine groundmass. 6, record 3, English, - low%2Dpressure%20crystallization
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
low-pressure crystallization: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 3, English, - low%2Dpressure%20crystallization
Record 3, Key term(s)
- cristallisation at low pressure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cristallisation à faible pression
1, record 3, French, cristallisation%20%C3%A0%20faible%20pression
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cristallisation à basse pression 2, record 3, French, cristallisation%20%C3%A0%20basse%20pression
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cristallisation à faible pression est contrôlée par l'exsolution de l'eau dans la phase gazeuse. 3, record 3, French, - cristallisation%20%C3%A0%20faible%20pression
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cristallisation à faible pression : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - cristallisation%20%C3%A0%20faible%20pression
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Metals Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- disseminated mineralization
1, record 4, English, disseminated%20mineralization
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- dissemination 2, record 4, English, dissemination
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... dispersed crystallization of early formed crystals of ore minerals in deep seated magmas and to dispersed formations of ore minerals in a more general sense. 3, record 4, English, - disseminated%20mineralization
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disseminated and Stockwork Deposits Associated with Plutonic Intrusives. ... The ore minerals in these deposits are scattered through the host rock either as what is called disseminated mineralization, which can be likened to the distribution of seeds through raspberry jam, or they are ... restricted to quartz veinlets which form ... a stockwork ... 1, record 4, English, - disseminated%20mineralization
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stockwork mineralization is more important than disseminated mineralization and the orebodies are associated with simple, multiple or composite intrusions or with dykes of breccia pipes. 1, record 4, English, - disseminated%20mineralization
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The ore minerals occur in masses, lenses, veinlets, and disseminations with or without associated gangue minerals. 4, record 4, English, - disseminated%20mineralization
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Mines métalliques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- minéralisation disséminée
1, record 4, French, min%C3%A9ralisation%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- minéralisation diffuse 2, record 4, French, min%C3%A9ralisation%20diffuse
correct, feminine noun
- dissémination 3, record 4, French, diss%C3%A9mination
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disséminations. Dans certains cas la minéralisation est disséminée à faible teneur dans de grands volumes de roche. [...] Un [...] modèle de minéralisation disséminée est fourni par les stockwerks, réseaux de veines interconnectées contenant le minerai. 4, record 4, French, - min%C3%A9ralisation%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La minéralisation disséminée consiste en gouttelettes, schlierens et fins filonnets de sulfures dispersés dans les unités de gabbro-dolérite taxitique et de gabbro-dolérite de contact de la partie inférieure des intrusions; cette minéralisation disséminée forme des corps minéralisés concordants en forme de nappe dont l'épaisseur dépasse parfois 40 m. 5, record 4, French, - min%C3%A9ralisation%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La minéralisation peut être diffuse dans la roche primitive, avec des limites estompées : la concentration est faible, mais suffisante pour être exploitable. 6, record 4, French, - min%C3%A9ralisation%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Relations des corps minéralisés avec les roches encaissantes.- [...] La minéralisation peut y être disséminée dans la roche sous forme de «mouches» (gisement disséminé); [...] 7, record 4, French, - min%C3%A9ralisation%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-06-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Geophysics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cotectic
1, record 5, English, cotectic
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Referring to conditions of pressure, temperature, and composition under which two or more solid phases crystallize at the same time, with no resorption, from a single liquid over a finite range of decreasing temperature. 2, record 5, English, - cotectic
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the growth rate for plagioclase were much greater, this mineral could crystallize almost completely before the pyroxene substantially developed. Such a phenomenon could not develop under equilibrium conditions where cotectic(simultaneous) crystallization of both phases would occur at a very early stage.... The observation that [the ophitic] texture is normally absent in coarser gabbros of the same composition that have cooled very slowly supports this hypothesis, as does the fact that it is pyroxene rather than plagioclase that is generally observed to have separated prior to cotectic precipitation during fractional crystallization of differentiated tholeiitic sills... 3, record 5, English, - cotectic
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Géophysique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cotectique
1, record 5, French, cotectique
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Courbe cotectique, cristallisation cotectique, surface cotectique. 2, record 5, French, - cotectique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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