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GARNETIFEROUS PERIDOTITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- garnet peridotite
1, record 1, English, garnet%20peridotite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- garnetiferous peridotite 2, record 1, English, garnetiferous%20peridotite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Garnet peridotite is a coarse-grained, ultra mafic igneous rock which forms at extreme depths within the [Earth’s] upper mantle, over 40 km in depth. As such, the rock is composed of high pressure, high temperature forming minerals such as olivine which gives the rock an [overall] green colouration of varying shades. 3, record 1, English, - garnet%20peridotite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- péridotite à grenat
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9ridotite%20%C3%A0%20grenat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit d'une péridotite contenant de nombreux cristaux de grenat pyropes noyés dans de l'olivine verdâtre. 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9ridotite%20%C3%A0%20grenat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- garnetiferous
1, record 2, English, garnetiferous
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- garnet-bearing 2, record 2, English, garnet%2Dbearing
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Containing or yielding garnets. 3, record 2, English, - garnetiferous
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Garnetiferous gneiss, peridotite. 2, record 2, English, - garnetiferous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grenatifère
1, record 2, French, grenatif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- à grenat 2, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20grenat
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui contient du grenat [...] 3, record 2, French, - grenatif%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gneiss, sable grenatifère. 4, record 2, French, - grenatif%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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