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HORNBLENDE SCHIST [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hornblende schist
1, record 1, English, hornblende%20schist
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hornblende-schist 2, record 1, English, hornblende%2Dschist
correct
- hornschist 3, record 1, English, hornschist
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A schist in which hornblende is the dominant mineral. 1, record 1, English, - hornblende%20schist
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schiste à hornblende
1, record 1, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'un autre côté, des grenats, nés dans un schiste à hornblende, utilisent le fer de cette amphibole [...] 2, record 1, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hornblende gneiss
1, record 2, English, hornblende%20gneiss
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hornblende-gneiss 2, record 2, English, hornblende%2Dgneiss
correct
- hornblendic gneiss 3, record 2, English, hornblendic%20gneiss
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse-grained metamorphic rock containing hornblende as the dominant colored constituent, together with feldspar and quartz, the texture being typical of the gneisses. [It differs] from hornblende schist in grain size and texture only. 1, record 2, English, - hornblende%20gneiss
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gneiss à hornblende
1, record 2, French, gneiss%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est à remarquer que les gneiss à hornblende sont souvent très pauvres en quartz; leur feldspath est un plagioclase calcosodique [...] 1, record 2, French, - gneiss%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-08-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- amphibole schist
1, record 3, English, amphibole%20schist
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- amphibolite schist 2, record 3, English, amphibolite%20schist
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Schist in which one or more of the amphibole-group minerals is the principal component : the major amphiboles forming schists include actinolite, anthophyllite, crossite, cummingtonite, glaucophane, grunerite, hornblende, and tremolite. 1, record 3, English, - amphibole%20schist
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- amphiboloschiste
1, record 3, French, amphiboloschiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- amphibolo-schiste 2, record 3, French, amphibolo%2Dschiste
correct, masculine noun
- schiste amphibolique 3, record 3, French, schiste%20amphibolique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Schiste du métamorphisme général riche en amphibole, en général actinote vert pâle en petites aiguilles groupées en gerbes. 3, record 3, French, - amphiboloschiste
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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