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IGNEOUS BRECCIA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- igneous breccia
1, record 1, English, igneous%20breccia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A breccia that is composed of fragments of igneous rock. 2, record 1, English, - igneous%20breccia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... includes pyroclastic breccia, flow breccia, and contact breccia. 3, record 1, English, - igneous%20breccia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brèche ignée
1, record 1, French, br%C3%A8che%20ign%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Brèche composée de fragments de roches volcaniques. 2, record 1, French, - br%C3%A8che%20ign%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les brèches ignées, des fragments de lave consolidée ont été englobés dans les parties encore fluides du même magma. 3, record 1, French, - br%C3%A8che%20ign%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- offset type of ore
1, record 2, English, offset%20type%20of%20ore
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "offset" type of ores is hosted in the quartz dioritic "offsets"..., the dyke-like facies of Sublayer that projects outward from the Sudbury Igneous Complex and penetrates the footwall rocks... The offsets typically follow dykes of Sudbury Breccia, are steeply dipping, and are either subradial or subparallel to the basal contact of the complex. 1, record 2, English, - offset%20type%20of%20ore
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- minéralisation de type apophyse
1, record 2, French, min%C3%A9ralisation%20de%20type%20apophyse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- minéralisation de type rejeton 1, record 2, French, min%C3%A9ralisation%20de%20type%20rejeton
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéralisations de type «apophyse» (aussi appelées minéralisations de type «rejeton») [...] sont contenues dans des «apophyses» de diorite quartzique [...] Ces apophyses [...] correspondent à des projections sous forme de dyke [...] dans les roches du mur du Complexe igné de Sudbury à partir de la masse principale de celui-ci [...] Les apophyses suivent de manière caractéristique des dykes de la Brèche de Sudbury, montrent un plongement raide et définissent une configuration subradiale ou subparallèle par rapport au contact basal du complexe. 1, record 2, French, - min%C3%A9ralisation%20de%20type%20apophyse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Footwall Breccia
1, record 3, English, Footwall%20Breccia
correct, Ontario
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the [Sudbury Igneous] Complex is underlain by a quasi conformable "Footwall Breccia" of variable thickness that is leucocratic and prominent in the North Range, but more obscure in the South Range... 1, record 3, English, - Footwall%20Breccia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The North Range Footwall Breccia is a highly variable unit whose clasts consist largely of Levack Gneiss set in a fine grained granoblastic matrix of plagioclase, quartz, biotite, amphibole, and pyroxene. 1, record 3, English, - Footwall%20Breccia
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Brèche du mur
1, record 3, French, Br%C3%A8che%20du%20mur
correct, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le Complexe [igné de Sudbury] repose sur une brèche leucocrate d'épaisseur variable, aux contacts quasi concordants, appelée «Brèche du mur» (Footwall Breccia); elle est facilement identifiable dans le flanc nord mais l'est moins dans le flanc sud [...] 1, record 3, French, - Br%C3%A8che%20du%20mur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La Brèche du mur du flanc nord est une unité de caractère très variable dont les clastes dérivent surtout du Gneiss de Levack; la matrice montre une texture granoblastique et un grain fin et se compose de plagioclase, de quartz, de biotite, d'amphibole et de pyroxène. 1, record 3, French, - Br%C3%A8che%20du%20mur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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