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IGNEOUS PROVINCE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- petrographic province
1, record 1, English, petrographic%20province
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- magma province 2, record 1, English, magma%20province
correct
- comagmatic region 2, record 1, English, comagmatic%20region
correct
- igneous province 2, record 1, English, igneous%20province
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A region in which the various igneous rocks are so related as to indicate origin from a common magma. 3, record 1, English, - petrographic%20province
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- province pétrographique
1, record 1, French, province%20p%C3%A9trographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région dans laquelle les roches magmatiques, formées durant une période limitée, montrent une certaine communauté de caractère. 2, record 1, French, - province%20p%C3%A9trographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rock assemblage
1, record 2, English, rock%20assemblage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rock association 2, record 2, English, rock%20association
correct
- rock kindred 3, record 2, English, rock%20kindred
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of petrographically related igneous rocks occurring within a petrographic province, the chemical dta of which may be plotted as smooth curves on variation diagrams. 3, record 2, English, - rock%20assemblage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The research results indicate that the rock assemblage of the studied granitoids involves diopside syenite-diopside granite-biotite (monzonitic) granite, consisting mainly of K-feldspar, oligoclase, quartz, iron-phlogolite, diopside and edenite. 4, record 2, English, - rock%20assemblage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rock assemblage: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - rock%20assemblage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- assemblage lithologique
1, record 2, French, assemblage%20lithologique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- association lithologique 2, record 2, French, association%20lithologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le premier assemblage lithologique [...] est dominé par des roches de composition dioritique, non ou peu recristallisées, dans lesquelles les pyroxènes sont frais ou légèrement amphibolitisés. 3, record 2, French, - assemblage%20lithologique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
assemblage lithologique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - assemblage%20lithologique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- plate breakup
1, record 3, English, plate%20breakup
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- plate break-up 2, record 3, English, plate%20break%2Dup
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two silicic large igneous provinces related to continental plate breakup have been recognized in the rock record : the Early Cretaceous Whitsunday volcanic province of eastern Australia... and the Jurassic Chon Aike province of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula... 3, record 3, English, - plate%20breakup
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plate breakup: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - plate%20breakup
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fragmentation de la plaque
1, record 3, French, fragmentation%20de%20la%20plaque
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fragmentation de la plaque Afrique-Arabie a été provoquée à la fois par les forces de traction générées au nord par la subduction de la Téthys sous l'Eurasie (qui conduira à la disparition quasi-complète de la Téthys), et par l'émergence dans la région des Afars d'un point chaud associé à un volcanisme intense autour de 30 Ma. 2, record 3, French, - fragmentation%20de%20la%20plaque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fragmentation de la plaque : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - fragmentation%20de%20la%20plaque
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-03-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Gardar igneous province
1, record 4, English, Gardar%20igneous%20province
correct, see observation, Europe, regional
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Southern Greenland. 1, record 4, English, - Gardar%20igneous%20province
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- province ignée de Gardar
1, record 4, French, province%20ign%C3%A9e%20de%20Gardar
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Europe, regional
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le sud du Groenland. 1, record 4, French, - province%20ign%C3%A9e%20de%20Gardar
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Grenville Front
1, record 5, English, Grenville%20Front
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 5, English, - Grenville%20Front
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Archean rocks have been traced from Superior Province across the Grenville Front into Grenville Province where they have generally been reworked to amphibolite and gneiss during the Grenvillian Orogeny. 3, record 5, English, - Grenville%20Front
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the Canadian Shield. 4, record 5, English, - Grenville%20Front
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
A little more than ten kilometres to the southeast of the [Sudbury Igneous] Complex lies the faulted Grenville Front, the northwestern margin of the mid-Proterozoic Grenville Province. 5, record 5, English, - Grenville%20Front
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- front de Grenville
1, record 5, French, front%20de%20Grenville
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 5, French, - front%20de%20Grenville
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 5, French, - front%20de%20Grenville
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les roches archéennes ont été retracées de la province du lac Supérieur, à travers le front de Grenville, jusqu'à la province de Grenville où elles ont généralement été transformées en amphibolite et en gneiss au cours de l'orogenèse du Grenvillien. 3, record 5, French, - front%20de%20Grenville
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
À un peu plus de 10 km au sud-est du complexe [igné de Sudbury] est situé le front de Grenville, une zone faillée de direction nord-ouest qui marque la limite de la Province de Grenville du Protérozoïque moyen. 4, record 5, French, - front%20de%20Grenville
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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