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LENSOID [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- protomylonitic
1, record 1, English, protomylonitic
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Protomylonitic rocks commonly contain gently inclined to reclined asymmetrical folds which are contemporaneous with the shearing. 2, record 1, English, - protomylonitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
protomylonitic gneiss : Deformed(ductile), intensely foliated rock [which] has primary cohesion, contains >50% porphyroclasts(commonly lensoid) in finer grained dynamically recrystallised matrix. 3, record 1, English, - protomylonitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protomylonitic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - protomylonitic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- protomylonitique
1, record 1, French, protomylonitique
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Texture protomylonitique : de 50 à 95 % de clastes englobés dans une matrice à grain fin, les quartz en rubans sont fréquents. 2, record 1, French, - protomylonitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protomylonitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - protomylonitique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-06-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lenticular
1, record 2, English, lenticular
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lens-shaped 2, record 2, English, lens%2Dshaped
correct
- lensoid 3, record 2, English, lensoid
correct, see observation
- lensoidal 2, record 2, English, lensoidal
correct
- lentoid 4, record 2, English, lentoid
correct
- lenslike 5, record 2, English, lenslike
correct
- lentiform 6, record 2, English, lentiform
correct
- lensy 2, record 2, English, lensy
correct
- phacoid 7, record 2, English, phacoid
correct
- phacoidal 8, record 2, English, phacoidal
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shaped approximately like a double convex lens. 9, record 2, English, - lenticular
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a mass of rock thins out from the center to a thin edge all around, it is considered to be lenticular. 9, record 2, English, - lenticular
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... pyrrhotite in lens-shaped mosaics ... 2, record 2, English, - lenticular
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Sheared phacoidal serpentine is composed of scales or chips of serpentine ... 10, record 2, English, - lenticular
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lensoid : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 11, record 2, English, - lenticular
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lenticulaire
1, record 2, French, lenticulaire
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lenticulé 2, record 2, French, lenticul%C3%A9
correct
- lentiforme 3, record 2, French, lentiforme
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En couche limitée, s'amincissant plus ou moins graduellement du milieu vers les bords [...] 4, record 2, French, - lenticulaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] pyrrhotite qui se présente en mosaïques lenticulaires [...] 5, record 2, French, - lenticulaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lenticulaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - lenticulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Minas metálicas
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenticular
1, record 2, Spanish, lenticular
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que tiene forma de lente. 1, record 2, Spanish, - lenticular
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lenticular body
1, record 3, English, lenticular%20body
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lensoid body 1, record 3, English, lensoid%20body
correct
- lenticular mass 1, record 3, English, lenticular%20mass
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Podiform chromite deposits were defined ... as irregular but fundamentally lenticular chromite-rich bodies that occur within Alpine peridotite or ophiolite complexes. 1, record 3, English, - lenticular%20body
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Podiform chromite deposits are generally lenticular bodies of massive to heavily disseminated chromite. 1, record 3, English, - lenticular%20body
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- amas lenticulaire
1, record 3, French, amas%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- masse lenticulaire 1, record 3, French, masse%20lenticulaire
correct, feminine noun
- corps lenticulaire 1, record 3, French, corps%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
- massif lenticulaire 1, record 3, French, massif%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes podiformes de chromite ont été définis [...] comme des amas riches en chromite de forme irrégulière mais essentiellement lenticulaire qui sont encaissés dans des complexes ophiolitiques ou des péridotites de type alpin. 1, record 3, French, - amas%20lenticulaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gîtes podiformes de chromite sont généralement formés d'amas lenticulaires de chromite massive à densément disséminée. 1, record 3, French, - amas%20lenticulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-04-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- elongate orebody
1, record 4, English, elongate%20orebody
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- elongated orebody 2, record 4, English, elongated%20orebody
correct
- elongated ore body 3, record 4, English, elongated%20ore%20body
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Form of deposits. The ore minerals were deposited as lensoid concentrations in veins, breccia zones and shear zones that together formed several elongated orebodies... 2, record 4, English, - elongate%20orebody
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The elongate orebodies follow buried stream courses or lenses of conglomeratic material. 1, record 4, English, - elongate%20orebody
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "ore pod." 4, record 4, English, - elongate%20orebody
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- corps minéralisé allongé
1, record 4, French, corps%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9%20allong%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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