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LENTICULAR MASS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lenticular
1, record 1, English, lenticular
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lens-shaped 2, record 1, English, lens%2Dshaped
correct
- lensoid 3, record 1, English, lensoid
correct, see observation
- lensoidal 2, record 1, English, lensoidal
correct
- lentoid 4, record 1, English, lentoid
correct
- lenslike 5, record 1, English, lenslike
correct
- lentiform 6, record 1, English, lentiform
correct
- lensy 2, record 1, English, lensy
correct
- phacoid 7, record 1, English, phacoid
correct
- phacoidal 8, record 1, English, phacoidal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shaped approximately like a double convex lens. 9, record 1, English, - lenticular
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - lenticular
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... pyrrhotite in lens-shaped mosaics ... 2, record 1, English, - lenticular
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Sheared phacoidal serpentine is composed of scales or chips of serpentine ... 10, record 1, English, - lenticular
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lensoid: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 11, record 1, English, - lenticular
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lenticulaire
1, record 1, French, lenticulaire
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lenticulé 2, record 1, French, lenticul%C3%A9
correct
- lentiforme 3, record 1, French, lentiforme
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En couche limitée, s'amincissant plus ou moins graduellement du milieu vers les bords [...] 4, record 1, French, - lenticulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] pyrrhotite qui se présente en mosaïques lenticulaires [...] 5, record 1, French, - lenticulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lenticulaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - lenticulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Minas metálicas
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenticular
1, record 1, Spanish, lenticular
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que tiene forma de lente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lenticular
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lenticular body
1, record 2, English, lenticular%20body
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lensoid body 1, record 2, English, lensoid%20body
correct
- lenticular mass 1, record 2, English, lenticular%20mass
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - lenticular%20body
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Podiform chromite deposits are generally lenticular bodies of massive to heavily disseminated chromite. 1, record 2, English, - lenticular%20body
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amas lenticulaire
1, record 2, French, amas%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- masse lenticulaire 1, record 2, French, masse%20lenticulaire
correct, feminine noun
- corps lenticulaire 1, record 2, French, corps%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
- massif lenticulaire 1, record 2, French, massif%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - amas%20lenticulaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gîtes podiformes de chromite sont généralement formés d'amas lenticulaires de chromite massive à densément disséminée. 1, record 2, French, - amas%20lenticulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-11-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cymoid structure
1, record 3, English, cymoid%20structure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cymoid curve 1, record 3, English, cymoid%20curve
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure characteristic of certain veins in which they swerve from their course and then swing back again along a path parallel to their former direction but above or below it. When such structures occur in pairs they form a cymoid loop. When the two branches of a vein diverge to enclose a lenticular mass of wall-rock, the structure forms a cymoid lens. 1, record 3, English, - cymoid%20structure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cymoïde
1, record 3, French, cymo%C3%AFde
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- structure cymoïde 1, record 3, French, structure%20cymo%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cymoïdes sont des formes très communes [de filons]; elles peuvent être plus ou moins aplaties. Exemple de cymoïde multiple [...] : district argentifère de Pachuca-Real del Monte, au Mexique. Dans ce district, on a pu, avec quelques intersections dans des galeries et des sondages, prévoir une structure cymoïde multiple et y trouver ensuite le minerai. 1, record 3, French, - cymo%C3%AFde
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec sigmoïde (en forme de sigma) parfois utilisé en Tectonique. Cymoïde vient des termes cyma recta et cyma reversa utilisés en Architecture pour décrire certaines formes de moulures [...] 1, record 3, French, - cymo%C3%AFde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1983-05-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- laccoliths 1, record 4, English, laccoliths
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a mass of igneous rock formed from lava spreading laterally into a lenticular body causing a bulge in the overlying strata. 1, record 4, English, - laccoliths
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- laccolithes 1, record 4, French, laccolithes
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- laccolites 1, record 4, French, laccolites
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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