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MELILITE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- melilitite
1, record 1, English, melilitite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extrusive rock that is generally olivine-free and composed of more than 90% mafic mineral such as melilite and augite, with minor amounts of feldspathoids and sometimes plagioclase. 2, record 1, English, - melilitite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Al)(Si,Al)2O7 3, record 1, English, - melilitite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mélilitite
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9lilitite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche extrusive ou hypoabyssale composée surtout de pyroxènes (augite titanifère) et de mélilite. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lilitite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Al)(Si,Al)2O7 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lilitite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leucitite
1, record 2, English, leucitite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extrusive igneous rock, coloured ash gray to nearly black, that contains leucite and augite as large, single crystals(phenocrysts) in a fine-grained matrix(groundmass) of leucite, augite, sanidine, apatite, titanite, magnetite, and melilite... 2, record 2, English, - leucitite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- leucitite
1, record 2, French, leucitite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique effusive, finement grenue, formée de cristaux automorphes de leucite et de pyroxènes. 2, record 2, French, - leucitite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- leucitita
1, record 2, Spanish, leucitita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variedad de lava de la familia de las ijolitas, que contiene leucita y augita, y en ciertos casos, olivino. 1, record 2, Spanish, - leucitita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-12-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bergalite
1, record 3, English, bergalite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bergalith 1, record 3, English, bergalith
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pitchy black dike rock containing small phenocrysts of haueyne, apatite, perovskite, melilite, and magnetite in a groundmass of the same minerals with nepheline, biotite, and brown interstitial glass... 2, record 3, English, - bergalite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bergalite
1, record 3, French, bergalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche de couleur noire à sombre, contenant de petits phénocristaux de haüyne, d'apatite, de pérovskite, de mélillite et de magnétite, dans une matrice contenant ces mêmes minéraux ainsi que de la néphéline, de la biotite, etc. 1, record 3, French, - bergalite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- akermanite
1, record 4, English, akermanite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tetragonal mineral of the melilite group consisting of a silicate of calcium and magnesium and isomorphous with gehlenite. 2, record 4, English, - akermanite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
MgCa2Si2O7. 2, record 4, English, - akermanite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- akermanite
1, record 4, French, akermanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système quadratique constitué d'un silicate de calcium et de magnésium se présentant sous la forme de petits cristaux. 2, record 4, French, - akermanite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ca2MgSi2O7. 2, record 4, French, - akermanite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-01-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- melilite
1, record 5, English, melilite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- mellilite 2, record 5, English, mellilite
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tetragonal, often honey-yellow mineral of the melilite group, such as the end members gehlenite and åkermanite. 2, record 5, English, - melilite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It occurs as a component of certain recent basic volcanic rocks. The melilites of volcanic rocks are usually classed as feldspathoids (even though they do not possess framework structures), but have also been considered as "undersaturated pyroxenes." 2, record 5, English, - melilite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Al)(Si,Al)2O7 3, record 5, English, - melilite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mélilite
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9lilite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- mélillite 2, record 5, French, m%C3%A9lillite
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sorosilicate de calcium, d'aluminium et de magnésium, de couleur variant du blanc au jaune-brun, présentant un éclat vitreux tendant au résineux. 3, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9lilite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mélilite cristallise dans le système tétragonal (quadratique) et se présente le plus souvent en prismes à section carrée. Elle est très répandue en tant que constituant des roches effusives où elle joue le rôle de feldspathoïde, c'est-à-dire qu'elle capte la silice des magmas plutôt riches en calcium et déficients en sodium et potassium. On la trouve en Italie (Latium, Vésuve), en Allemagne et aux États-Unis. 3, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9lilite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Al)(Si,Al)2O7 4, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9lilite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-02-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- alnoite
1, record 6, English, alnoite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- allnoite 2, record 6, English, allnoite
correct
- alnoeite 3, record 6, English, alnoeite
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lamprophyre chiefly composed of biotite or phlogopite and melilite as essential minerals, commonly with olivine, calcite, and clinopyroxene. 2, record 6, English, - alnoite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Perovskite, apatite, nepheline and garnet may be present. 2, record 6, English, - alnoite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- alnoïte
1, record 6, French, alno%C3%AFte
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lamprophyre constitué de biotite, d'augite, d'olivine et de mélilite. 2, record 6, French, - alno%C3%AFte
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'apatite, la pérovskite, la néphéline et les oxydes opaques sont généralement présents en faibles quantités. 2, record 6, French, - alno%C3%AFte
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-02-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- melilite series
1, record 7, English, melilite%20series
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of extrusive/plutonic, usually olivine-free, mafic, rocks composed of melilite and augite or other mafic minerals that comprise more than 90% of the rock. 1, record 7, English, - melilite%20series
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The melilite series includes uncompahgrite. 1, record 7, English, - melilite%20series
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- série mélilite
1, record 7, French, s%C3%A9rie%20m%C3%A9lilite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe de roches mafiques extrusives ou intrusives, généralement sans olivine, composées de mélilite et d'augite ou d'autres minéraux mafiques qui constituent plus de 90 % de la roche. 1, record 7, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20m%C3%A9lilite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La série mélilite inclut l'uncompahgrite. 1, record 7, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20m%C3%A9lilite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-02-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- uncompahgrite
1, record 8, English, uncompahgrite
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The melilite series includes uncompahgrite. 1, record 8, English, - uncompahgrite
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- uncompahgrite
1, record 8, French, uncompahgrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La série mélilite inclut l'uncompahgrite. 1, record 8, French, - uncompahgrite
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- melilite basalt
1, record 9, English, melilite%20basalt
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rare basaltic rock in which the feldspathoid is melilite. 2, record 9, English, - melilite%20basalt
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rock is excessively basic. 2, record 9, English, - melilite%20basalt
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- basalte alcalin à mélilite
1, record 9, French, basalte%20alcalin%20%C3%A0%20m%C3%A9lilite
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Key term(s)
- basalte à mélilite
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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