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MIAROLITIC CAVITY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vug
1, record 1, English, vug
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vugg 2, record 1, English, vugg
correct
- vugh 3, record 1, English, vugh
correct
- voog 2, record 1, English, voog
correct
- vough 4, record 1, English, vough
- bug hole 5, record 1, English, bug%20hole
correct, see observation
- bughole 6, record 1, English, bughole
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small cavity in a vein or in rock, which may be lined with well formed crystals of a different mineral composition from the enclosing rock. 7, record 1, English, - vug
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The vugs are commonly almond-shaped and range in size from 10 cm. down to microscopic dimensions. 2, record 1, English, - vug
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Breccia ores are developed along fault zones and are composed of broken bedded ore fragments less than a centimetre to several metres in size cemented by sandy material and contain vugs filled with colloform secondary iron and manganese oxide minerals or quartz. 8, record 1, English, - vug
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bug hole: A miner’s term for vug. 9, record 1, English, - vug
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare to "druse, ""miarolitic cavity, "and "geode. " 7, record 1, English, - vug
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vacuole
1, record 1, French, vacuole
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité à l'intérieur d'une roche, pouvant être tapissée de minéraux. 2, record 1, French, - vacuole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'imprégnation de laves - dans des vacuoles - représente un remplissage de ces vacuoles; exemple : cuivre natif et zéolites au Lac Supérieur [...] 3, record 1, French, - vacuole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les vacuoles sont [...] emplies par les minéraux variés (silice, calcite, et parfois zéolites). 4, record 1, French, - vacuole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] le cuivre [...] se concentre secondairement dans les vacuoles lors d'une phase d'altération hydrothermale. 5, record 1, French, - vacuole
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Minas metálicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vacuola
1, record 1, Spanish, vacuola
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- miarolitic cavity
1, record 2, English, miarolitic%20cavity
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- miarolitic enclosure 2, record 2, English, miarolitic%20enclosure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cavity of irregular shape in certain plutonic rocks. 3, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These [decimetric to metric textures] include pegmatitic comb layering, orbicular textures, miarolitic enclosures of pegmatitic quartz gabbro with crystal growth directed inward, and "brain-rock" ... 2, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Miarolitic cavities ... are frequently infilled with hydrothermal minerals. 2, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crystals of the rock constituents sometimes project into the cavity. 3, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "druse" and "vug." 4, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
miarolitic cavity : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- miarole
1, record 2, French, miarole
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cavité miarolitique 2, record 2, French, cavit%C3%A9%20miarolitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une roche plutonique, en général granitique, petite cavité remplie de minéraux pneumatolytiques. 3, record 2, French, - miarole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la minéralisation de type brèche d'intrusion [...] présente une gamme de textures d'échelle décimétrique à métrique [...] Il s'agit notamment de textures pegmatitiques en dents de peigne, de textures orbiculaires, de miaroles, remplies de gabbro quartzique pegmatitique dont les cristaux croissent vers l'intérieur et de «roches en cervelle» [...] 4, record 2, French, - miarole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nombreuses miaroles souvent remplies de minéraux hydrothermaux. 4, record 2, French, - miarole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miarole; cavité miarolitique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - miarole
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- druse
1, record 3, English, druse
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An irregular cavity or opening in a vein or rock, having its interior surface or walls lined (encrusted) with small projecting crystals usually of the same minerals as those of the enclosing rock, and sometimes filled with water ... 2, record 3, English, - druse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
druse: [term used] particularly if it is a rather small cavity. 3, record 3, English, - druse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare to "vacuole, ""vug, ""geode, "and "miarolitic cavity. " 4, record 3, English, - druse
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- druse
1, record 3, French, druse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- four à cristaux 2, record 3, French, four%20%C3%A0%20cristaux
correct, see observation, regional, jargon
- poche à cristaux 3, record 3, French, poche%20%C3%A0%20cristaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux naissent parfois dans des fentes ou des cavités de roches anciennement formées. Si la cavité a une forme à peu près plane et longiligne, les cristaux s'y développent en couche rectiligne et on appelle cela une druse. 4, record 3, French, - druse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C'est ainsi que, dans les cavités ou «druses» de certaines roches, on voit les minéraux qui s'y sont déposés se disposer à partir de la paroi en semblant converger vers le centre de la druse. 5, record 3, French, - druse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le quartz cristallin se trouve dans les poches à cristaux. 6, record 3, French, - druse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
four à cristaux : nom vulgaire de cavités tapissées de cristal de roche que l'on rencontre dans les parties les plus escarpées des montagnes granitiques des Alpes. 7, record 3, French, - druse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Mineralogía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- drusa
1, record 3, Spanish, drusa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavidad de una roca, revestida interiormente por minerales cristalizados. 1, record 3, Spanish, - drusa
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