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MYLONITIC [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mylonite belt
1, record 1, English, mylonite%20belt
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mylonitic belt 2, record 1, English, mylonitic%20belt
correct
- mylonite zone 3, record 1, English, mylonite%20zone
correct
- mylonitic zone 4, record 1, English, mylonitic%20zone
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the mountain front, crystalline rocks structurally beneath the mylonite belt consist of multiply-deformed gneiss, quartz diorite, and garnetiferous hypersthene-bearing retrograded granulite rocks. 5, record 1, English, - mylonite%20belt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The [uranium] vein deposits occur either (a) in shear or mylonite zones in various geological environments ... or (b) within granitic or syenitic plutons ... 6, record 1, English, - mylonite%20belt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mylonite belt; mylonitic zone : terms used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - mylonite%20belt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de mylonite
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20mylonite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone de mylonites 2, record 1, French, zone%20de%20mylonites
correct, feminine noun
- zone mylonitique 3, record 1, French, zone%20mylonitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- ceinture mylonitique 4, record 1, French, ceinture%20mylonitique
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes filoniens [d'uranium] s'observent soit a) dans des zones de cisaillement ou des zones mylonitiques dans divers milieux géologiques [...], soit b) dans des plutons granitiques ou syénitiques [...] 5, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20mylonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien qu'il ait été étendu parfois à toutes les roches présentant les traces d'un broyage tectonique, le terme de mylonite désigne essentiellement le produit du broyage intime d'une roche éruptive dans lequel on ne peut plus distinguer à l'œil nu les minéraux constitutifs (quartz, feldspath, etc.), qui sont pulvérisés et dont les débris ne se reconnaissent qu'au microscope. 6, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20mylonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zone de mylonite; zone mylonitique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20mylonite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ceinture de mylonite
- ceinture de mylonites
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mylonitic structure
1, record 2, English, mylonitic%20structure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mylonite structure 2, record 2, English, mylonite%20structure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A flow-like appearance, characteristic of mylonites, that is produced by intense small-scale crushing, breaking, and shearing of the rock. 2, record 2, English, - mylonitic%20structure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- structure mylonitique
1, record 2, French, structure%20mylonitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La structure mylonitique résulte probablement de l'exagération de la [structure en losange], les glissements différentiels s'accentuant et la roche présentant alors une fausse apparence de fluidité. 1, record 2, French, - structure%20mylonitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mylonitic
1, record 3, English, mylonitic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... these rocks are... mylonitic rocks that were subjected to syn-tectonic metamorphism. 2, record 3, English, - mylonitic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mylonitic : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 3, English, - mylonitic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mylonitique
1, record 3, French, mylonitique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à la mylonite. 2, record 3, French, - mylonitique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mylonitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - mylonitique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-10-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mylonitic texture
1, record 4, English, mylonitic%20texture
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mylonite texture 2, record 4, English, mylonite%20texture
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mylonitic texture : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 4, English, - mylonitic%20texture
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- texture mylonitique
1, record 4, French, texture%20mylonitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
texture mylonitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 4, French, - texture%20mylonitique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-10-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- augite porphyry
1, record 5, English, augite%20porphyry
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- augite-porphyry 2, record 5, English, augite%2Dporphyry
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... away from the mylonitic zone, the most common lithology is dark grey augite porphyry that is metamorphosed to lower amphibolite grade. 3, record 5, English, - augite%20porphyry
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
augite porphyry: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 5, English, - augite%20porphyry
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- porphyre à augite
1, record 5, French, porphyre%20%C3%A0%20augite
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porphyre à augite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 5, French, - porphyre%20%C3%A0%20augite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mylonitic foliation
1, record 6, English, mylonitic%20foliation
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- mylonite foliation 2, record 6, English, mylonite%20foliation
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mylonitic foliation dips gently to moderately(10-30 degrees) westward, but in some places the foliation is locally folded about a N-S axis. 3, record 6, English, - mylonitic%20foliation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mylonitic foliation : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 6, English, - mylonitic%20foliation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- foliation mylonitique
1, record 6, French, foliation%20mylonitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principales caractéristiques structurales de la région de Grevet sont : (1) une foliation mylonitique orientée N298o à pendage subvertical; (2) une linéation d'étirement subhorizontale [...]; (3) des plis asymétriques en forme de Z avec des axes subhorizontaux; (4) des enveloppes minéralisées dont l'axe long est parallèle à la linéation d'étirement; (5) des axes de boudins subverticaux; (6) des lentilles minéralisées retrouvées de plus en plus profondément du SW vers le NE; (7) des indicateurs cinématiques dextres; (8) un clivage de crénulation E-W associé avec de petits plis asymétriques en Z et (9) des fractures tardives et des kink bands. 2, record 6, French, - foliation%20mylonitique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foliation mylonitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 6, French, - foliation%20mylonitique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- mylonitic carapace
1, record 7, English, mylonitic%20carapace
correct, see observation
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- mylonite carapace 2, record 7, English, mylonite%20carapace
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Geologic and geochronologic study of the southeast corner of the Bitterroot dome has delimited the evolution of the shallow-dipping mylonitic carapace that developed on the granitic rocks of the Bitterroot lobe of the Idaho Batholith. 3, record 7, English, - mylonitic%20carapace
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mylonitic carapace : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 7, English, - mylonitic%20carapace
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- carapace mylonitique
1, record 7, French, carapace%20mylonitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carapace mylonitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 7, French, - carapace%20mylonitique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2005-07-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mylonitic gneiss
1, record 8, English, mylonitic%20gneiss
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- gneiss mylonitique
1, record 8, French, gneiss%20mylonitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- brecciated mylonitic structure
1, record 9, English, brecciated%20mylonitic%20structure
proposal
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- brecciated mylonitic texture 1, record 9, English, brecciated%20mylonitic%20texture
proposal
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See records "brecciated structure" and "mylonitic structure" in the same field. 1, record 9, English, - brecciated%20mylonitic%20structure
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- structure mylonitique bréchoïde
1, record 9, French, structure%20mylonitique%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une [...] structure cataclastique a l'aspect d'une brèche confuse, formée de petits nodules de roche peu écrasée, englobés de façon désordonnée dans une mésostase finement broyée. C'est la «structure mylonitique bréchoïde». 1, record 9, French, - structure%20mylonitique%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- continuum of deformation
1, record 10, English, continuum%20of%20deformation
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- deformation continuum 2, record 10, English, deformation%20continuum
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Orocopias, the east-dipping system of faults... is a major system of anastomosing normal faults, which records a continuum of deformation from ductile mylonitic textures to brittle fault gouge. 1, record 10, English, - continuum%20of%20deformation
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Continuum of extensional deformation. 1, record 10, English, - continuum%20of%20deformation
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- continuum de déformation
1, record 10, French, continuum%20de%20d%C3%A9formation
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de déformations de couches superposées au cours d'épisodes de déformation présentant une parenté structurale et dans des conditions de pression et de température analogues. 1, record 10, French, - continuum%20de%20d%C3%A9formation
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1997-10-10
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- blastomylonite
1, record 11, English, blastomylonite
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mylonitic rock in which some recrystallization and/or neomineralization has taken place. 2, record 11, English, - blastomylonite
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- blastomylonite
1, record 11, French, blastomylonite
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche métamorphique mylonitique à l'intérieur de laquelle des minéraux néoformés ont pris place. 2, record 11, French, - blastomylonite
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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