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OVERSATURATED LAVA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pyromagma
1, record 1, English, pyromagma
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A highly mobile lava, oversaturated with gases, that exists at shallower depths than hypomagma. 2, record 1, English, - pyromagma
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pyromagma
1, record 1, French, pyromagma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magma des grandes profondeurs, sursaturé de gaz. 2, record 1, French, - pyromagma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe trois types de magma : l'hypomagma, le pyromagma et l'épimagma. 3, record 1, French, - pyromagma
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- piromagma
1, record 1, Spanish, piromagma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
El tenor en gases depende de la presión: un hipomagma (profundo y sometido a fuertes presiones) no está saturado de gases; un piromagma (más caliente, pero sometido a presiones inferiores) está sobresaturado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - piromagma
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-01-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- oversaturated lava
1, record 2, English, oversaturated%20lava
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lave sursaturée
1, record 2, French, lave%20sursatur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oversaturated
1, record 3, English, oversaturated
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oversaturated: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 3, English, - oversaturated
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Oversaturated alkaline lava. 3, record 3, English, - oversaturated
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sursaturé
1, record 3, French, sursatur%C3%A9
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sursaturé : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 3, French, - sursatur%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Lave alcaline sursaturée. 3, record 3, French, - sursatur%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sobresaturado 1, record 3, Spanish, sobresaturado
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- oversaturated alkaline lava
1, record 4, English, oversaturated%20alkaline%20lava
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oversaturated alkaline lava : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 4, English, - oversaturated%20alkaline%20lava
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lave alcaline sursaturée
1, record 4, French, lave%20alcaline%20sursatur%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'édification du volcan-bouclier (plus de 2,1 Ma à 220 000 ans) se traduit par la mise en place de volumineuses coulées de lave à caractère transitionnel auxquelles succèdent progressivement des laves alcalines sursaturées en silice (basaltes à trachytes quartzifères). 2, record 4, French, - lave%20alcaline%20sursatur%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lave alcaline sursaturée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - lave%20alcaline%20sursatur%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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