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POLYPHASED METAMORPHISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polyphase metamorphism
1, record 1, English, polyphase%20metamorphism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- polyphased metamorphism 2, record 1, English, polyphased%20metamorphism
correct
- multiple-phase metamorphism 3, record 1, English, multiple%2Dphase%20metamorphism
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the changes in P-T [pressure-temperature] conditions during a metamorphic event do not necessarily involve only one phase of heating and then cooling and/or one phase of increasing then decreasing pressure. Thus a metamorphic event may be monophase (e.g. with one thermal climax ...) or polyphase (with two or more climaxes ...). Polymetamorphism [may] show two monophase metamorphic events ... and two polyphase events ..., which have left their imprints on a rock body. ... In practice it may be a difficult matter to differentiate polyphase metamorphism from polymetamorphism. 4, record 1, English, - polyphase%20metamorphism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
polyphase metamorphism: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - polyphase%20metamorphism
Record 1, Key term(s)
- multiphased metamorphism
- multiphase metamorphism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métamorphisme polyphasé
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20polyphas%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le métamorphisme est généralement polyphasé. On remarque presque toujours, dans les séries métamorphiques, plusieurs phases de cristallisations superposées; ces séries sont dites «polyphasées». 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20polyphas%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cet outil [d'étude géologique] doit permettre l'établissement d'une chronologie des différentes phases de métamorphisme ayant affecté une roche, qu'il s'agisse d'un métamorphisme polyphasé ou de plusieurs épisodes métamorphiques (polymétamorphisme). 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20polyphas%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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