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PYROXENE-HORNFELS FACIES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pyroxene-hornfels facies
1, record 1, English, pyroxene%2Dhornfels%20facies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The set of metamorphic mineral assemblages (facies) in which basic rocks are represented by diopside + hypersthene + plagioclase, with amphibole typically absent .... The facies is typical of high-grade thermal metamorphism, as in the inner part of contact aureoles. 1, record 1, English, - pyroxene%2Dhornfels%20facies
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pyroxene hornfels facies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès de cornéennes à pyroxène
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20de%20corn%C3%A9ennes%20%C3%A0%20pyrox%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] faciès des cornéennes (à amphibole, à pyroxène), caractéristique du métamorphisme de contact (température élevée, faible pression) [...] 1, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20de%20corn%C3%A9ennes%20%C3%A0%20pyrox%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-10-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hornfels facies
1, record 2, English, hornfels%20facies
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A loosely defined term used to denote the physical conditions involved, or the set of mineral assemblages produced by thermal(contact) metamorphism at relatively shallow depths in the Earth's crust. It encompasses the albite-epidote-hornfels facies, the hornblende-hornfels facies, the pyroxene-hornfels facies, and the sanidine facies. 1, record 2, English, - hornfels%20facies
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faciès des cornéennes
1, record 2, French, faci%C3%A8s%20des%20corn%C3%A9ennes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les nombreux faciès de métamorphisme, retenons : le faciès des cornéennes (à amphiboles, à pyroxènes) caractéristique du métamorphisme de contact (température élevée, faible pression) [...] 2, record 2, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20corn%C3%A9ennes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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