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PYROXENITE [15 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pyroxenite
1, record 1, English, pyroxenite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pyroxenolite 2, record 1, English, pyroxenolite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ultramafic plutonic rock chiefly composed of pyroxene with accessory hornblende, biotite or olivine. 3, record 1, English, - pyroxenite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pyroxénite
1, record 1, French, pyrox%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pyroxénolite 2, record 1, French, pyrox%C3%A9nolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche à gros grains, souvent grossièrement orientée et constituée essentiellement de pyroxènes. 3, record 1, French, - pyrox%C3%A9nite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est fréquemment une métapéridotite. 3, record 1, French, - pyrox%C3%A9nite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- piroxenita
1, record 1, Spanish, piroxenita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- piroxenolita 1, record 1, Spanish, piroxenolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variedad de peridotita de granos gruesos, perceptibles a simple vista. 1, record 1, Spanish, - piroxenita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cromaltite
1, record 2, English, cromaltite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an alkali pyroxenite consisting of aegirine-augite, melanite, biotite, iron ore and apatite. 2, record 2, English, - cromaltite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cromaltite
1, record 2, French, cromaltite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pyroxénite alcaline, contenant de l'augite, de la mélanite et de la biotite. 2, record 2, French, - cromaltite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ariegite
1, record 3, English, ariegite
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of pyroxenites chiefly composed of clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, and spinel, with pyrope and/or hornblende as possible accessories and locking primary feldspar; a spinel pyroxenite. 2, record 3, English, - ariegite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is more commonly used by European (especially French) petrologists. 2, record 3, English, - ariegite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ariégite
1, record 3, French, ari%C3%A9gite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de pyroxénite qui, par sa minéralogie, peut se rapprocher des éclogites, et est formée de diopside, d'enstatite, de grenat riche en pyrope et spinelle. 2, record 3, French, - ari%C3%A9gite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-12-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- zoned complex
1, record 4, English, zoned%20complex
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the vermiculite is found within a concentrically zoned complex of igneous intrusions that include biotite pyroxenite and biotitite, a rock made up of almost pure biotite. 2, record 4, English, - zoned%20complex
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zoned complex: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 4, English, - zoned%20complex
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Zoned ultramafic complex. 4, record 4, English, - zoned%20complex
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- complexe zoné
1, record 4, French, complexe%20zon%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
complexe zoné : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 4, French, - complexe%20zon%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Complexe ultramafique zoné. 3, record 4, French, - complexe%20zon%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-12-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Mineralogy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- disseminated chromite
1, record 5, English, disseminated%20chromite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stratiform ores are made up of massive, "net-textured" and disseminated chromite.... Disseminated chromite occurs also in peridotite, pyroxenite, or anorthosite and, although it does not constitute ore in its own right, may be recovered where it is interlayered with massive or net-textured chromitites. 1, record 5, English, - disseminated%20chromite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Minéralogie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chromite disséminée
1, record 5, French, chromite%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minerais stratiformes sont constitués de chromite massive, de chromite à texture «réticulée» et de chromite disséminée. [...] On trouve en outre de la chromite disséminée dans de la péridotite, de la pyroxénite ou de l'anorthosite; bien que cette chromite ne constitue pas en elle-même un minerai, elle peut être récupérable là où elle est interstratifiée avec des chromitites massives ou des chromites à texture «réticulée». 1, record 5, French, - chromite%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-02-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mica pyroxenite
1, record 6, English, mica%20pyroxenite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- pyroxénite à mica
1, record 6, French, pyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20mica
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-02-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- apatite-mica pyroxenite
1, record 7, English, apatite%2Dmica%20pyroxenite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pyroxénite à apatite-mica
1, record 7, French, pyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20apatite%2Dmica
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-02-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- bebedourite
1, record 8, English, bebedourite
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diopside-salite... pyroxenite with low acmite and hedenbergite contents. 1, record 8, English, - bebedourite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From the classic locality - the Bebedoure Mountains of Salitre, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 1, record 8, English, - bebedourite
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- bébédourite
1, record 8, French, b%C3%A9b%C3%A9dourite
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pyroxénite à diopside-salite [...] à faible abondance d'acmite et d'hédenbergite. 1, record 8, French, - b%C3%A9b%C3%A9dourite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom tiré de la localité type - les monts Bebedoure de Salitre, Minas Gerais, Brésil. 1, record 8, French, - b%C3%A9b%C3%A9dourite
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- sublayer
1, record 9, English, sublayer
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- underlying bed 2, record 9, English, underlying%20bed
correct
- subjacent bed 3, record 9, English, subjacent%20bed
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rocks situated under a deposit or other strata. 4, record 9, English, - sublayer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The orebodies occur in the sublayer which is clearly a later intrusion than the overlying norite with which it has a sharp contact. The sublayer magma was rich in sulphides and inclusions, of peridotite, pyroxenite and gabbro. 1, record 9, English, - sublayer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sudbury ... possesses a sublayer rich in ultrabasic xenoliths probably derived from a hidden layered sequence. 1, record 9, English, - sublayer
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- couche sous-jacente
1, record 9, French, couche%20sous%2Djacente
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce sont des gîtes d'éluvion [...] où le lessivage des couches supérieures provoque la formation d'incrustations, de concrétions ou de cimentation dans les couches sous-jacentes [...] 2, record 9, French, - couche%20sous%2Djacente
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2003-10-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Petrography
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- P3 ferric pyroxenite member
1, record 10, English, P3%20ferric%20pyroxenite%20member
correct, Canada
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Of the Lac Doré complex. 1, record 10, English, - P3%20ferric%20pyroxenite%20member
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Pétrographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- membre de pyroxénite ferrique P3
1, record 10, French, membre%20de%20pyrox%C3%A9nite%20ferrique%20P3
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Du complexe du Lac Doré. 1, record 10, French, - membre%20de%20pyrox%C3%A9nite%20ferrique%20P3
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2003-10-09
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- fractionated pyroxenite dyke
1, record 11, English, fractionated%20pyroxenite%20dyke
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- dyke de pyroxénite fractionnée
1, record 11, French, dyke%20de%20pyrox%C3%A9nite%20fractionn%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2003-10-07
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- pyroxenite dyke
1, record 12, English, pyroxenite%20dyke
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- dyke de pyroxénite
1, record 12, French, dyke%20de%20pyrox%C3%A9nite
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2003-09-02
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- olivine pyroxenite
1, record 13, English, olivine%20pyroxenite
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- pyroxénite à olivine
1, record 13, French, pyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1998-09-28
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- bronzitite
1, record 14, English, bronzitite
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pyroxenite composed almost entirely of bronzite. 2, record 14, English, - bronzitite
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- bronzitite
1, record 14, French, bronzitite
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
- pyroxénite à bronzite 2, record 14, French, pyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20bronzite
feminine noun
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1992-10-09
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- sublayer magma
1, record 15, English, sublayer%20magma
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sublayer magma was rich in sulphides and inclusions of peridotite, pyroxenite and gabbro. The sulphides tended to sink into synclinal embayments in the footwall giving a structural control of the mineralization. 1, record 15, English, - sublayer%20magma
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géochimie
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- magma sous-jacent
1, record 15, French, magma%20sous%2Djacent
proposal, masculine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
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