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UNMETAMORPHOSED [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- zeolite facies
1, record 1, English, zeolite%20facies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- zeolitic facies 2, record 1, English, zeolitic%20facies
correct
- laumontite-prehnite-quartz facies 3, record 1, English, laumontite%2Dprehnite%2Dquartz%20facies
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The typical mineral facies of the burial metamorphism of sediments containing zeolites. 3, record 1, English, - zeolite%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The critical zeolite of this facies is not just any zeolite but laumontite … which never occurs in unmetamorphosed sediments. Winkler, therefore, more accurately calls the zeolite facies the laumontite-prehnite-quartz facies. 3, record 1, English, - zeolite%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zeolite facies: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - zeolite%20facies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès à zéolites
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9olites
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faciès des zéolites 2, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20des%20z%C3%A9olites
correct, masculine noun
- faciès zéolitique 3, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20z%C3%A9olitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les faciès métamorphiques. [...] On distingue [...] : - faciès des zéolites (à laumontite, défini par la cristallinité de l'illite), qui marque la transition entre diagenèse et métamorphisme [...] 2, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9olites
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les zéolites ne sont pas tous des minéraux de métamorphisme; certains peuvent se former en surface. En revanche, d'autres nécessitent des températures élevées; par exemple, la laumontite [...] n'apparaît qu'à 300 °C. Il y a donc transition entre les phénomènes de diagenèse qui transforment les sédiments en roches et le faciès à zéolites. 4, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9olites
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faciès à zéolites : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9olites
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unmetamorphosed
1, record 2, English, unmetamorphosed
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Bushveld Complex, Great Dyke, and Muskox Intrusion are unmetamorphosed and were emplaced into stable cratonic settings. 2, record 2, English, - unmetamorphosed
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unmetamorphosed : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - unmetamorphosed
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- non métamorphisé
1, record 2, French, non%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pas métamorphisé 2, record 2, French, pas%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Complexe du Bushveld, le Grand Dyke et l'Intrusion de Muskox sont non métamorphisés et se sont mis en place dans des milieux cratoniques stables. 2, record 2, French, - non%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches encaissantes des gisements du district de Rouyn-Noranda et du gisement d'Eskay Creek ne sont pratiquement pas métamorphisées. 2, record 2, French, - non%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
non métamorphisé : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - non%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- protolith
1, record 3, English, protolith
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- protolithic rock 2, record 3, English, protolithic%20rock
correct
- precursor rock 2, record 3, English, precursor%20rock
correct
- parent rock 3, record 3, English, parent%20rock
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The original, unmetamorphosed rock from which a given metamorphic rock is formed. 4, record 3, English, - protolith
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metamorphic rocks are generally considered to have a parent rock, or protolith, which can be any rock type. 5, record 3, English, - protolith
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Residually enriched deposits are sedimentary concentrations of commodities achieved by in situ weathering of a suitable precursor rock. 2, record 3, English, - protolith
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protolith: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 3, English, - protolith
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- protolite
1, record 3, French, protolite
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- roche originelle 2, record 3, French, roche%20originelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- roche de départ 3, record 3, French, roche%20de%20d%C3%A9part
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La minéralogie silicatée d'un skarn donné est, dans une large mesure, tributaire de la composition de son protolite [...] Les skarns formés à partir d'un protolite calcaire [...] renferment du grenat andradite en abondance [...] Les skarns formés à partir d'un protolite dolomitique [...] contiennent en abondance des minéraux magnésiens d'altération prograde [...] 4, record 3, French, - protolite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 3, French, - protolite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Precambrian
1, record 4, English, Precambrian
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- of Precambrian age 2, record 4, English, of%20Precambrian%20age
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or relating to all of geological history prior to the Cambrian. 3, record 4, English, - Precambrian
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Precambrian rocks are exposed at the surface in shield area. 4, record 4, English, - Precambrian
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
World class iron deposits in Algoma type iron-formation include ... numerous deposits in the Precambrian shield areas of Canada, Australia, Africa, India and the U.S.S.R. 5, record 4, English, - Precambrian
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Precambrian komatiitic volcanic flows. 6, record 4, English, - Precambrian
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
... relatively unmetamorphosed sediments of Precambrian age are known from a number of areas. 4, record 4, English, - Precambrian
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- archéozoïque
1, record 4, French, arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- précambrien 2, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9cambrien
correct, adjective
- d'âge précambrien 3, record 4, French, d%27%C3%A2ge%20pr%C3%A9cambrien
correct
- du Précambrien 4, record 4, French, du%20Pr%C3%A9cambrien
correct
- antécambrien 5, record 4, French, ant%C3%A9cambrien
correct, adjective, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui appartient aux terrains sédimentaires sis immédiatement au-dessus de l'écorce primitive du globe. 6, record 4, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la chaîne précambrienne de Greenville au Canada [...] 7, record 4, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Placer antécambrien. 8, record 4, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Coulées volcaniques de composition komatiitique du Précambrien. 4, record 4, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les grands gisements de minerai de fer hématite à haute teneur sont d'âge précambrien [...] 9, record 4, French, - arch%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- precámbrico
1, record 4, Spanish, prec%C3%A1mbrico
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- distal
1, record 5, English, distal
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- distant 2, record 5, English, distant
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a sedimentary deposit consisting of fine clastics and formed farthest from the source area; ... 3, record 5, English, - distal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a "distal turbidite" consisting of thin silty varves, or the most remote foreland deposit derived from the borderland in a geosynclinal region. 3, record 5, English, - distal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Specular hematite is present in the outer-distal parts of the ore zone. 2, record 5, English, - distal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Zinc-rich exoskarns have in many cases developed along lithological contacts and structural pathways in unmetamorphosed rocks distant from the intrusive contact... 2, record 5, English, - distal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "proximal." 4, record 5, English, - distal
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- distal
1, record 5, French, distal
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- à distance 2, record 5, French, %C3%A0%20distance
correct
- situé à distance 2, record 5, French, situ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20distance
correct
- éloigné 2, record 5, French, %C3%A9loign%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éloigné d'un lieu pris comme référence. 3, record 5, French, - distal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flysch distal, turbidites distales : déposés loin des sources d'apports terrigènes. 3, record 5, French, - distal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De l'oligiste est présente dans les parties externes et distales de la zone minéralisée. 2, record 5, French, - distal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les exoskarns riches en zinc se forment, dans de nombreux cas, le long de contacts lithologiques et de voies structurales dans des roches non métamorphisées, à distance du contact de l'intrusion. 2, record 5, French, - distal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonyme : proximal. 3, record 5, French, - distal
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-12-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Various Metal Ores
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- pipe deposit
1, record 6, English, pipe%20deposit
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- pipe-like deposit 2, record 6, English, pipe%2Dlike%20deposit
correct
- chimney deposit 3, record 6, English, chimney%20deposit
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zinc-rich skarns have in many cases developed along lithologic contacts and structural pathways in unmetamorphosed rocks distant from the intrusive contact, and in places pass distally into replacement manto and chimney deposits significantly higher in ore tonnage and grade than the skarn. 3, record 6, English, - pipe%20deposit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Advanced argillic alteration ... is one of the more intense forms of alteration, often present as an inner zone adjoining many base metal vein or pipe deposits associated with acid plutonic stocks as at Butte, Montana, and Cerro de Pasco in Peru. 4, record 6, English, - pipe%20deposit
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gîte en forme de cheminée
1, record 6, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- gîte en forme de pipe 2, record 6, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gîte en cheminée 3, record 6, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- gîte en pipe 3, record 6, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gisement en pipe 4, record 6, French, gisement%20en%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gisement en pipes 3, record 6, French, gisement%20en%20pipes
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Molybdène. - [...] Beaucoup de gîtes en forme de cheminées ou «pipes», par exemple en Australie [...], dans des granites. 2, record 6, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les gîtes en pipes et en cheminée, le minerai est souvent bréchique. 3, record 6, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Gisement en pipe : Shangani (Zimbabwé). Ce gisement [...], associé à un complexe ultrabasique dans une série de tufs acides, est original par sa géométrie : en pipe, ou plus exactement en «champignon», sorte de protubérance à partir d'un corps ultrabasique bien stratifié et différencié stérile. La structure minéralisée mesure environ 550 X 550 mètres [...] 3, record 6, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Gisements en pipes ou «champignon». 3, record 6, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 5 CONT
Un exemple de gisement en «pipe» : le gisement de tungstène de Puy-les-Vignes. 3, record 6, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-02-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Athabasca Group
1, record 7, English, Athabasca%20Group
correct, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Athabasca Group of Saskatchewan-Alberta... consists of undeformed and unmetamorphosed east-derived alluvial fanglomerate, siltstone, and diagenetically matured quartzite, with a western marine upper part, deposited... in a tectonically active area. 1, record 7, English, - Athabasca%20Group
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Groupe d'Athabasca
1, record 7, French, Groupe%20d%27Athabasca
correct, masculine noun, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Groupe d'Athabasca, en Saskatchewan-Alberta [...] est une unité sédimentaire non déformée et non métamorphisée qui se compose à la base d'une succession clastique à source orientale constituée de fanglomérats alluviaux, de siltstones et de quartzites diagénétiquement matures et au sommet, dans le secteur ouest, d'une succession marine. [...] cette unité stratigraphique se serait déposée dans un secteur tectoniquement actif. 1, record 7, French, - Groupe%20d%27Athabasca
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- cratonic setting
1, record 8, English, cratonic%20setting
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- cratonic environment 1, record 8, English, cratonic%20environment
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Bushveld Complex, Great Dyke, and Muskox Intrusion are unmetamorphosed and were emplaced into stable cratonic settings. 1, record 8, English, - cratonic%20setting
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- milieu cratonique
1, record 8, French, milieu%20cratonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- cadre cratonique 1, record 8, French, cadre%20cratonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Complexe du Bushveld, le Grand Dyke et l'Intrusion de Muskox sont non métamorphisés et se sont mis en place dans des milieux cratoniques stables. 1, record 8, French, - milieu%20cratonique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2004-05-01
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- structural pathway
1, record 9, English, structural%20pathway
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- structural conduit 1, record 9, English, structural%20conduit
correct
- structural channelway 1, record 9, English, structural%20channelway
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zinc-rich exoskarns have in many cases developed along lithological contacts and structural pathways in unmetamorphosed rocks distant from the intrusive contact... 1, record 9, English, - structural%20pathway
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- voie structurale
1, record 9, French, voie%20structurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les exoskarns riches en zinc se forment, dans de nombreux cas, le long de contacts lithologiques et de voies structurales dans des roches non métamorphisées, à distance du contact de l'intrusion. 1, record 9, French, - voie%20structurale
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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