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WEHRLITE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wehrlite
1, record 1, English, wehrlite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an ultramafic and ultrabasic rock that is a mixture of olivine and clinopyroxene. 2, record 1, English, - wehrlite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Wehrlite] is a subdivision of the peridotites. 2, record 1, English, - wehrlite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- wehrlite
1, record 1, French, wehrlite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variété de péridotite à clinopyroxène (diopside ou diallage). 2, record 1, French, - wehrlite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- wehrlita
1, record 1, Spanish, wehrlita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Peridotita cuyo mineral principal es la augita. 1, record 1, Spanish, - wehrlita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ultramafic complex
1, record 2, English, ultramafic%20complex
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Typical ophiolite sequences are comprised of a thin layer of deep-sea sediments, overlying a sequence of basaltic pillow lavas, sheeted dike complexes, foliated to layered gabbro, and finally an ultramafic complex, which can have an exposed thickness of up to 7 km. This ultramafic section of ophiolite sequences can vary in composition; however, it is most commonly dominated by varieties of peridotite typically associated with the mantle such as harzburgite(olivine and orthopyroxene rich), and lherzolite(olivine, ortho-and clinopyroxene rich), with secondary wehrlite(clinopyroxene and olivine rich) and dunite(olivine rich)... 2, record 2, English, - ultramafic%20complex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ultramafic complex: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - ultramafic%20complex
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ultra-mafic complex
- ultra mafic complex
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- complexe ultramafique
1, record 2, French, complexe%20ultramafique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les participants à la conférence de Penrose en 1972 [...] ont défini le terme «ophiolite» comme étant un assemblage distinctif de roches mafiques à ultramafiques qui comprend, de haut en bas 1) un complexe ultramafique consistant en proportion variable d'harzburgite, de lherzolite et de dunite ayant habituellement une fabrique tectonique, 2) un complexe gabbroïque à texture de cumulats [...], 3) un complexe de dykes, 4) un complexe de roches volcaniques généralement en coussin. 2, record 2, French, - complexe%20ultramafique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
complexe ultramafique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - complexe%20ultramafique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- olivine clinopyroxenite
1, record 3, English, olivine%20clinopyroxenite
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- ol cpx 2, record 3, English, ol%20cpx
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- olivine-clinopyroxenite 3, record 3, English, olivine%2Dclinopyroxenite
correct
- ol-cpx 4, record 3, English, ol%2Dcpx
correct
- ol-cpx 4, record 3, English, ol%2Dcpx
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ultramafic plutonic rock consisting essentially of clinopyroxene and up to 50 percent olivine. 5, record 3, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Turnagain ultramafic complex is an Alaskan-type complex of possible Late Triassic age. It has a central zone of dunite and an outer zone of wehrlite, olivine clinopyroxenite, clinopyroxenite, dunite, hornblendite(rare), and basic hornblende and plagioclase-bearing rock(rare).... Olivine is most magnesian... in the central dunite, and most iron-rich... in olivine clinopyroxenite. 6, record 3, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All of the clinopyroxenites may be olivine- and phlogopite-bearing with olivine surrounding pyroxenes. In some variants, termed olivine-clinopyroxenites, olivine is a major component (20-35 volume %) with only minor phlogopite (up to 2.5% ...). Rocks with higher amounts of phlogopite (12-31 volume %) and less than 8 volume % olivine are termed phlogopite-clinopyroxenites ... 7, record 3, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
olivine clinopyroxenite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 3, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- clinopyroxénite à olivine
1, record 3, French, clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le complexe ultramafique Turnagain est un complexe de type «alaskan» d'âge triassique supérieur possible. Il est formé d'une zone centrale de dunite et d'une zone extérieure de wehrlite, clinopyroxénite à olivine, clinopyroxénite, dunite, hornblendite (rare), et d'une roche basique à plagioclase et hornblende (rare). [...] L'olivine la plus magnésienne [...] se trouve dans la zone centrale et celle la plus riche en fer [...] dans la clinopyroxénite à olivine. 2, record 3, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clinopyroxénite : Roche magmatique composée de clinopyroxène. 3, record 3, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clinopyroxénite à olivine : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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