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ZIRCON U-PB AGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- porphyry dyke
1, record 1, English, porphyry%20dyke
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- porphyry dike 2, record 1, English, porphyry%20dike
correct
- porphyritic dyke 3, record 1, English, porphyritic%20dyke
correct
- porphyritic dike 4, record 1, English, porphyritic%20dike
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A steeply west-dipping, north-northwest-trending, biotite-bearing quartz-feldspar porphyry dyke is associated with the Lake George granodiorite... The porphyry dyke yielded an age of 420. 8 +5. 9/-4. 0 Ma(U-Pb zircon) and is inferred to be coeval with or slightly older than the Lake George granodiorite(412 +5/-4 Ma, U-Pb zircon). 5, record 1, English, - porphyry%20dyke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porphyry dyke: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - porphyry%20dyke
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dyke porphyrique
1, record 1, French, dyke%20porphyrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dyke de porphyre 2, record 1, French, dyke%20de%20porphyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un dyke (ou dike) est une lame de roche magmatique qui s'est infiltrée dans une fissure de l'encaissant. De ce fait, un dyke recoupe les autres couches de roche (différence avec le sill). 3, record 1, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dyke porphyrique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Dyke de porphyre à quartz, à quartz et feldspath. 5, record 1, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dike porphyrique
- dike de porphyre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Geological Prospecting
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- U-Pb zircon age
1, record 2, English, U%2DPb%20zircon%20age
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- zircon U/Pb age 1, record 2, English, zircon%20U%2FPb%20age
correct
- zircon U-Pb age 2, record 2, English, zircon%20U%2DPb%20age
correct
- zircon U-Pb date 2, record 2, English, zircon%20U%2DPb%20date
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... sills and some dykes of Late Triassic to Early Jurassic diorite and gabbro that have yielded zircon U/Pb ages between 219 and 194 Ma ... 1, record 2, English, - U%2DPb%20zircon%20age
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The uppermost 1550 m of the group are quartz and feldspar phyric volcanics that have given a zircon U-Pb date of 2.82 Ga [gigayears]. 2, record 2, English, - U%2DPb%20zircon%20age
Record 2, Key term(s)
- uranium-lead zircon age
- zircon uranium/lead age
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Prospection géologique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- âge U-Pb sur zircon
1, record 2, French, %C3%A2ge%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- âge par datation U-Pb sur zircon 1, record 2, French, %C3%A2ge%20par%20datation%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des filons-couches et quelques dykes de diorite et de gabbro du Trias tardif-Jurassique précoce qui ont livré des âges U-Pb sur zircon situés entre 219 et 194 Ma [...] 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A2ge%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
Record 2, Key term(s)
- âge uranium-plomb sur zircon
- âge par datation uranium-plomb sur zircon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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