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ADAMELLITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adamellite
1, record 1, English, adamellite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quartz monzonite 2, record 1, English, quartz%20monzonite
correct
- quartz-monzonite 3, record 1, English, quartz%2Dmonzonite
correct
- quartz-bearing monzonite 4, record 1, English, quartz%2Dbearing%20monzonite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An intrusive igneous rock that has an approximately equal proportion of orthoclase and plagioclase feldspars. 5, record 1, English, - adamellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frequently at the contacts of skarns and intrusions there is a completely gradational contact and this is the case at the Memé copper mine where a large block of Cretaceous limestone has been surrounded by quartz-monzonite. 3, record 1, English, - adamellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quartz monzonite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - adamellite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adamellite
1, record 1, French, adamellite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monzonite quartzique 2, record 1, French, monzonite%20quartzique
correct, feminine noun
- monzonite quartzifère 3, record 1, French, monzonite%20quartzif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- granite monzonitique 4, record 1, French, granite%20monzonitique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche acide contenant orthose, plagioclase, quartz, hornblende et biotite. 5, record 1, French, - adamellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la minéralisation de nombreux porphyres cuprifères est liée à la densité de fracturation précoce des roches encaissantes, souvent des monzonites quartzifères. 3, record 1, French, - adamellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme d'«adamellite» peut être considéré comme synonyme de granite monzonitique. 4, record 1, French, - adamellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
monzonite quartzique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - adamellite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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