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AMYGDULE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amygdule
1, record 1, English, amygdule
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- amygdale 2, record 1, English, amygdale
specific
- amygdaloid 2, record 1, English, amygdaloid
noun, specific
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secondary deposit of minerals found in a rounded, elongated, or almond-shaped cavity in volcanic rock. 3, record 1, English, - amygdule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When crystals form on the walls of a vesicle, it is then called an amygdaloid, or amygdale. 2, record 1, English, - amygdule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cavities (vesicles) were created by the expansion of gas bubbles or steam within lava. Because gas bubbles tend to rise through the lava, amygdules are most common near the tops of flows. Many minerals have been found as amygdules, incluing some spectacular museum specimens of zeolites. 3, record 1, English, - amygdule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amygdale
1, record 1, French, amygdale
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vacuole qui s'est remplie de minéralisations secondaires (zéolite, calcite, zoïsite, etc.) et dont la forme en amande donne aux laves une texture amygdalaire. 1, record 1, French, - amygdale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français, les seules définitions trouvées pour «amygdale» en géologie avaient trait à la vacuole ou cavité en forme d'amande formée au sein de roches ignées qui dans une phase tardive se tapissait ou se remplissait de cristaux secondaires, et non à ce seul remplissage minéral. La relation entre les termes anglais amygdule/amygdale/amygdaloid (n.), au sens de "deposit of mineral" et le terme français en est donc une de contenu à contenant. 1, record 1, French, - amygdale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- amygdule
1, record 2, English, amygdule
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- amygdale 2, record 2, English, amygdale
correct, see observation
- amygdaloidal 3, record 2, English, amygdaloidal
noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gas cavity or vesicle, in an igneous rock that is filled with such secondary minerals as calcite, quartz, chalcedony, or a zeolite. 4, record 2, English, - amygdule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At some stage after lava has solidified, the vesicles may be filled by a variety of secondary minerals, especially calcite and zeolites. The infilled vesicles are referred to as amygdales ... 5, record 2, English, - amygdule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the copper minerals fill intergranular spaces in clastic sedimentary host rocks, and spaces in the matrices of flow-top breccias and in amygdules in amygdaloidal flow tops. 6, record 2, English, - amygdule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term amygdale is preferred in British usage. 4, record 2, English, - amygdule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
amygdule: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - amygdule
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amygdale
1, record 2, French, amygdale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vacuole amygdaloïde 2, record 2, French, vacuole%20amygdalo%C3%AFde
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité en forme d'amande, fréquente dans les roches volcaniques, due à la présence de gaz et souvent tapissée de cristaux tardifs : zéolite, calcite, quartz. 3, record 2, French, - amygdale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les basaltes et les andésites renferment du cuivre, qui peut s'exprimer dans des amygdales de la lave sous l'effet de solutions hydrothermales. [...] le cuivre [...] se concentre secondairement dans les vacuoles lors d'une phase d'altération hydrothermale. 4, record 2, French, - amygdale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au sommet des coulées, se développe un faciès à amygdales, riche en cuivre. [...] Zéolites et zoïsite remplissent partiellement les amygdales. 5, record 2, French, - amygdale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
amygdale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - amygdale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- amígdala
1, record 2, Spanish, am%C3%ADgdala
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vacuola en forma de almendra creada en el seno de las rocas volcánicas por una burbuja de gas y que, posteriormente a su formación, se ha llenado de calcita, ceolita o de otros minerales secundarios. 1, record 2, Spanish, - am%C3%ADgdala
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