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BASALT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basalt
1, record 1, English, basalt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] dark-colored mafic igneous rock, commonly extrusive but locally intrusive ... composed chiefly of calcic plagioclase and clinopyroxene. 2, record 1, English, - basalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Basalt is] the fine-grained equivalent of gabbro. 2, record 1, English, - basalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
basalt: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - basalt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- basalte
1, record 1, French, basalte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche noirâtre, dense, formée essentiellement de silicoaluminates de calcium et de sodium [...] et de silicates ferromagnésiens. 2, record 1, French, - basalte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les basaltes sont des roches noires et denses [...] Si les phénocristaux de plagioclases basiques sont rares, on y rencontre assez fréquemment ceux d'augite et d'olivine qui donnent à certains basaltes un aspect porphyroïde [...] Roche basique [...] et très fluide, le basalte a formé de vastes coulées au cours des éruptions tertiaires et actuelles. 3, record 1, French, - basalte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le basalte] constitue avec les andésites à pyroxène 95 % des laves continentales et océaniques. 4, record 1, French, - basalte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
basalte : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - basalte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- basalto
1, record 1, Spanish, basalto
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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