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ELAEOLITE SYENITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nepheline syenite
1, record 1, English, nepheline%20syenite
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nephelite syenite 2, record 1, English, nephelite%20syenite
correct, less frequent
- eleolite syenite 3, record 1, English, eleolite%20syenite
avoid, obsolete
- elaeolite syenite 4, record 1, English, elaeolite%20syenite
avoid, obsolete
- midalkalite 3, record 1, English, midalkalite
avoid, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plutonic rock composed essentially of alkali feldspar and nepheline. 3, record 1, English, - nepheline%20syenite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nepheline syenites may be associated with alkali syenites, with other feldspathoidal rocks, or with some alkali granites. 5, record 1, English, - nepheline%20syenite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This rock] may contain an alkali ferromagnesian mineral, e.g. an amphibole ... or a pyroxene ...; the intrusive equivalent of phonolite. 3, record 1, English, - nepheline%20syenite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
eleolite syenite: An obsolescent synonym of nepheline syenite, especially of a coarse-grained variety containing eleolite. 3, record 1, English, - nepheline%20syenite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
nepheline syenite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - nepheline%20syenite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syénite néphélinique
1, record 1, French, sy%C3%A9nite%20n%C3%A9ph%C3%A9linique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syénite à néphéline 2, record 1, French, sy%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20n%C3%A9ph%C3%A9line
correct, feminine noun
- syénite éléolithique 3, record 1, French, sy%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9olithique
avoid, feminine noun
- syénite éléolitique 4, record 1, French, sy%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9olitique
avoid, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche plutonique grenue caractérisée par la coexistence d'un feldspath alcalin le plus souvent sodique (albite) ou sodipotassique (anorthose ou cryptoperthite), d'un feldspathoïde (néphéline, éventuellement sodalite, aralcime, noséane), également sodique, et d'un élément ferromagnésien [...] 5, record 1, French, - sy%C3%A9nite%20n%C3%A9ph%C3%A9linique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ne comporte] pas d'orthopyroxène. Minéraux accessoires : apatite, sphène, zircon. 5, record 1, French, - sy%C3%A9nite%20n%C3%A9ph%C3%A9linique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
syénite néphélinique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - sy%C3%A9nite%20n%C3%A9ph%C3%A9linique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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