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IGNEOUS ROCK SEQUENCE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Petrography
DEF

An assemblage of temporarily and spatially related igneous rocks of the same general form of occurrence (plutonic, hypabyssal, or volcanic), characterized by possessing in common certain chemical, mineralogic, and textural features or properties so that the rocks together exhibit a continuous variation from one extremity of the series to the other.

OBS

igneous suite; magma sequence: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • magmatic series
  • magma series
  • magma suite
  • igneous series

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Ensemble de roches éruptives présentant dans une région et à une époque donnée des caractères minéralogiques et chimiques communs.

OBS

Ces caractères sont étroitement liés à la nature du site géotectonique où la suite s'est formée.

OBS

séquence magmatique; suite magmatique; série magmatique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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