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POTASSIUM-POOR BASALT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-potassium basalt
1, record 1, English, low%2Dpotassium%20basalt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low potassium basalt 2, record 1, English, low%20potassium%20basalt
correct
- low-K basalt 3, record 1, English, low%2DK%20basalt
correct, see observation
- K-poor basalt 4, record 1, English, K%2Dpoor%20basalt
correct
- potassium-poor basalt 5, record 1, English, potassium%2Dpoor%20basalt
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Natural gamma logs have limited utility in basalt sequences unless anomalously high-potassium or low-potassium basalt flows and/or sedimentary interbeds exist which can act as marker beds for stratigraphic correlations. 1, record 1, English, - low%2Dpotassium%20basalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
low-K basalt: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - low%2Dpotassium%20basalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Low-K abyssal basalt. 6, record 1, English, - low%2Dpotassium%20basalt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- basalte peu potassique
1, record 1, French, basalte%20peu%20potassique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- basalte faiblement potassique 2, record 1, French, basalte%20faiblement%20potassique
correct, masculine noun
- basalte pauvre en potassium 3, record 1, French, basalte%20pauvre%20en%20potassium
correct, masculine noun
- basalte pauvre en K 4, record 1, French, basalte%20pauvre%20en%20K
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le magmatisme calco-alcalin peu potassique (basaltes, diorites et granodiorites) est rare. 5, record 1, French, - basalte%20peu%20potassique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
basalte peu potassique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - basalte%20peu%20potassique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Basalte abyssal peu potassique. 1, record 1, French, - basalte%20peu%20potassique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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