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POTASSIUM-POOR ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-potassium rock
1, record 1, English, low%2Dpotassium%20rock
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low potassium rock 2, record 1, English, low%20potassium%20rock
correct
- low-K rock 3, record 1, English, low%2DK%20rock
correct
- low K rock 4, record 1, English, low%20K%20rock
correct
- potassium-poor rock 5, record 1, English, potassium%2Dpoor%20rock
correct
- K-poor rock 6, record 1, English, K%2Dpoor%20rock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the dating of Quaternary, low potassium rocks continues to test the limits of the method because of small quantities of radiogenic argon and large atmospheric argon contamination. 2, record 1, English, - low%2Dpotassium%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Low-potassium rocks are more common in island arcs, whereas high-potassium, or "shoshonilic,' rocks are found almost exclusively in the interior regions of continents. 7, record 1, English, - low%2Dpotassium%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
low-potassium rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 1, English, - low%2Dpotassium%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche peu potassique
1, record 1, French, roche%20peu%20potassique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche faiblement potassique 2, record 1, French, roche%20faiblement%20potassique
correct, feminine noun
- roche pauvre en potassium 3, record 1, French, roche%20pauvre%20en%20potassium
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les analyses géochimiques (éléments majeurs et en traces) de ces roches principalement basaltiques et andésitiques [...] indiquent leur caractère majoritairement calco-alcalin, faiblement potassique à potassique, ou bien shoshonitique pour quelques échantillons [...] 3, record 1, French, - roche%20peu%20potassique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roche peu potassique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - roche%20peu%20potassique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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