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PYROCLASTICS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pyroclastic rock
1, record 1, English, pyroclastic%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pyroclastics 2, record 1, English, pyroclastics
correct, noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any rock consisting of unreworked solid material of whatever size explosively or aerially ejected from a volcanic vent. 3, record 1, English, - pyroclastic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The famous Kiruna iron ores occur above altered acidic pyroclastics which are veined with magnetite. 4, record 1, English, - pyroclastic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Crater facies rocks consist of resedimented volcaniclastic and pyroclastic rocks ... 5, record 1, English, - pyroclastic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As a noun, pyroclastic is plural. 6, record 1, English, - pyroclastic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pyroclastic rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - pyroclastic%20rock
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pyroclastic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche pyroclastique
1, record 1, French, roche%20pyroclastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pyroclastite 2, record 1, French, pyroclastite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche formée de projections volcaniques. 3, record 1, French, - roche%20pyroclastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches du faciès de cratère sont des pyroclastites et des volcanoclastites resédimentées. 4, record 1, French, - roche%20pyroclastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roche pyroclastique; pyroclastite : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - roche%20pyroclastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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