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SCHIST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- schist
1, record 1, English, schist
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various medium-grained to coarse-grained metamorphic rocks composed of laminated, often flaky parallel layers of chiefly micaceous minerals. 2, record 1, English, - schist
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Schists are named according to their most prominent minerals, e.g. garnet-mica-schist, staurolite-andalusite-schist. 3, record 1, English, - schist
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
schist: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - schist
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schiste
1, record 1, French, schiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- schiste métamorphique 2, record 1, French, schiste%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche susceptible de se débiter en feuillets [...] 3, record 1, French, - schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les schistes dérivent d'un argile par acquisition d'un débit en feuillets consécutif à un métamorphisme plus ou moins fort. Ils sont considérés comme roche sédimentaire tant qu'il n'y a pas formation de minéraux nouveaux et destruction du litage originel. [...] Dès l'apparition de minéraux nouveaux ils sont classés dans les roches métamorphiques. 3, record 1, French, - schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Par rapport aux roches argileuses, les schistes sont plus durs, déshydratés et surtout clivables. 4, record 1, French, - schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le schiste métamorphique provient d'une argile qui sous l'action de la pression et de la température présente un feuilletage régulier en plans parallèles : la «schistosité». 2, record 1, French, - schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
schiste métamorphique : Ce terme est utilisé pour traduire «schist» lorsqu'il est nécessaire de faire la distinction avec le schiste sédimentaire de nature argileuse, qui correspond au terme anglais «shale». 5, record 1, French, - schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
schiste : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - schiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquisto
1, record 1, Spanish, esquisto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca sedimentaria de grano fino y estructura en hojas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - esquisto
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