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SKARN ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- skarn
1, record 1, English, skarn
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- skarn rock 2, record 1, English, skarn%20rock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lime-bearing silicate derived from nearly pure limestone and dolomite with the introduction of large amounts of silicon, aluminum, iron, and magnesium. 3, record 1, English, - skarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Skarn is an assemblage of dominantly calcium and magnesium silicates typically formed in carbonate-bearing rocks as a result of regional and thermal metamorphism, and by metasomatic replacement. 2, record 1, English, - skarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "skarn" was first applied to the calc-silicate gangue associated with some Swedish iron ores. 2, record 1, English, - skarn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- skarn
1, record 1, French, skarn
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche du métamorphisme de contact des granites, caractérisée par une texture largement grenue avec souvent de grands cristaux de 1 à 20 cm, issue de calcaires magnésiens et de dolomies qui, au contact du granite, ont subi une métamorphose et l'influence des fluides pneumatolytiques. 2, record 1, French, - skarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un skarn est une association de minéraux à prédominance de silicates calciques et magnésiens qui s'est typiquement formée dans des roches carbonatées sous les effets d'un métamorphisme régional ou d'un thermométamorphisme de contact et d'un remplacement métasomatique. 3, record 1, French, - skarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] on rencontre [...] dans l'auréole, des roches dont la composition suppose une migration d'éléments chimiques à partir de la masse granitique intrusive (métasomatose), c'est par exemple le cas des skarns (sorte de cornéennes calciques) à grenats [...] 4, record 1, French, - skarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «skarn» a d'abord été appliqué à la gangue calco-silicatée associée à certains minerais de fer [...] en Suède [...] 3, record 1, French, - skarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
skarn : nom féminin d'après le Dictionnaire de géologie de A. Foucault et J.F. Raoult, 1995. 5, record 1, French, - skarn
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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