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CALC-ALKALINE MAGMA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calc-alkaline magma
1, record 1, English, calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sillitoe explains this pattern of zonation as resulting from "the release of metals from basaltic oceanic crust and pelagic sediments during partial melting at progressively deeper levels on subduction zones which dipped eastward beneath the continent; the metals subsequently ascended as components of calc-alkaline magma." 2, record 1, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ascending calc-alkaline magma. 3, record 1, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Toleiitic and calc-alkaline magma series at Adatara Volcano, Northeast Japan ... 4, record 1, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
The [iron] sources that have been invoked are calc-alcaline ... magmas ..., alkaline and peralkaline magmas ... 5, record 1, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- magma calco-alcalin
1, record 1, French, magma%20calco%2Dalcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- magma calcoalcalin 2, record 1, French, magma%20calcoalcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magma générateur de roches calcoalcalines. 2, record 1, French, - magma%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En profondeur vers 50 km, le faciès métamorphique est de type amphibolite et de faciès éclogite. Au-delà de 150 km de profondeur la fusion partielle se réaliserait donnant naissance aux magmas calco-alcalins (andésitiques), permettant ainsi de déterminer un front de volcanisme. 3, record 1, French, - magma%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Parmi les sources de fer invoquées figurent les magmas calco-alcalins [...], les magmas alcalins et hyperalcalins. 4, record 1, French, - magma%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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