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CALC-SILICATE ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calc-silicate rock
1, record 1, English, calc%2Dsilicate%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lime-silicate rock 2, record 1, English, lime%2Dsilicate%20rock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metamorphic rock consisting mainly of calcium-bearing silicates such as diopside and wollastonite, and formed by metamorphism of impure limestone or dolomite. 3, record 1, English, - calc%2Dsilicate%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It has been observed that calc-silicate metamorphic rocks and basic and ultrabasic rocks tend to contain Mg-phlogopites, while acid igneous rocks, schists, and gneisses tend to contain the more iron-rich biotites. 4, record 1, English, - calc%2Dsilicate%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calc-silicate rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - calc%2Dsilicate%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche calco-silicatée
1, record 1, French, roche%20calco%2Dsilicat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche calcosilicatée 2, record 1, French, roche%20calcosilicat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- roche à silicates calciques 3, record 1, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20silicates%20calciques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La roche encaissante est calco-silicatée à Koduru [...] Le faciès calco-silicaté renferme quartz, feldspaths potassiques, calcite, scapolite et diopside, avec accessoirement : andradite, wollastonite, sphène, grossulaire [...] Des gneiss à grenat-sillimanite sont aussi présents. 4, record 1, French, - roche%20calco%2Dsilicat%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roche calco-silicatée; roche à silicates calciques : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - roche%20calco%2Dsilicat%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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