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MIGMATITIC [3 records]

Record 1 2007-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Having the characteristics of migmatite, which is a coarse grained heterogeneous rock type ...

OBS

migmatitic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

migmatitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

Abyssal class pegmatites typically occur in migmatitic rocks of upper amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Les pegmatites abyssales se rencontrent typiquement dans des roches migmatitiques témoignant d'un métamorphisme du faciès des amphibolites supérieur au faciès des granulites.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

The northern margin or "North Range" of the basin-shaped Sudbury Igneous Complex cuts Archean rocks, mainly migmatitic tonalitic gneisses (Levack Gneiss, 2711 Ma) and anorogenic granitic plutons ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Le flanc nord (North Range) de ce complexe [igné de Sudbury] en forme de bassin recoupe des roches archéennes, principalement des gneiss tonalitiques migmatitiques (Gneiss de Levack, 2 711 Ma) et des plutons granitiques anorogéniques [...]

Spanish

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