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CLORITOESQUISTO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chlorite schist
1, record 1, English, chlorite%20schist
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chlorite-schist 2, record 1, English, chlorite%2Dschist
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A schist in which the main constituent, chlorite, imparts a schistosity by parallel arrangement of its flakes. Quartz, epidote, magnetite, and garnet are accessories, the last two often as conspicuous porphyroblasts. 3, record 1, English, - chlorite%20schist
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The volcano-sedimentary sequence, the main host to gold-bearing veins, consists of greywacke, chlorite schist, polymictic conglomerate and oxide facies iron formation. 4, record 1, English, - chlorite%20schist
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chloritoschiste
1, record 1, French, chloritoschiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chlorito-schiste 2, record 1, French, chlorito%2Dschiste
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche métamorphique foliée, riche en chlorite, qui lui donne une couleur verte. 3, record 1, French, - chloritoschiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les chloritoschistes, de coloration vert foncé, présentent d'abondantes paillettes vertes de chlorite bien visibles à l'œil nu, et renferment fréquemment des octaèdres de grenat. 4, record 1, French, - chloritoschiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] en Afrique équatoriale, on est frappé par la contiguïté des quartzites ferrugineux avec des chlorito- et amphiboloschistes [...] dérivant de vieilles coulées basiques. 5, record 1, French, - chloritoschiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «schiste chloriteux» et «schiste chloritique» qui renferment une proportion moindre de chlorite. 2, record 1, French, - chloritoschiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cloritoesquisto
1, record 1, Spanish, cloritoesquisto
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 metamórfica [...] constituida esencialmente por pajuelas de clorita que forman esquistos verdosos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cloritoesquisto
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