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DIORITA [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aphanite
1, record 1, English, aphanite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark rock of such close texture that its separate grains are invisible to the naked eye. 2, record 1, English, - aphanite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aphanite
1, record 1, French, aphanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aphanérite 2, record 1, French, aphan%C3%A9rite
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche dont les minéraux ne sont pas visibles à l'œil nu. 2, record 1, French, - aphanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aphanite : Autrefois, ce terme était appliqué seulement à une roche de la famille de la diorite, vert foncé uniforme. 2, record 1, French, - aphanite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- afanita
1, record 1, Spanish, afanita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de diorita uniformemente verde y, por extensión, cualquier roca endógena de la naturaleza del pórfido y de granulosidad tan fina que sus elementos no pueden ser distinguidos a simple vista. 1, record 1, Spanish, - afanita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- quartz diorite
1, record 2, English, quartz%20diorite
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- quartz-bearing diorite 2, record 2, English, quartz%2Dbearing%20diorite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of plutonic rocks having the composition of diorite but with an appreciable amount of quartz, i.e. more than 20% of the light-colored constituents ... the approximate intrusive equivalent of dacite. 2, record 2, English, - quartz%20diorite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quartz diorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - quartz%20diorite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diorite quartzique
1, record 2, French, diorite%20quartzique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- diorite quartzifère 2, record 2, French, diorite%20quartzif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diorite renfermant du quartz dans une proportion de plus de 10 %. 3, record 2, French, - diorite%20quartzique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
diorite quartzique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - diorite%20quartzique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- diorita cuarcífera
1, record 2, Spanish, diorita%20cuarc%C3%ADfera
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- corsite
1, record 3, English, corsite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- napoleonite 1, record 3, English, napoleonite
correct
- miagite 1, record 3, English, miagite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An orbicular gabbro. 1, record 3, English, - corsite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- corsite
1, record 3, French, corsite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- napoléonite 1, record 3, French, napol%C3%A9onite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... microgabbro à amphibole où le feldspath disposé en fibres radiées forme des nodules entourés d'une ou plusieurs couronnes d'ouralite (texture orbiculaire). 1, record 3, French, - corsite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- corsita
1, record 3, Spanish, corsita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- napoleonita 1, record 3, Spanish, napoleonita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diorita orbicular. 1, record 3, Spanish, - corsita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tonalite
1, record 4, English, tonalite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A micaceous variety of quartz diorite, containing hornblende and biotite. 2, record 4, English, - tonalite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common hosts are acid plutonic rocks of the granite clan ranging from adamellite through granodiorite to tonalite. 3, record 4, English, - tonalite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tonalite
1, record 4, French, tonalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété micacée de diorite quartzifère. 2, record 4, French, - tonalite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un bon exemple de granodiorite est fourni par la tonalite de l'Alpe de Tonale dans le Tyrol [...] C'est une roche à quartz, plagioclase, hornblende et biotite dans laquelle l'orthose est exceptionnelle. 3, record 4, French, - tonalite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- tonalita
1, record 4, Spanish, tonalita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de diorita cuarcífera y micácea. 1, record 4, Spanish, - tonalita
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- microdiorite
1, record 5, English, microdiorite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A medium-grained igneous rock characterized by the mineral assemblage and chemical composition of diorite. 2, record 5, English, - microdiorite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such terms as "microdiorite," "microgranite," and "microsyenite" are used by Hatch and Wells for rocks with grain diameters between 0.5 and 0.05 mm. 3, record 5, English, - microdiorite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
microdiorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 5, English, - microdiorite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- microdiorite
1, record 5, French, microdiorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique plutonique à structure microgrenue, souvent en filons ou en bordure des massifs dioritiques [...] composée essentiellement de plagioclase et de hornblende verte avec, parfois, un peu de biotite. 2, record 5, French, - microdiorite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Microsyénites, microdiorites (le porphyre bleu de l'Esterel ou porphyre bleu des Romains ou estérellite est une microdiorite quartzifère) [...] 3, record 5, French, - microdiorite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
microdiorite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 5, French, - microdiorite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- microdiorita
1, record 5, Spanish, microdiorita
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diorita de grano muy fino, que se ha formado a menor profundidad que la diorita propiamente dicha. 1, record 5, Spanish, - microdiorita
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dacite
1, record 6, English, dacite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- quartz andesite 2, record 6, English, quartz%20andesite
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-grained extrusive rock resembling andesite but having a more sodic plagioclase and more quartz. 3, record 6, English, - dacite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dacite: From the province of Dacia, Romania. 3, record 6, English, - dacite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dacite
1, record 6, French, dacite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lave ayant la composition d'une diorite quartzifère à phénocristaux de quartz, de plagioclases zonés, de hornblende et biotite souvent altérés. 2, record 6, French, - dacite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les dacites [...] correspondants microlitiques de l'estérellite [...] sont des roches gris-clair dans lesquelles on distingue des phénocristaux de quartz automorphe, d'andésine, de biotite et de hornblende ou de pyroxène. 3, record 6, French, - dacite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- dacita
1, record 6, Spanish, dacita
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca eruptiva gris o azulada, de composición semejante a la de la diorita cuarcífera(plagioclasa, cuarzo, mica negra, anfíboles). Presenta fenocristales inclusos en una pasta o masa vítrea. 1, record 6, Spanish, - dacita
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-04-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- andesite
1, record 7, English, andesite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gray, fine-grained volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and feldspar. 2, record 7, English, - andesite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
...named after the Andes mountains ... 3, record 7, English, - andesite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
andesite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 7, English, - andesite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Lower, upper andesite. 5, record 7, English, - andesite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- andésite
1, record 7, French, and%C3%A9site
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lave ayant la composition d'une diorite, plus ou moins foncée, souvent bulleuse, montrant rarement quelques petits phénocristaux. 2, record 7, French, - and%C3%A9site
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les andésites, correspondants microlitiques des diorites, sont des roches encore plus rugueuses que les trachytes, plus ou moins vacuolaires, de couleur grise, parfois presque noire [...] Les phénocristaux (andésine, amphibole et pyroxène) peuvent être assez rares. Ils sont bien individualisés et souvent altérés (pyroxènes ouralitisés, plagioclases séricitisés) dans les andésites anciennes ou porphyrites. 3, record 7, French, - and%C3%A9site
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
andésite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 7, French, - and%C3%A9site
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Andésite inférieure, supérieure. 5, record 7, French, - and%C3%A9site
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- andesita
1, record 7, Spanish, andesita
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca de origen volcánico, entre gris y negra, áspera, a veces provista de vacuolas; es una diorita andesítica, caracterizada por el hecho de que su feldespato consiste en andesina. 2, record 7, Spanish, - andesita
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nombre derivado de la cordillera de los Andes. 3, record 7, Spanish, - andesita
Record 8 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- batholith
1, record 8, English, batholith
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- bathylith 2, record 8, English, bathylith
correct
- batholyth 3, record 8, English, batholyth
correct
- bathylite 4, record 8, English, bathylite
correct, less frequent
- bathylithe 3, record 8, English, bathylithe
correct
- batholite 5, record 8, English, batholite
correct, less frequent
- abyssolith 6, record 8, English, abyssolith
see observation
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large, generally discordant plutonic mass that has more than 40 sq mi (100 km²) of surface exposure and no known floor. 7, record 8, English, - batholith
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Igneous intrusive bodies] are called bosses or stocks if their diameter is between about 10 and 20 kilometres (6 and 12 miles). Larger intrusions, 100 kilometres (60 miles) or more in diameter, are called batholiths. Granite ... commonly forms huge batholiths ... Batholiths, stocks and plutons, like dykes, are described as discordant bodies ... 8, record 8, English, - batholith
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... granites constitute a large portion of the Archean basement. They form massive batholiths and plutons as well as extensive areas of granitic gneisses. They have long-term stability, high rock strength, good chemical stability, homogeneity and low porosity. 9, record 8, English, - batholith
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abyssolith: Literally, a bottomless body of rock material; a molten mass of eruptive material passing up without a break from the zone of permanently molten rock within the earth. 10, record 8, English, - batholith
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Smaller masses of igneous rocks are known as bosses or plugs. 11, record 8, English, - batholith
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- batholite
1, record 8, French, batholite
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- batholithe 2, record 8, French, batholithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corps plutonique, intrusif, de grandes dimensions (de l'ordre de 100 km²), en général discordant avec les structures des roches encaissantes. 3, record 8, French, - batholite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les batholites proviennent de la cristallisation en profondeur de grands volumes de magmas. Ils sont généralement constitués de granites associés à d'autres types (gabbros, diorites, syénites). 3, record 8, French, - batholite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le batholite peut émettre des prolongements irréguliers ou apophyses de grande longueur et de faible section qui perforent les roches encaissantes dans des directions quelconques. Par opposition, les rentrants du substratum sont appelés pendentifs [...] 4, record 8, French, - batholite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les intrusions se présentent sous différentes formes : batholithes [...]; massifs [...]; laccolithes [...]; filons-couches [...]; filons [...] 5, record 8, French, - batholite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les massifs peu considérables de roches plutoniennes s'appellent stocks [...] et ceux qui mesurent plus de 40 milles carrés se nomment batholites. 6, record 8, French, - batholite
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- batolito
1, record 8, Spanish, batolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formación [compuesta] de roca endógena, plutónica, de naturaleza granítica, compuesta de granito, diorita, sienita y otras rocas que se han consolidado bastante profundamente. 2, record 8, Spanish, - batolito
Record 9 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- felsodacite
1, record 9, English, felsodacite
proposal
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- felsodacite
1, record 9, French, felsodacite
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'andésite quartzifère, avec aspect porphyroïde. 2, record 9, French, - felsodacite
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Petrografía
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- felsodacita
1, record 9, Spanish, felsodacita
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de dacita con pasta de felsita; es una lava volcánica formada por una pasta de composición granítica que contiene diorita cuarcífera. 1, record 9, Spanish, - felsodacita
Record 10 - internal organization data 2004-12-10
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- diorite
1, record 10, English, diorite
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of plutonic rocks intermediate in composition between acidic and basic, characteristically composed of hornblende, oligoclase or andesine, pyroxene, and sometimes a little quartz. 2, record 10, English, - diorite
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The approximate intrusive equivalent of andesite. 2, record 10, English, - diorite
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- diorite
1, record 10, French, diorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche plutonique grenue à dominante claire composée d'un plagioclase peu basique (oligoclase ou andésine), avec hornblende ou biotite. 2, record 10, French, - diorite
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- diorita
1, record 10, Spanish, diorita
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca plutónica, granuda, formada por un feldespato (plagioclasa ácida) y uno o varios minerales de los grupos de la mica, del anfíbol y del piroxeno. 1, record 10, Spanish, - diorita
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