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HIPERSTENA [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amblystegite
1, record 1, English, amblystegite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A variety of hypersthene. 2, record 1, English, - amblystegite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amblystegite
1, record 1, French, amblystegite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variété d'hypersthène. 2, record 1, French, - amblystegite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- amblistegita
1, record 1, Spanish, amblistegita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hiperstena propia de las bombas volcánicas; forma cristales de muchas facetas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - amblistegita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-12-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- harzburgite
1, record 2, English, harzburgite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock of the peridotite group consisting essentially of olivine and orthopyroxene. 2, record 2, English, - harzburgite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- harzburgite
1, record 2, French, harzburgite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de péridotite à orthopyroxène, constituée essentiellement d'olivine, avec enstatite ou bronzite. 2, record 2, French, - harzburgite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- harzburgita
1, record 2, Spanish, harzburgita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peridotita en la cual el mineral principal es la hiperstena. 1, record 2, Spanish, - harzburgita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hypersthenite
1, record 3, English, hypersthenite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock composed entirely or most entirely of hypersthene. 1, record 3, English, - hypersthenite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hypersthénite
1, record 3, French, hypersth%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche éruptive grenue, composée surtout d'hypersthène. 1, record 3, French, - hypersth%C3%A9nite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperstenita
1, record 3, Spanish, hiperstenita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca eruptiva, granuda, de la familia de las peridotitas; su principal componente es la hiperstena. 1, record 3, Spanish, - hiperstenita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- charnockite
1, record 4, English, charnockite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orthopyroxene-bearing granite formed at high temperature and pressure. 1, record 4, English, - charnockite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- charnockite
1, record 4, French, charnockite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granite à hypersthène formé à très hautes pressions et températures. 2, record 4, French, - charnockite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une [...] roche quelque peu aberrante est la charnockite, granite à microcline et hypersthène [...] Cette dernière semble caractériser certains grands socles. Elle est remarquable par l'absence d'eau de composition dans ses minéraux. 3, record 4, French, - charnockite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] doit son nom à celui de lord Charnock, fondateur de Calcutta dont le tombeau (1693) est en charnockite [...] 3, record 4, French, - charnockite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- charnockita
1, record 4, Spanish, charnockita
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 granito caracterizada por su contenido en hiperstena, que pasa de 5%. 1, record 4, Spanish, - charnockita
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hypersthene
1, record 5, English, hypersthene
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- Hy 2, record 5, English, Hy
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grayish, greenish, black, or brown mineral of the orthopyroxene group which is isomorphous with enstatite and is found as an essential constituent of many igneous rocks. 2, record 5, English, - hypersthene
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hypersthène
1, record 5, French, hypersth%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral translucide à presque opaque, d'éclat légèrement perlé sur les faces de clivage, de couleur noir grisâtre, noir verdâtre à vert brunâtre. 2, record 5, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les membres les plus importants de [la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques] sont : l'enstatite [...], la bronzite [...] et l'hypersthène [...] 3, record 5, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : du grec uper, «au-dessus», et sthenos, «force». Allusion à la dureté supérieure de ce minéral par rapport aux autres pyroxènes. 2, record 5, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperstena
1, record 5, Spanish, hiperstena
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de hierro y de magnesio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico, se encuentra en forma de cristales de brillo metálico, de color pardo violáceo, que forman parte de los gabros y de las andesitas. 1, record 5, Spanish, - hiperstena
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-12-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- norite
1, record 6, English, norite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- hypersthenfels 2, record 6, English, hypersthenfels
correct, less frequent
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse-grained plutonic rock containing labradorite as the chief constituent and differing from gabbro by the presence of hypersthene as the dominant mafic mineral. 2, record 6, English, - norite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- norite
1, record 6, French, norite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gabbro à hypersthène, particulièrement alumineux (nodules de cordiérite, spinelles, etc.). 2, record 6, French, - norite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- norita
1, record 6, Spanish, norita
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de gabro que contiene hiperstena, especialmente espinelas y nódulos de cordierita. 1, record 6, Spanish, - norita
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