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ASSIMILATION MAGMATIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- magma chamber
1, record 1, English, magma%20chamber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- magma reservoir 2, record 1, English, magma%20reservoir
correct
- magmatic chamber 3, record 1, English, magmatic%20chamber
- magmatic reservoir 3, record 1, English, magmatic%20reservoir
- magma pool 3, record 1, English, magma%20pool
- magmatic pool 3, record 1, English, magmatic%20pool
- magma hearth 4, record 1, English, magma%20hearth
- magmatic hearth 5, record 1, English, magmatic%20hearth
- magmatic focus 6, record 1, English, magmatic%20focus
- magma focus 7, record 1, English, magma%20focus
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large reservoir in the Earth's crust occupied by a body of magma. 3, record 1, English, - magma%20chamber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a large, density-stratified magma chamber with cumulus layers forming at the base is injected by a new pulse of hot, primitive magma as a turbulent plume ... 8, record 1, English, - magma%20chamber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The plural of focus is foci. 9, record 1, English, - magma%20chamber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
magma chamber: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - magma%20chamber
Record 1, Key term(s)
- magma foci
- magmatic foci
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chambre magmatique
1, record 1, French, chambre%20magmatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réservoir magmatique 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20magmatique
correct, masculine noun
- réservoir de magma 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20magma
correct, masculine noun
- foyer magmatique 4, record 1, French, foyer%20magmatique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volume de magma enfermé où peuvent se produire à grande échelle des phénomènes de cristallisation fractionnée et dans lequel les roches constitutives des parois réagissent avec le magma. 5, record 1, French, - chambre%20magmatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une certaine masse de magma définit une chambre magmatique, siège de phénomènes complexes : déplacement de fluides, réactions chimiques avec les roches encaissantes(assimilation ou contamination), solidification qui peut se faire progressivement par cristallisation fractionnée, entraînant la formation de certains minéraux qui se trouvent ainsi pris au sein d’un magma résiduel dont la composition chimique diffère alors de celle du magma originel. 6, record 1, French, - chambre%20magmatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] dans une vaste chambre magmatique dans laquelle s’observe une stratification traduisant un gradient de densité avec accumulation de cumulats à la base, il y a injection à la base d’un nouveau magma primitif chaud sous la forme d’un panache turbulent [...] 7, record 1, French, - chambre%20magmatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chambre magmatique; réservoir magmatique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 1, French, - chambre%20magmatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cámara magmática
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1mara%20magm%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- piecemeal stoping
1, record 2, English, piecemeal%20stoping
correct, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process by which magma eats into its roof by engulfing relatively small isolated blocks, which presumably sink to depth where they are assimilated. 1, record 2, English, - piecemeal%20stoping
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "magmatic stoping" and with "magmatic digestion" (see records). 2, record 2, English, - piecemeal%20stoping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- assimilation magmatique
1, record 2, French, assimilation%20magmatique
feminine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(par digestion des enclaves). 1, record 2, French, - assimilation%20magmatique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «assimilation magmatique» désigne un processus par lequel un magma digère des roches à son contact, peu importe leur volume ou leur position. 2, record 2, French, - assimilation%20magmatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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