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BRONZITE [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Planets
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diogenite
1, record 1, English, diogenite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rodite 2, record 1, English, rodite
correct
- hypersthene achondrite 3, record 1, English, hypersthene%20achondrite
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An achondritic stony meteorite composed essentially of bronzite or hypersthene. 2, record 1, English, - diogenite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Planètes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diogénite
1, record 1, French, diog%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- achondrite à bronzite 2, record 1, French, achondrite%20%C3%A0%20bronzite
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Météorite achondritique, composée essentiellement de bronzite et, parfois, d’un peu d’oligoclase. 3, record 1, French, - diog%C3%A9nite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Planetas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rodita
1, record 1, Spanish, rodita
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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 2011-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- kimberlite
1, record 3, English, kimberlite
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An alkalic peridotite containing abundant phenocrysts of olivine ... and phlogopite ..., in a fine-grained groundmass of calcite, second-generation olivine, and phlogopite ... 2, record 3, English, - kimberlite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Kimberlite is a volatile-rich ultrabasic rock that has an enriched incompatible (Sr, Zr, Hf, Nb, REEs) and compatible (Ni, Cr, Co) element signature similar to, but distinct from lamproites. 3, record 3, English, - kimberlite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name is derived from Kimberley, South Africa ... 2, record 3, English, - kimberlite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- kimberlite
1, record 3, French, kimberlite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Péridotite très serpentinisée remplissant, sous forme de brèche d’explosion, les cheminées volcaniques. 2, record 3, French, - kimberlite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les kimberlites sont des roches ultrabasiques riches en produits volatils dont l’enrichissement en éléments compatibles (Ni, Cr, Co) et incompatibles (Sr, Zr, Hf, Nb et ÉTR) définit une signature semblable à celle des lamproïtes, bien que distincte. 3, record 3, French, - kimberlite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Citons la kimberlite, roche qui forme la matière principale de la brèche qui remplit les célèbres cheminées diamantifères du Cap, et qui est formée de phénocristaux de péridot, bronzite, diopside chromifère, grenat et biotite plongés dans une pâte vitreuse serpentinisée. 4, record 3, French, - kimberlite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- kimberlita
1, record 3, Spanish, kimberlita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peridotita consistente en una aglomeración de olivino, piroxeno, granate, biotita e ilmenita. 1, record 3, Spanish, - kimberlita
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Constituye el mineral de relleno de las chimeneas diamantíferas del África central y austral y debe su nombre a la ciudad de Kimberley. 1, record 3, Spanish, - kimberlita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hypersthene
1, record 4, English, hypersthene
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- Hy 2, record 4, English, Hy
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - hypersthene
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hypersthène
1, record 4, French, hypersth%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperstena
1, record 4, Spanish, hiperstena
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, 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 4, Spanish, - hiperstena
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- intrusive rock
1, record 5, English, intrusive%20rock
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- intrusion rock 2, record 5, English, intrusion%20rock
correct
- intrusive 3, record 5, English, intrusive
correct, see observation, noun
- intruded rock 4, record 5, English, intruded%20rock
- penetrative rock 5, record 5, English, penetrative%20rock
- irruptive rock 6, record 5, English, irruptive%20rock
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock that, while in molten state, has penetrated into or between other rocks and has solidified. 7, record 5, English, - intrusive%20rock
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Eaglet fluorspar deposit in central British Columbia, and the St. Lawrence fluorspar deposits of southeastern Newfoundland, represent economic fluorite ... deposits ... that are associated with alkaline and peralkaline intrusives, respectively. 3, record 5, English, - intrusive%20rock
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intrusive: generally plural as a noun. 6, record 5, English, - intrusive%20rock
Record 5, Key term(s)
- intrusives
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- roche intrusive
1, record 5, French, roche%20intrusive
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- roche d'intrusion 2, record 5, French, roche%20d%27intrusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique mise en place à l’état fluide, puis solidifiée sous la surface. 3, record 5, French, - roche%20intrusive
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'enstatite est brune ou incolore. La bronzite est brune, verdâtre ou noire. Tous ont un éclat submétallique. Ce sont des minéraux caractéristiques des roches intrusives(gabbros et péridotites), mais ils se rencontrent aussi dans les roches effusives, telles les trachytes, les mélaphyres et les andésites. 4, record 5, French, - roche%20intrusive
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca intrusiva
1, record 5, Spanish, roca%20intrusiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca que resulta de la solidificación de un magma ascendente entre las rocas sólidas de la corteza terrestre ya existentes. 1, record 5, Spanish, - roca%20intrusiva
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ferrosilite
1, record 6, English, ferrosilite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- Fs 2, record 6, English, Fs
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- ferrohypersthene 2, record 6, English, ferrohypersthene
obsolete
- iron hypersthene 2, record 6, English, iron%20hypersthene
obsolete
- orthoferrosilite 2, record 6, English, orthoferrosilite
obsolete
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orthorhombic mineral [of the] pyroxene group [which] forms a series with enstatite. 2, record 6, English, - ferrosilite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: FeSiO3 3, record 6, English, - ferrosilite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbol, Fs. 2, record 6, English, - ferrosilite
Record 6, Key term(s)
- iron-hypersthene
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- ferrosilite
1, record 6, French, ferrosilite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate de fer du groupe des pyroxènes. 2, record 6, French, - ferrosilite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En fait, les coupures adoptées dans la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques sont les suivantes(H. H. Hess) :«Enstatite» [...] «Bronzite» [...] «Hypersthène» [...] «Ferrohypersthène» [...] «Eulite» [...] «Ferrosilite» [...] 3, record 6, French, - ferrosilite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : FeSiO3 4, record 6, French, - ferrosilite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- ferrosilita
1, record 6, Spanish, ferrosilita
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de hierro [...] 1, record 6, Spanish, - ferrosilita
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: FeSiO3 1, record 6, Spanish, - ferrosilita
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- lherzolite
1, record 7, English, lherzolite
correct, see observation
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of peridotite containing abundant olivine with orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. 2, record 7, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock. It is a coarse grained rock consisting of 40 to 90% olivine along with significant orthopyroxene and lesser calcic chromium rich clinopyroxene. Minor minerals include chromium and aluminium spinels and garnets. 3, record 7, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Etymology:] The name is derived from the Lherz Massif, an alpine peridotite complex (also known as orogenic lherzolite complex), (the type locality) at Etang de Lers in the French Pyrenees ... 3, record 7, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lherzolite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 7, English, - lherzolite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- lherzolite
1, record 7, French, lherzolite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique grenue de type péridotite contenant des pyroxènes monocliniques et orthorhombiques avec olivine, hypersthène ou bronzite, diopside chromifère et spinelle. 2, record 7, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lherzolite est un type de roche plutonique, grenue, qui correspond à la péridotite originelle du manteau supérieur. C’est une roche au grains grossiers se composant de 40 à 90 % d’olivine avec du chrome riche en orthopyroxène et faible en [...] clinopyroxène. 3, record 7, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lherzolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 7, French, - lherzolite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-11-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- intercumulus phase
1, record 8, English, intercumulus%20phase
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- intercumulate phase 1, record 8, English, intercumulate%20phase
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intercumulus phases are predominantly plagioclase and bronzite ... 1, record 8, English, - intercumulus%20phase
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Intercumulate fluid phase. 1, record 8, English, - intercumulus%20phase
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- phase minérale intercumulus
1, record 8, French, phase%20min%C3%A9rale%20intercumulus
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- phase intercumulus 1, record 8, French, phase%20intercumulus
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les phases minérales intercumulus se composent principalement de plagioclase et de bronzite [...] 1, record 8, French, - phase%20min%C3%A9rale%20intercumulus
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Phase fluide intercumulus. 1, record 8, French, - phase%20min%C3%A9rale%20intercumulus
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-10-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- oikocrystic bronzite
1, record 9, English, oikocrystic%20bronzite
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The J-M Reef has cumulus, amoeboid-shaped olivine, oikocrystic bronzite locally, and intercumulus plagioclase, sulphide ..., and minor phlogopite, apatite, and chromite. 1, record 9, English, - oikocrystic%20bronzite
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- cristaux orbiculaires de bronzite
1, record 9, French, cristaux%20orbiculaires%20de%20bronzite
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'Horizon J-M contient comme minéraux cumulus de l'olivine de forme amiboïde et, par endroits, des cristaux orbiculaires de bronzite, alors que les phases intercumulus se composent de plagioclase, de sulfures [...] et, en quantités mineures, de phlogopite, d’apatite et de chromite. 1, record 9, French, - cristaux%20orbiculaires%20de%20bronzite
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2003-10-07
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- amoeboid-shaped olivine
1, record 10, English, amoeboid%2Dshaped%20olivine
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The J-M Reef has cumulus, amoeboid-shaped olivine, oikocrystic bronzite locally, and intercumulus plagioclase, sulphide ..., and minor phlogopite, apatite, and chromite. 1, record 10, English, - amoeboid%2Dshaped%20olivine
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- olivine de forme amiboïde
1, record 10, French, olivine%20de%20forme%20amibo%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'Horizon J-M contient comme minéraux cumulus de l'olivine de forme amiboïde et, par endroits, des cristaux orbiculaires de bronzite, alors que les phases intercumulus se composent de plagioclase, de sulfures [...] et, en quantités mineures, de phlogopite, d’apatite et de chromite. 1, record 10, French, - olivine%20de%20forme%20amibo%C3%AFde
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1978-07-20
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Planets
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- lodramite
1, record 11, English, lodramite
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A siderolitic meteorite containing crystals of olivine and bronzite in a matrix of nickel-iron. 1, record 11, English, - lodramite
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Planètes
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- lodramite
1, record 11, French, lodramite
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Météorite sidérolitique, composée de cristaux d’olivine et de bronzite, englobés dans le fer nickelé. 1, record 11, French, - lodramite
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1977-11-04
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- eulite
1, record 12, English, eulite
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A contraction of eulysite, a rock in which the mineral occurs. 1, record 12, English, - eulite
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- eulite
1, record 12, French, eulite
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En fait, les coupures adoptées dans la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques sont les suivantes(H. H. Hess) :"Enstatite"(...) "Bronzite"(...) "Hypersthène"(...) "Ferrohypersthène"(...) "Eulite"(...) "Ferrosilite"(...) 1, record 12, French, - eulite
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1977-11-04
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- ferrohypersthene
1, record 13, English, ferrohypersthene
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Members of the enstatite-orthoferrosilite series between hypersthene (80-50 mol. percent enstatite) and orthoferrosilite (12-0 percent En). 1, record 13, English, - ferrohypersthene
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- ferrohypersthène
1, record 13, French, ferrohypersth%C3%A8ne
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En fait, les coupures adoptées dans la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques sont les suivantes(H. H. Hess) :"Enstatite"(...) "Bronzite"(...) "Hypersthène"(...) "Ferrohypersthène"(...) "Eulite"(...) "Ferrosilite"(...) 1, record 13, French, - ferrohypersth%C3%A8ne
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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