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HORNBLENDE BRUNE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tephrite
1, record 1, English, tephrite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A basaltic igneous rock, or rock group, consisting primarily of calcic plagioclase, augite, and nepheline or leucite, with traces of sodic sanidine. 2, record 1, English, - tephrite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- téphrite
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9phrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche volcanique, d’un gris plus ou moins sombre, microlitique et souvent porphyrique, avec oligoclase, calcique, titanaugite, sanidine rare, feldspathoïde, augite violacée et hornblende brune. 2, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9phrite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tefrita
1, record 1, Spanish, tefrita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca volcánica microlítica en la que se encuentra asociados un feldespatoide y la plagioclasa [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - tefrita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Tefrita analcímica, tefrita leucítica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tefrita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cortlandite
1, record 2, English, cortlandite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Mineral] composed principally of hornblende and olivine. 2, record 2, English, - cortlandite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cortlandite
1, record 2, French, cortlandite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique ultrabasique à cristaux d’olivine, phénocristaux d’hornblende brune abondante, pyroxène et biotite rare. 2, record 2, French, - cortlandite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ampasimenite
1, record 3, English, ampasimenite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A porphyry which contains nepheline, tinanaugite, hornblende, and magnetite in a fine-grained groundmass. 2, record 3, English, - ampasimenite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
After Ampasimena, Madagascar. 2, record 3, English, - ampasimenite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ampasimenite
1, record 3, French, ampasimenite
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 ignée contenant de la néphéline, de l'augite titanifère, de la hornblende et de la magnétite, en masse finement grenue et brune. 1, record 3, French, - ampasimenite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-07-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- basanite
1, record 4, English, basanite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of basaltic rocks characterized by calcic plagioclase, clinopyroxene, a feldspathoid (nepheline, leucite) and olivine ... 2, record 4, English, - basanite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The same rock, without the olivine, is called a tephrite. 3, record 4, English, - basanite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- basanite
1, record 4, French, basanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Groupe de] roches magmatiques effusives, noire(mésocrates) à aspect du basalte, microlitiques souvent porphyriques, avec plagioclase(labrador), feldspathoïde, augite violacée, hornblende brune, olivine(différence avec téphrite), parfois biotite. 2, record 4, French, - basanite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les basanites équivalents microlitiques des théralites contiennent toujours de l’olivine, à la différence des téphrites, qui en sont dépourvues. 3, record 4, French, - basanite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- basanita
1, record 4, Spanish, basanita
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 basalto caracterizada por un déficit de sílice y la presencia de un feldespatoide (nefelina o leucita). 1, record 4, Spanish, - basanita
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hornblende
1, record 5, English, hornblende
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ferric variety of aluminum amphibole. 2, record 5, English, - hornblende
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hornblende
1, record 5, French, hornblende
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amphibole contenant de l’aluminium. 2, record 5, French, - hornblende
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La principale [amphibole] est la hornblende, en général vert foncé, courante dans les syénites, diorites et roches métamorphiques calciques et dont la formule varie [...] 3, record 5, French, - hornblende
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Faciès des amphibolites à hornblende et plagioclases. 3, record 5, French, - hornblende
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue deux sortes de hornblende : a) la hornblende commune(ou verte) [...]; b) la hornblende basaltique(ou brune) [...] 4, record 5, French, - hornblende
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Étymologie : vieux nom allemand signifiant blende cornée. 4, record 5, French, - hornblende
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- hornablenda
1, record 5, Spanish, hornablenda
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- hornblenda 1, record 5, Spanish, hornblenda
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio, calcio, hierro y magnesio perteneciente al grupo de los anfíboles. 1, record 5, Spanish, - hornablenda
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los componentes preponderantes de la hornblenda son la alúmina [...] y el óxido ferroso [...] Se encuentra en forma de masas laminares o de prismas de seis caras, cristalizados en el sistema monoclínico, de color verde oscuro o pardo negruzco. 1, record 5, Spanish, - hornablenda
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hornblende granite
1, record 6, English, hornblende%20granite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A felsic plutonic rock, generally adamellite or granodiorite, containing an amphibole (often hornblende) as an essential dark-colored constituent ... 2, record 6, English, - hornblende%20granite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- granite à amphibole
1, record 6, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- granite à hornblende 2, record 6, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de granite. 2, record 6, French, - granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Granite à amphibole : mica noir, amphibole hornblende(verte ou brune), feldspath et quartz. 3, record 6, French, - granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-07-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hornblende gabbro
1, record 7, English, hornblende%20gabbro
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the IUGS [International Union of Geological Sciences] classification, a plutonic rock satisfying the definition of gabbro, in which pl/(pl+hbl+px) [plagioclase/(plagioclase+hornblende+pyroxene)] is between 10 and 90, and px/(pl+hbl+px) [pyroxene/(plagioclase+hornblende+pyroxene)] is less than 5. 2, record 7, English, - hornblende%20gabbro
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hornblende gabbro: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 7, English, - hornblende%20gabbro
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- gabbro à hornblende
1, record 7, French, gabbro%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe [...] des gabbros à hornblende, généralement à hornblende brune, cette dernière se présentant en grands cristaux. 2, record 7, French, - gabbro%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gabbro à hornblende : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 7, French, - gabbro%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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