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HORNBLENDE VERTE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- malchite
1, record 1, English, malchite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-grained lamprophyre with small, rare phenocrysts or hornblende, labradorite, and sometimes biotite embedded in a matrix of hornblende, andesine, and some quartz. 1, record 1, English, - malchite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- malchite
1, record 1, French, malchite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de microdiorite dans laquelle le plagioclase et la hornblende verte sont finement enchevêtrés. 1, record 1, French, - malchite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le grain de [cette] roche est si fin qu’à l’œil nu on ne distingue qu’une pâte verte aphanitique. 1, record 1, French, - malchite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- zoisite
1, record 2, English, zoisite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A varicolored orthorhombic mineral of the epidote group consisting of a complex silicate of aluminum and calcium. 2, record 2, English, - zoisite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zoisite: named after Baron von Zois. 2, record 2, English, - zoisite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zoisite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 2, English, - zoisite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zoïsite
1, record 2, French, zo%C3%AFsite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système orthorhombique constitué de silicate complexe d’aluminium et de calcium appartenant au groupe épidote. 2, record 2, French, - zo%C3%AFsite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La zoïsite est en cristaux prismatiques allongés à stries verticales importantes, souvent en faciès lamellaire. Clivage [...] parfait; d=6 [...] Blanche, rosâtre ou, mieux, verdâtre, éclat nacré très vif sur le clivage [...] Cassure inégale. [...] c'est un minéral de schiste cristallin, particulièrement de cipolin, souvent associé à la hornblende verte. 3, record 2, French, - zo%C3%AFsite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zoïsite : étymologie : en l’honneur de von Zois, minéralogiste autrichien. 2, record 2, French, - zo%C3%AFsite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zoïsite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 2, French, - zo%C3%AFsite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- zoisita
1, record 2, Spanish, zoisita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio y calcio [que] se encuentra en forma de prismas de color blanco a verde parduzco, que cristalizan en el sistema rómbico. 1, record 2, Spanish, - zoisita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- microdiorite
1, record 3, English, microdiorite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A medium-grained igneous rock characterized by the mineral assemblage and chemical composition of diorite. 2, record 3, English, - microdiorite
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - microdiorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
microdiorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - microdiorite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- microdiorite
1, record 3, French, microdiorite
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 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 3, French, - microdiorite
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - microdiorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
microdiorite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - microdiorite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- microdiorita
1, record 3, Spanish, microdiorita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diorita de grano muy fino, que se ha formado a menor profundidad que la diorita propiamente dicha. 1, record 3, Spanish, - microdiorita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hornblende
1, record 4, English, hornblende
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ferric variety of aluminum amphibole. 2, record 4, English, - hornblende
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hornblende
1, record 4, French, hornblende
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amphibole contenant de l’aluminium. 2, record 4, French, - hornblende
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - hornblende
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Faciès des amphibolites à hornblende et plagioclases. 3, record 4, French, - hornblende
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - hornblende
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Étymologie : vieux nom allemand signifiant blende cornée. 4, record 4, French, - hornblende
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hornablenda
1, record 4, Spanish, hornablenda
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- hornblenda 1, record 4, Spanish, hornblenda
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio, calcio, hierro y magnesio perteneciente al grupo de los anfíboles. 1, record 4, Spanish, - hornablenda
Record number: 4, 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 4, Spanish, - hornablenda
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hornblende granite
1, record 5, English, hornblende%20granite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - hornblende%20granite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- granite à amphibole
1, record 5, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- granite à hornblende 2, record 5, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20hornblende
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de granite. 2, record 5, French, - granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Granite à amphibole : mica noir, amphibole hornblende(verte ou brune), feldspath et quartz. 3, record 5, French, - granite%20%C3%A0%20amphibole
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-08-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reaction rim
1, record 6, English, reaction%20rim
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- reaction border 2, record 6, English, reaction%20border
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rim formed around a mineral grain as it reacts with surrounding magma. 3, record 6, English, - reaction%20rim
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This feature] forms when the mineral is not in chemical equilibrium with the magma. 3, record 6, English, - reaction%20rim
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
reaction rim: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 6, English, - reaction%20rim
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bordure réactionnelle
1, record 6, French, bordure%20r%C3%A9actionnelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- couronne réactionnelle 2, record 6, French, couronne%20r%C3%A9actionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- auréole réactionnelle 3, record 6, French, aur%C3%A9ole%20r%C3%A9actionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- bordure de réaction 4, record 6, French, bordure%20de%20r%C3%A9action
correct, feminine noun
- couronne de réaction 5, record 6, French, couronne%20de%20r%C3%A9action
correct, feminine noun
- auréole de réaction 5, record 6, French, aur%C3%A9ole%20de%20r%C3%A9action
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On rencontre [...] souvent, à la limite des deux minéraux, un troisième corps de composition chimico-minéralogique nouvelle et disposé en couronne ou auréole de réaction [...] 5, record 6, French, - bordure%20r%C3%A9actionnelle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On distingue également en bordure des grenats, un début d’auréole réactionnelle noire correspondant à une amphibole de rétromorphose(hornblende verte). 3, record 6, French, - bordure%20r%C3%A9actionnelle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bordure réactionnelle : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 6, French, - bordure%20r%C3%A9actionnelle
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-11-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- green hornblende
1, record 7, English, green%20hornblende
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Green hornblende dyke. 1, record 7, English, - green%20hornblende
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- hornblende verte
1, record 7, French, hornblende%20verte
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Dyke à hornblende verte. 1, record 7, French, - hornblende%20verte
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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