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HORNBLENDITE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- schriesheimite
1, record 1, English, schriesheimite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An amphibole peridotite that contains diopside. 1, record 1, English, - schriesheimite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schriesheimite
1, record 1, French, schriesheimite
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 hornblendite à péridot. 1, record 1, French, - schriesheimite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plagioclase-clinopyroxene hornblendite
1, record 2, English, plagioclase%2Dclinopyroxene%20hornblendite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plagioclase-clinopyroxene hornblendite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 2, English, - plagioclase%2Dclinopyroxene%20hornblendite
Record 2, Key term(s)
- plagioclase clinopyroxene hornblendite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hornblendite à plagioclase et à clinopyroxène
1, record 2, French, hornblendite%20%C3%A0%20plagioclase%20et%20%C3%A0%20clinopyrox%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hornblendite à plagioclase et à clinopyroxène : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 2, French, - hornblendite%20%C3%A0%20plagioclase%20et%20%C3%A0%20clinopyrox%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- clinopyroxene hornblendite
1, record 3, English, clinopyroxene%20hornblendite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Clinopyroxene hornblendite [is composed of] 90-50% hornblende [and] 50-10% clinopyroxene). 2, record 3, English, - clinopyroxene%20hornblendite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clinopyroxene hornblendite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 3, English, - clinopyroxene%20hornblendite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hornblendite à clinopyroxène
1, record 3, French, hornblendite%20%C3%A0%20clinopyrox%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hornblendite à clinopyroxène : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 3, French, - hornblendite%20%C3%A0%20clinopyrox%C3%A8ne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-12-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- diastrophism
1, record 4, English, diastrophism
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- tectonism 2, record 4, English, tectonism
correct, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... all movement of the crust produced by earth forces, including the formation of ocean basins, continents, plateaus, and mountain ranges, etc. 3, record 4, English, - diastrophism
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The volatiles responsible for pegmatite and hornblendite development may have been derived from adjacent, contemporaneous granitoid rocks during tectonism. 4, record 4, English, - diastrophism
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Orogeny and epeirogeny are major subdivisions [of diastrophism]. 3, record 4, English, - diastrophism
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tectonism: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 4, English, - diastrophism
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- diastrophisme
1, record 4, French, diastrophisme
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- tectonique 2, record 4, French, tectonique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- épisode d'activité tectonique 3, record 4, French, %C3%A9pisode%20d%27activit%C3%A9%20tectonique
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des déformations et des dislocations subies par de vastes parties de l’écorce terrestre. 4, record 4, French, - diastrophisme
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les éléments volatils à l'origine de la formation de pegmatite et de hornblendite ont peut-être été libérés par des roches granitoïdes contemporaines situées à proximité au cours d’un épisode d’activité tectonique. 3, record 4, French, - diastrophisme
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
diastrophisme; tectonique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 4, French, - diastrophisme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- diastrofismo
1, record 4, Spanish, diastrofismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de las deformaciones lentas de la corteza terrestre. 1, record 4, Spanish, - diastrofismo
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-08-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Chronology
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- coeval
1, record 5, English, coeval
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- contemporaneous 2, record 5, English, contemporaneous
correct
- contemporary 3, record 5, English, contemporary
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Originating or occurring in and often lasting through the same era or epoch. 3, record 5, English, - coeval
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three broad groups of ultrabasic and basic bodies can be seen in this setting: bodies coeval with eugeosynclinal volcanism; syntectonic alpine-type bodies; and late tectonic ... concentric complexes. 4, record 5, English, - coeval
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Considering all the deposits together, copper porphyries formed first followed by the coeval development of separate copper and mobybdenum porphyries ... 4, record 5, English, - coeval
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coeval: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 5, English, - coeval
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Coeval granitoid rocks; contemporaneous granitoid rocks. 6, record 5, English, - coeval
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- contemporain
1, record 5, French, contemporain
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- d'âge identique 2, record 5, French, d%27%C3%A2ge%20identique
correct
- du même âge 2, record 5, French, du%20m%C3%AAme%20%C3%A2ge
correct
- de formation concomitante 2, record 5, French, de%20formation%20concomitante
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] intrusions mafiques-ultramafiques [...] encaissées dans des roches granitoïdes d’âge identique ou presque. 2, record 5, French, - contemporain
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les éléments volatils de la formation de pegmatite et de hornblendite ont peut-être été libérés par des roches granitoïdes contemporaines situées à proximité au cours d’un épisode d’activité tectonique. 2, record 5, French, - contemporain
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contemporain : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 5, French, - contemporain
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- leucodiorite
1, record 6, English, leucodiorite
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- leucocratic diorite 2, record 6, English, leucocratic%20diorite
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Varieties [of diorite] deficient in hornblende and other dark minerals are called leucodiorite. 3, record 6, English, - leucodiorite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
leucodiorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 6, English, - leucodiorite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- leucodiorite
1, record 6, French, leucodiorite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- diorite leucocrate 2, record 6, French, diorite%20leucocrate
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pluton Houghton est une suite monzodioritique plutonique composée de hornblendite, de tonalite foliée, de monzodiorite et de leucodiorite à leucotonalite. Ces roches sont calco-alcalines et sont similaires aux magmas modernes tels que ceux des batholites de la Sierra Nevada(Californie) ou des Andes générés près des zones de subduction. 3, record 6, French, - leucodiorite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
leucodiorite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 6, French, - leucodiorite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- olivine clinopyroxenite
1, record 7, English, olivine%20clinopyroxenite
correct, see observation
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- ol cpx 2, record 7, English, ol%20cpx
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- olivine-clinopyroxenite 3, record 7, English, olivine%2Dclinopyroxenite
correct
- ol-cpx 4, record 7, English, ol%2Dcpx
correct
- ol-cpx 4, record 7, English, ol%2Dcpx
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ultramafic plutonic rock consisting essentially of clinopyroxene and up to 50 percent olivine. 5, record 7, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Turnagain ultramafic complex is an Alaskan-type complex of possible Late Triassic age. It has a central zone of dunite and an outer zone of wehrlite, olivine clinopyroxenite, clinopyroxenite, dunite, hornblendite (rare), and basic hornblende and plagioclase-bearing rock (rare). ... Olivine is most magnesian ... in the central dunite, and most iron-rich ... in olivine clinopyroxenite. 6, record 7, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All of the clinopyroxenites may be olivine- and phlogopite-bearing with olivine surrounding pyroxenes. In some variants, termed olivine-clinopyroxenites, olivine is a major component (20-35 volume %) with only minor phlogopite (up to 2.5% ...). Rocks with higher amounts of phlogopite (12-31 volume %) and less than 8 volume % olivine are termed phlogopite-clinopyroxenites ... 7, record 7, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
olivine clinopyroxenite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 7, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- clinopyroxénite à olivine
1, record 7, French, clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
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 CONT
Le complexe ultramafique Turnagain est un complexe de type «alaskan» d’âge triassique supérieur possible. Il est formé d’une zone centrale de dunite et d’une zone extérieure de wehrlite, clinopyroxénite à olivine, clinopyroxénite, dunite, hornblendite(rare), et d’une roche basique à plagioclase et hornblende(rare). [...] L'olivine la plus magnésienne [...] se trouve dans la zone centrale et celle la plus riche en fer [...] dans la clinopyroxénite à olivine. 2, record 7, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clinopyroxénite : Roche magmatique composée de clinopyroxène. 3, record 7, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clinopyroxénite à olivine : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 7, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2005-08-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Metals Mining
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- zonal distribution
1, record 8, English, zonal%20distribution
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- zonal arrangement 2, record 8, English, zonal%20arrangement
correct
- zonal pattern 3, record 8, English, zonal%20pattern
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A zoning of ore or minerals about a hot center with high-temperature ores inside and low-temperature ores outside. 4, record 8, English, - zonal%20distribution
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is ... pertinent to look at the relative stabilities of metal sulphides which show a zonal distribution in such deposits in the presence and absence of chloride ions. ... it can be seen that there is excellent agreement between the zonal arrangement of metals in syngenetic sedimentary deposits and the relative solubilities shown. 5, record 8, English, - zonal%20distribution
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the metallogenic province may show a zonal distribution of the various metallic deposits ... 5, record 8, English, - zonal%20distribution
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Mines métalliques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- configuration zonale
1, record 8, French, configuration%20zonale
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- zonalité 1, record 8, French, zonalit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- répartition zonale 2, record 8, French, r%C3%A9partition%20zonale
correct, feminine noun
- répartition zonaire 3, record 8, French, r%C3%A9partition%20zonaire
correct, feminine noun
- disposition zonaire 2, record 8, French, disposition%20zonaire
correct, feminine noun
- répartition en zones 4, record 8, French, r%C3%A9partition%20en%20zones
correct, feminine noun
- arrangement zonaire 4, record 8, French, arrangement%20zonaire
masculine noun
- répartition polaire 4, record 8, French, r%C3%A9partition%20polaire
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans cette répartition zonale [des minéralisations], nous rencontrons des concentrations dont la paragenèse, la forme, les relations avec les roches encaissantes varient beaucoup. 2, record 8, French, - configuration%20zonale
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les faciès des cristaux présentent une répartition zonaire par rapport aux limites du granite. 2, record 8, French, - configuration%20zonale
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] un arrangement zonaire avec un noyau de dunite entouré d’auréoles successives de clinopyroxénite à olivine, de clinopyroxénite riche en magnétite et de hornblendite. 4, record 8, French, - configuration%20zonale
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] l’arrangement zonaire des milieux gîtologiques et de leurs minéralisations. 4, record 8, French, - configuration%20zonale
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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