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PHANERITIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aphanitic
1, record 1, English, aphanitic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- felsitic 2, record 1, English, felsitic
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to a texture of rocks in which the crystalline are too small to be distinguished with the unaided eye. 3, record 1, English, - aphanitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aphanitic material may be minutely crystalline, or it may be glassy. Most lavas solidify so rapidly that coarse mineral grains cannot form; thus, volcanic rocks are mostly aphanites. 4, record 1, English, - aphanitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This texture] includes both microcrystalline and cryptocrystalline textures. 3, record 1, English, - aphanitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
felsitic: [Said of] an aphanitic texture but applied only to acid rocks. 5, record 1, English, - aphanitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
As opposed to "phaneritic." 6, record 1, English, - aphanitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
aphanitic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - aphanitic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aphanitique
1, record 1, French, aphanitique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- felsitique 2, record 1, French, felsitique
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’une roche dont les minéraux ne sont pas visibles à l’œil nu. 3, record 1, French, - aphanitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches sont dites cristallines si les cristaux peuvent être distingués à l’œil nu. Dans le cas contraire, on les dit aphanitiques. [...] Les roches aphanitiques peuvent être microcristallines ou cryptocristallines suivant que les divers constituants peuvent ou non être distingués au microscope. Si la substance vitreuse est prédominante, les roches sont appelées simplement aphanitiques et, en particulier, si elles sont riches en composants acides, ce sont des felsites. 4, record 1, French, - aphanitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On parle aussi de la pâte aphanitique des roches éruptives, microlitiques et parfois même microgrenues. 5, record 1, French, - aphanitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Antonyme :phanéritique. 5, record 1, French, - aphanitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
aphanitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - aphanitique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- afanítico 1, record 1, Spanish, afan%C3%ADtico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aphanitic rhyolite
1, record 2, English, aphanitic%20rhyolite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aphanitic: ... used to describe igneous rocks having such fine-grained nature that individual mineral constituents are not visible to the naked eye, but are visible under magnification. 2, record 2, English, - aphanitic%20rhyolite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rhyolite aphanitique
1, record 2, French, rhyolite%20aphanitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aphanitique : Se dit de roches magmatiques dont les cristaux ne sont pas visibles à l'œil nu(antonyme :phanéritique). 2, record 2, French, - rhyolite%20aphanitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- porphyritic rhyolite
1, record 3, English, porphyritic%20rhyolite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porphyritic: A textural term for igneous rock that has phenocrysts distributed throughout a finer matrix. 2, record 3, English, - porphyritic%20rhyolite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
porphyritic rhyolite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 3, English, - porphyritic%20rhyolite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rhyolite porphyrique
1, record 3, French, rhyolite%20porphyrique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rhyolite porphyritique 2, record 3, French, rhyolite%20porphyritique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porphyrique : Se dit de roches magmatiques contenant de grands cristaux dispersés dans une pâte microcristalline. 3, record 3, French, - rhyolite%20porphyrique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
porphyritique :[Se dit] d’une roche ignée ayant des gros cristaux pris dans une matrice à grains moyens(texture phanéritique). À ne pas confondre une texture porphyritique avec une texture porphyrique. La seule différence entre ces deux textures se situe au niveau de la dimension des grains composant la matrice. Pour une texture porphyritique la matrice est phanéritique alors que pour une texture porphyrique la matrice est aphanitique. C'est pourquoi une texture porphyritique ne peut pas être d’origine volcanique car la grosseur moyenne des minéraux composant la matrice réflète un environnement où la température diminue plutôt lentement. 4, record 3, French, - rhyolite%20porphyrique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
rhyolite porphyrique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 3, French, - rhyolite%20porphyrique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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