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PNEUMATOLYSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pneumatolytic gas
1, record 1, English, pneumatolytic%20gas
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pneumatolytic: Applied to the surface products of gaseous emanations near volcanoes [and] to the stage of magmatic differentiation between the pegmatitic and hydrothermal stages. 2, record 1, English, - pneumatolytic%20gas
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pneumatolyte
1, record 1, French, pneumatolyte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vapeurs enrichies, en déplacement lors d’une pneumatolyse. 2, record 1, French, - pneumatolyte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les émanations [du granite, ou plus généralement des roches plutoniques et volcaniques] sont nommées «pneumatolytes». 3, record 1, French, - pneumatolyte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans certains cas une richesse en fluides mobiles (pneumatolytes) introduits dans les roches encaissantes, s’exprime par de multiples veinules d’aplites, pegmatites, quartz, visibles dans la trame des roches. 3, record 1, French, - pneumatolyte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pneumatolysis
1, record 2, English, pneumatolysis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pneumatolytic alteration 2, record 2, English, pneumatolytic%20alteration
correct
- pneumatolism 3, record 2, English, pneumatolism
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The alteration of rocks and the formation of minerals during or as a result of the emanation of gases and vapors from solidifying igneous rocks. 2, record 2, English, - pneumatolysis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The three main pneumatolytic processes recognized are tourmalinization, greisening, and ore mineralization. 4, record 2, English, - pneumatolysis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pneumatolyse
1, record 2, French, pneumatolyse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- altération pneumatolytique 2, record 2, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20pneumatolytique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène de transformation d’une roche dû à la cristallisation de certains métaux sous l’action d’émanations gazeuses magmatiques. 3, record 2, French, - pneumatolyse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] dissolution préalable des roches encaissantes par les vapeurs minéralisatrices (métamorphisme de contact). 4, record 2, French, - pneumatolyse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle «pneumatolyse» l'action [des] émanations du granite, ou plus généralement des roches plutoniques et volcaniques. 5, record 2, French, - pneumatolyse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les halogènes auraient joué un rôle fondamental dans le transport des métaux et [...] ce transport aurait bien pu avoir lieu sous forme de vapeur. C'est ce qu'on appelle la pneumatolyse. 6, record 2, French, - pneumatolyse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les minéralisations s’accompagnent souvent d’une altération pneumatolytique [...] des roches encaissantes [...] Ainsi se forment, autour des filons de départ acide, des greisens [...], des tourmalinites [...], des topazites [...], de la kaolinite [...] 2, record 2, French, - pneumatolyse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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