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ANDESITE PYROXENE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pyroxene andesite
1, record 1, English, pyroxene%20andesite
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pyroxene-andesite 2, record 1, English, pyroxene%2Dandesite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Andesites are called "pyroxene andesites" since the samples displaying porphyritic texture includes plagioclase and pyroxene crystals. 3, record 1, English, - pyroxene%20andesite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The rocks are named from other phenocryst phases; i.e a pyroxene-andesite will have phenocrysts of plagioclase and pyroxene. 4, record 1, English, - pyroxene%20andesite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pyroxene andesite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - pyroxene%20andesite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- andésite à pyroxène
1, record 1, French, and%C3%A9site%20%C3%A0%20pyrox%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche, de couleur, gris claire, gris bleuâtre [dont] les phénocristaux de plagioclase de grandeur moyenne donnent près 24 à 30 % An [andésite]. 2, record 1, French, - and%C3%A9site%20%C3%A0%20pyrox%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les coulées de lave en direction du Nord-Est dans le ruisseau Rukov sont un basalte à olivine et une andésite à pyroxène. 3, record 1, French, - and%C3%A9site%20%C3%A0%20pyrox%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
andésite à pyroxène : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - and%C3%A9site%20%C3%A0%20pyrox%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-04-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- islandite
1, record 2, English, islandite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- islandite
1, record 2, French, islandite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] andésite dont le plagioclase est une andésine, et le ferromagnésien un pyroxène peu calcique. 1, record 2, French, - islandite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[L’islandite] est plus pauvre en alumine et plus riche en fer que les andésites connues dans les chaînes de montagne péripacifiques. 1, record 2, French, - islandite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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