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BRECHE INTRUSION [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intrusive breccia
1, record 1, English, intrusive%20breccia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- intrusion breccia 2, record 1, English, intrusion%20breccia
correct
- contact breccia 3, record 1, English, contact%20breccia
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mixture of angular to rounded fragments in a matrix of other clastic material, mobilized and intruded into its present position along a pre-existing structure. 4, record 1, English, - intrusive%20breccia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Skarn deposits also occur in volcanic breccias, volcanic necks and calderas with associated explosive and intrusive breccia cemented by hematite, magnetite, siderite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, copper-bearing sulphides, uranium oxide, gold, silver, and rare earth elements. 5, record 1, English, - intrusive%20breccia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brèche intrusive
1, record 1, French, br%C3%A8che%20intrusive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- brèche d'intrusion 2, record 1, French, br%C3%A8che%20d%27intrusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une brèche d’intrusion se forme lorsqu'une nouvelle poussée de magma arrache et entraîne des fragments de roches déjà cristallisées. Les monzonites sont les roches les plus fréquemment associées aux brèches d’intrusion. 3, record 1, French, - br%C3%A8che%20intrusive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À l’échelle locale, on trouve des brèches intrusives. Mais, on ne connaît pas dans le district, de gîtes importants de béryllium associés à ces brèches. 4, record 1, French, - br%C3%A8che%20intrusive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- miarolitic cavity
1, record 2, English, miarolitic%20cavity
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- miarolitic enclosure 2, record 2, English, miarolitic%20enclosure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cavity of irregular shape in certain plutonic rocks. 3, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These [decimetric to metric textures] include pegmatitic comb layering, orbicular textures, miarolitic enclosures of pegmatitic quartz gabbro with crystal growth directed inward, and "brain-rock" ... 2, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Miarolitic cavities ... are frequently infilled with hydrothermal minerals. 2, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crystals of the rock constituents sometimes project into the cavity. 3, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "druse" and "vug." 4, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
miarolitic cavity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- miarole
1, record 2, French, miarole
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cavité miarolitique 2, record 2, French, cavit%C3%A9%20miarolitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une roche plutonique, en général granitique, petite cavité remplie de minéraux pneumatolytiques. 3, record 2, French, - miarole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la minéralisation de type brèche d’intrusion [...] présente une gamme de textures d’échelle décimétrique à métrique [...] Il s’agit notamment de textures pegmatitiques en dents de peigne, de textures orbiculaires, de miaroles, remplies de gabbro quartzique pegmatitique dont les cristaux croissent vers l'intérieur et de «roches en cervelle» [...] 4, record 2, French, - miarole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nombreuses miaroles souvent remplies de minéraux hydrothermaux. 4, record 2, French, - miarole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miarole; cavité miarolitique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - miarole
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pegmatitic comb layering
1, record 3, English, pegmatitic%20comb%20layering
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These [decimetric to metric textures] include pegmatitic comb layering, orbicular textures, miarolitic enclosures of pegmatitic quartz gabbro with crystal growth directed inward, and "brain-rock" ... 1, record 3, English, - pegmatitic%20comb%20layering
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- texture pegmatitique en dents de peigne
1, record 3, French, texture%20pegmatitique%20en%20dents%20de%20peigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la minéralisation de type brèche d’intrusion [...] présente une gamme de textures d’échelle décimétrique à métrique [...] Il s’agit notamment de textures pegmatitiques en dents de peigne, de textures orbiculaires, de miaroles, remplies de gabbro quartzique pegmatitique dont les cristaux croissent vers l'intérieur et de «roches en cervelle» [...] 1, record 3, French, - texture%20pegmatitique%20en%20dents%20de%20peigne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- brain rock
1, record 4, English, brain%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These [decimetric to metric textures] include pegmatitic comb layering, orbicular textures, miarolitic enclosures of pegmatitic quartz gabbro with crystal growth directed inward, and "brain-rock" ... 1, record 4, English, - brain%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche en cervelle
1, record 4, French, roche%20en%20cervelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la minéralisation de type brèche d’intrusion [...] présente une gamme de textures d’échelle décimétrique à métrique [...] Il s’agit notamment de textures pegmatitiques en dents de peigne, de textures orbiculaires, de miaroles remplies de gabbro quartzique pegmatitique dont les cristaux croissent vers l'intérieur et de «roches en cervelle» [...] 1, record 4, French, - roche%20en%20cervelle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-04-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- stratiform deposit
1, record 5, English, stratiform%20deposit
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- reef-type deposit 2, record 5, English, reef%2Dtype%20deposit
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a special type of strata-bound deposit in which the desired rock or ore constitutes, or is strictly coextensive with, one or more sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous layers ... 3, record 5, English, - stratiform%20deposit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stratiform Deposits. ... These deposits consist of layers usually formed in the lower parts of stratified igneous complexes ... 4, record 5, English, - stratiform%20deposit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Evaluation of an experimental data file provided insight into the interrelationship between assay values and the length of segments of core samples taken from stratiform deposits. 5, record 5, English, - stratiform%20deposit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
There are two principal deposit types: reef-type or stratiform PGE [platinum group element] deposits [and] the "supersolidus intrusion breccia" type (SIB type) ... 2, record 5, English, - stratiform%20deposit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "stratabound deposit." 6, record 5, English, - stratiform%20deposit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Stratiform ore deposit. 6, record 5, English, - stratiform%20deposit
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- gisement stratiforme
1, record 5, French, gisement%20stratiforme
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- gîte stratiforme 2, record 5, French, g%C3%AEte%20stratiforme
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt stratiforme 3, record 5, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20stratiforme
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de type horizon minéralisé 4, record 5, French, gisement%20de%20type%20horizon%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- gîte de type horizon minéralisé 4, record 5, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20type%20horizon%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gisement minéral formant des lentilles allongées et superposées concordantes avec la stratification. 5, record 5, French, - gisement%20stratiforme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chercheurs du CANMET ont participé aux évaluations des gisements d’uranium d’EMR. L’évaluation de données expérimentales a permis d’établir la relation entre la teneur du minerai et la longueur de segments de carottes extraites de gisements stratiformes. 6, record 5, French, - gisement%20stratiforme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les gîtes stratiformes, la texture massive est parfois représentée, bien que les textures à minerai disséminé, les textures rubanées ou en écorce, en cocarde, soient les plus fréquentes. 7, record 5, French, - gisement%20stratiforme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On distingue deux types principaux de gîtes d’ÉGP [éléments du groupe du platine]. Le premier et le plus important est le type gîte stratiforme ou horizon minéralisé [...] Le deuxième type est qualifié [...] de «brèche d’intrusion» [...] 4, record 5, French, - gisement%20stratiforme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les gisements sédimentaires sont souvent stratiformes [...] 8, record 5, French, - gisement%20stratiforme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gisement minéral stratiforme, gîte minéral stratiforme. 9, record 5, French, - gisement%20stratiforme
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- yacimiento estratiforme
1, record 5, Spanish, yacimiento%20estratiforme
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-10-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- zone refining
1, record 6, English, zone%20refining
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Brugmann et al. (1989) proposed a model for the supersolidus intrusion breccia-type mineralization at Lac des Iles, using zone refining as the principal mechanism of PGE enrichment. 1, record 6, English, - zone%20refining
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- processus de purification par zone
1, record 6, French, processus%20de%20purification%20par%20zone
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Afin d’expliquer la minéralisation de type brèche d’intrusion du complexe intrusif de Lac des Iles, Brugmann et al.(1989) ont mis de l'avant un modèle faisant appel au processus de purification par zone comme principal mécanisme d’enrichissement en ÉGP. 1, record 6, French, - processus%20de%20purification%20par%20zone
Record 6, Key term(s)
- purification par zone
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-10-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pegmatitic quartz gabbro
1, record 7, English, pegmatitic%20quartz%20gabbro
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These [decimetric to metric textures] include pegmatitic comb layering, orbicular textures, miarolitic enclosures of pegmatitic quartz gabbro with crystal growth directed inward, and "brain-rock" ... 1, record 7, English, - pegmatitic%20quartz%20gabbro
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- gabbro quartzique pegmatitique
1, record 7, French, gabbro%20quartzique%20pegmatitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la minéralisation de type brèche d’intrusion [...] présente une gamme de textures d’échelle décimétrique à métrique [...] Il s’agit notamment de textures pegmatitiques en dents de peigne, de textures orbiculaires, de miaroles, remplies de gabbro quartzique pegmatitique dont les cristaux croissent vers l'intérieur et de «roches en cervelle» [...] 1, record 7, French, - gabbro%20quartzique%20pegmatitique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-10-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- orbicular texture
1, record 8, English, orbicular%20texture
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These [decimetric to metric textures] include pegmatitic comb layering, orbicular textures, miarolitic enclosures of pegmatitic quartz gabbro with crystal growth directed inward, and "brain-rock" ... 1, record 8, English, - orbicular%20texture
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- texture orbiculaire
1, record 8, French, texture%20orbiculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la minéralisation de type brèche d’intrusion [...] présente une gamme de textures d’échelle décimétrique à métrique [...] Il s’agit notamment de textures pegmatitiques en dents de peigne, de textures orbiculaires, de miaroles, remplies de gabbro quartzique pegmatitique dont les cristaux croissent vers l'intérieur et de «roches en cervelle» [...] 1, record 8, French, - texture%20orbiculaire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-10-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- intrusion breccia zone
1, record 9, English, intrusion%20breccia%20zone
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- zone de brèche d’intrusion
1, record 9, French, zone%20de%20br%C3%A8che%20d%26rsquo%3Bintrusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2003-10-05
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- supersolidus intrusion breccia-type deposit
1, record 10, English, supersolidus%20intrusion%20breccia%2Dtype%20deposit
correct, specific
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- SIB type 1, record 10, English, SIB%20type
correct, specific
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two principal deposit types: reef-type or stratiform PGE deposits [and] the "supersolidus intrusion breccia" type (SIB type) ... 1, record 10, English, - supersolidus%20intrusion%20breccia%2Dtype%20deposit
Record 10, Key term(s)
- SIB type deposit
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- gîte de type brèche d’intrusion
1, record 10, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20type%20br%C3%A8che%20d%26rsquo%3Bintrusion
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On distingue deux types principaux de gîtes d’ÉGP. Le premier et le plus important est le type gîte stratiforme ou horizon minéralisé [...] Le deuxième type est qualifié [...] de «brèche d’intrusion» [...] 1, record 10, French, - g%C3%AEte%20de%20type%20br%C3%A8che%20d%26rsquo%3Bintrusion
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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