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CALCOALCALIN [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calc-alkaline
1, record 1, English, calc%2Dalkaline
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- calc-alkali 2, record 1, English, calc%2Dalkali
correct
- calc-alkalic 3, record 1, English, calc%2Dalkalic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to igneous rocks in which the dominant feldspar is calcium-rich [and] also ... to calcium-bearing minerals ... 2, record 1, English, - calc%2Dalkaline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Calc-alkaline rocks tend to contain calcium-bearing ferromagnesian minerals ... 2, record 1, English, - calc%2Dalkaline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calc-: Prefix meaning limy, i.e., containing calcium carbonate. 4, record 1, English, - calc%2Dalkaline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
calc-alkalic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - calc%2Dalkaline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calco-alcalin
1, record 1, French, calco%2Dalcalin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- calcoalcalin 2, record 1, French, calcoalcalin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’une roche, d’un terrain, magmatique, dont les proportions d’alcalins (Na + K) sont voisines ou égales aux proportions de Ca. 3, record 1, French, - calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calco-alcalin : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Magmatisme calco-alcalin. 5, record 1, French, - calco%2Dalcalin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- calc-alkaline plutonism
1, record 2, English, calc%2Dalkaline%20plutonism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In this chain [Andean chain] are developed belts of calc-alkaline volcanism and plutonism accompanied by tectonic deformation and crustal thickening. 2, record 2, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20plutonism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plutonisme calco-alcalin
1, record 2, French, plutonisme%20calco%2Dalcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bloc diagramme [...] des Andes [...]. [...] La Cordillère occidentale est le siège d’un volcanisme actif et d’un plutonisme calco-alcalin important [...] 2, record 2, French, - plutonisme%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record 2, Key term(s)
- plutonisme calcoalcalin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- calc-alkaline magma
1, record 3, English, calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sillitoe explains this pattern of zonation as resulting from "the release of metals from basaltic oceanic crust and pelagic sediments during partial melting at progressively deeper levels on subduction zones which dipped eastward beneath the continent; the metals subsequently ascended as components of calc-alkaline magma." 2, record 3, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ascending calc-alkaline magma. 3, record 3, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Toleiitic and calc-alkaline magma series at Adatara Volcano, Northeast Japan ... 4, record 3, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 CONT
The [iron] sources that have been invoked are calc-alcaline ... magmas ..., alkaline and peralkaline magmas ... 5, record 3, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magma
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- magma calco-alcalin
1, record 3, French, magma%20calco%2Dalcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- magma calcoalcalin 2, record 3, French, magma%20calcoalcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magma générateur de roches calcoalcalines. 2, record 3, French, - magma%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En profondeur vers 50 km, le faciès métamorphique est de type amphibolite et de faciès éclogite. Au-delà de 150 km de profondeur la fusion partielle se réaliserait donnant naissance aux magmas calco-alcalins (andésitiques), permettant ainsi de déterminer un front de volcanisme. 3, record 3, French, - magma%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Parmi les sources de fer invoquées figurent les magmas calco-alcalins [...], les magmas alcalins et hyperalcalins. 4, record 3, French, - magma%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-04-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- calc-alkali feldspar
1, record 4, English, calc%2Dalkali%20feldspar
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, Key term(s)
- calc-alkaline feldspar
- calc-alkalic feldspar
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- feldspath calco-alcalin
1, record 4, French, feldspath%20calco%2Dalcalin
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- feldspath calcoalcalin 1, record 4, French, feldspath%20calcoalcalin
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiche «calco-alcalin». 1, record 4, French, - feldspath%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-04-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- calc-alkaline volcanism
1, record 5, English, calc%2Dalkaline%20volcanism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In this [Andean] chain are developed belts of calc-alkaline volcanism and plutonism accompanied by tectonic deformation and crustal thickening. 1, record 5, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20volcanism
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... these two trends in island arcs take the form of pyritic copper deposits associated in time with both tholeiitic and ultrabasic rocks followed, with the change to calc-alkaline volcanism, by larger and more zinc-rich deposits ... 1, record 5, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20volcanism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- volcanisme calco-alcalin
1, record 5, French, volcanisme%20calco%2Dalcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les zones d’affrontement de plaques (zones de subduction) sont le siège d’un volcanisme de type calco-alcalin, andésitique, beaucoup plus brutal et associé à une forte séismicité. C’est, en particulier, le volcanisme de la «ceinture de feu» du Pacifique. 1, record 5, French, - volcanisme%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le magma ainsi formé alimente un volcanisme essentiellement calco-alcalin (andésites, dacites) [...] 1, record 5, French, - volcanisme%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record 5, Key term(s)
- volcanisme calcoalcalin
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-04-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- calc-alkaline magmatism
1, record 6, English, calc%2Dalkaline%20magmatism
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The massive sulphide deposits of Kuroko-type ... are associated with the more felsic stages of calc-alkaline magmatism ... 1, record 6, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magmatism
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... there is a close temporal relationship between porphyry copper mineralization and associated calc-alkaline magmatism. 1, record 6, English, - calc%2Dalkaline%20magmatism
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- magmatisme calco-alcalin
1, record 6, French, magmatisme%20calco%2Dalcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- magmatisme calcoalcalin 2, record 6, French, magmatisme%20calcoalcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par dérivation de «magma calcoalcalin»(voir fiche). 2, record 6, French, - magmatisme%20calco%2Dalcalin
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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