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EAU METAMORPHIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epidiagenesis
1, record 1, English, epidiagenesis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The reactions that take place in a previously lithified sediment. 2, record 1, English, - epidiagenesis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... three diagenetic phases are recognized: syndiagenesis, anadiagenesis, and epidiagenesis. ... Epidiagenesis includes those sediment-modifying processes that take place during and after uplift and emergence. 3, record 1, English, - epidiagenesis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épidiagenèse
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pidiagen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hypergenèse 2, record 1, French, hypergen%C3%A8se
avoid, feminine noun
- exodiagenèse 2, record 1, French, exodiagen%C3%A8se
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La diagenèse se poursuit après que le sédiment ait été soustrait à l'action directe de l'eau de mer, sans qu'il atteigne le stade métamorphique, [...] et avant qu'il ne subisse l'altération météoritique(stade [...] d’«épidiagenèse»). 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pidiagen%C3%A8se
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metamorphic water
1, record 2, English, metamorphic%20water
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- metamorphic H2O 2, record 2, English, metamorphic%20H2O
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Water that is driven out of rocks by the process of metamorphism and that is commonly involved in the process. 3, record 2, English, - metamorphic%20water
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metasomatism is initiated by the separation of a magmatic-hydrothermal fluid released by crystallization and hydrofracturing of the pluton, which may combine with metamorphic waters to transport base metal cations and sulphur. 4, record 2, English, - metamorphic%20water
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The four major types of water - magmatic, sea water and/or connate, meteoric and metamorphic - have characteristic hydrogen ... and oxygen ... isotopic ratios ... 5, record 2, English, - metamorphic%20water
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Metamorphic H2O 6, record 2, English, - metamorphic%20water
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- eau métamorphique
1, record 2, French, eau%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- H2O métamorphique 2, record 2, French, H2O%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- eau de métamorphisme 3, record 2, French, eau%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme
correct, feminine noun
- eau associée au métamorphisme 4, record 2, French, eau%20associ%C3%A9e%20au%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eau expulsée des roches par le métamorphisme. 5, record 2, French, - eau%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les données physiques, chimiques et isotopiques sur les inclusions fluides [...] permettent [...] de définir cinq catégories d’eaux en fonction de leur origine : météorique [...]; océanique [...]; connée fossile [...]; métamorphique; magmatique; auxquelles on peut ajouter les eaux juvéniles dérivées du manteau. 6, record 2, French, - eau%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
H2O métamorphique 7, record 2, French, - eau%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geología
- Geoquímica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- agua metamórfica
1, record 2, Spanish, agua%20metam%C3%B3rfica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agua expulsada de las rocas durante el proceso de metamorfismo. 2, record 2, Spanish, - agua%20metam%C3%B3rfica
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-04-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Mother Lode of California
1, record 3, English, Mother%20Lode%20of%20California
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- California's Mother Lode 2, record 3, English, California%27s%20Mother%20Lode
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The great quartz vein in California, traced by its outcrop for 80 miles from Mariposa to Amador. 1, record 3, English, - Mother%20Lode%20of%20California
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Mother Lode
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Filon mère de Californie
1, record 3, French, Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Mother Lode de Californie 2, record 3, French, Mother%20Lode%20de%20Californie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système filonien de quartz aurifère de la Sierra Nevada où les veines épaisses de quelques millimètres à plusieurs mètres ont été suivies sur près de 200 km. 2, record 3, French, - Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] 80 000 personnes se ruèrent vers l’or, en Californie, au milieu du XIXe siècle [...] Lorsqu’elles eurent prospecté tous [les] dépôts, elles remontèrent la veine aurifère jusqu’à sa source : le «Filon mère», un ensemble de filons de quartz blanc, aurifère, de 250 kilomètres de longueur, et d’une profondeur parfois supérieure à 1,5 kilomètre. Ces orpailleurs ignoraient toutefois [...] comment le Filon mère s’était formé. 1, record 3, French, - Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon John Bohlke, du Laboratoire américain Argonne, le Filon mère de Californie serait [...] le vestige d’une ancienne zone de subduction, le long de laquelle de l'eau de mer ou de l'eau métamorphique auraient circulé à de grandes profondeurs. 1, record 3, French, - Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Des exemples remarquables [de réfraction d’un filon passant d’une formation dans une autre] ont été fournis par des veines du fameux «Mother Lode», alignement filonien aurifère situé dans la Sierra Nevada [...] 3, record 3, French, - Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Mother Lode
- Filon mère
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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