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EPIBOLITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epibolite
1, record 1, English, epibolite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épibolite
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pibolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’association «en grand» de la roche cristallophyllienne avec l’apport magmatique se traduit par des faciès très variés que Jung et Roques classent en trois familles : - diadysites [...]; - épibolites (de «épibole», couche) lorsque les filonnets sont concordants avec la stratification; - agmatites [...] 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pibolite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stratiform migmatite 1, record 2, English, stratiform%20migmatite
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The stratiform migmatites are interstratified between a "floor" and a "roof", with the form of lenses or beds which have an extent and regularity sometimes startling. Cases are known where they have been followed for tens of kilometers (Jung and Roques, 1952). 1, record 2, English, - stratiform%20migmatite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- migmatite stratoïde
1, record 2, French, migmatite%20strato%C3%AFde
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les migmatites stratoïdes sont interstratifiées entre un "mur" et un "toit", avec une forme de lentilles ou de couches qui ont une extension et une régularité parfois saisissantes. On en connaît qui se poursuivent à l'affleurement sur des dizaines de km de long et des épaisseurs de plusieurs centaines de mètres. [...] Les migmatites stratoïdes sont du faciès embréchite ou épibolite. 1, record 2, French, - migmatite%20strato%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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