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EPIZONAL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- axial-plane foliation
1, record 1, English, axial%2Dplane%20foliation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- axial plane foliation 2, record 1, English, axial%20plane%20foliation
correct, see observation
- axial-planar foliation 3, record 1, English, axial%2Dplanar%20foliation
correct
- axial planar foliation 4, record 1, English, axial%20planar%20foliation
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Foliation developed in rocks parallel to the axial plane of a fold and perpendicular to the chief deformational pressure. 1, record 1, English, - axial%2Dplane%20foliation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Foliation, as it forms generally perpendicular to the direction of principal stress, records the direction of shortening. This is related to the axis of folds, which generally form an axial-planar foliation within their axial regions. 3, record 1, English, - axial%2Dplane%20foliation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
axial plane foliation; axial planar foliation: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - axial%2Dplane%20foliation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foliation de plan axial
1, record 1, French, foliation%20de%20plan%20axial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Déformées dans un régime global transcurrent dextre [...], les formations sédimentaires sont affectées par des plis en échelon de faible amplitude et par une foliation de plan axial restant dans le domaine métamorphique épizonal. 2, record 1, French, - foliation%20de%20plan%20axial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- epizonal
1, record 2, English, epizonal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The host rocks include all volcanic lithofacies ranging from proximal, epizonal feeder systems to distal volcaniclastic sediments, and related epizonal plutons. 2, record 2, English, - epizonal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épizonal
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9pizonal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon H.P. Taylor Jr (1974), les intrusions ignées «épizonales» mises en place dans des roches perméables, comme par exemple des volcanites très fracturées, agissent comme de gigantesques moteurs thermiques déterminant des systèmes hydrothermaux de convection qui persistent lors de la cristallisation et du refroidissement de l’intrusion. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pizonal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches hôtes se composent de tous les lithofaciès volcaniques existant entre les systèmes nourriciers épizonaux du milieu proximal et les roches sédimentaires volcanoclastiques du milieu distal, ainsi que des plutons épizonaux apparentés. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pizonal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-05-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- epizonal pluton 1, record 3, English, epizonal%20pluton
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Epithermal gold deposits hosted in sedimentary rocks may be of either the ADS or SLF subtype, and include those deposits formed marginal to epizonal plutons.... 1, record 3, English, - epizonal%20pluton
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pluton épizonal
1, record 3, French, pluton%20%C3%A9pizonal
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiches "pluton" et "épizonal". 1, record 3, French, - pluton%20%C3%A9pizonal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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