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Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- enderbite
1, record 1, English, enderbite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plagioclase-rich member of the charnockite series containing quartz, plagioclase (commonly antiperthitic), hypersthene, and a small amount of magnetite. 2, record 1, English, - enderbite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enderbite
1, record 1, French, enderbite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche de l'Antarctide, composée de 53 % d’antiperthite(à 48, 5 % d’andésine [...] et 4, 5 % d’orthose), de 42, 5 % de quartz, 3 % d’hypersthène et 1 % de magnétite [...] 1, record 1, French, - enderbite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- eulysite
1, record 2, English, eulysite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- eulysite
1, record 2, French, eulysite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche métamorphique riche en fer et en manganèse, caractérisée par la présence de fayalite et contenant souvent de l'hédenbergite, de l'hypersthène riche en fer, de la grunérite, du grenat et de la magnétite. 2, record 2, French, - eulysite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- opdalite
1, record 3, English, opdalite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- opdalite
1, record 3, French, opdalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche ignée grenue, de type diorite, à pyroxène et à mica noir. 2, record 3, French, - opdalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les «opdalites» contiennent plagioclase en tablettes, feldspath potassique, quartz, hypersthène, augite, biotite. 3, record 3, French, - opdalite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- amblystegite
1, record 4, English, amblystegite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A variety of hypersthene. 2, record 4, English, - amblystegite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- amblystegite
1, record 4, French, amblystegite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variété d’hypersthène. 2, record 4, French, - amblystegite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- amblistegita
1, record 4, Spanish, amblistegita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hiperstena propia de las bombas volcánicas; forma cristales de muchas facetas. 1, record 4, Spanish, - amblistegita
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hypersthenite
1, record 5, English, hypersthenite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock composed entirely or most entirely of hypersthene. 1, record 5, English, - hypersthenite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hypersthénite
1, record 5, French, hypersth%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche éruptive grenue, composée surtout d’hypersthène. 1, record 5, French, - hypersth%C3%A9nite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperstenita
1, record 5, Spanish, hiperstenita
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca eruptiva, granuda, de la familia de las peridotitas; su principal componente es la hiperstena. 1, record 5, Spanish, - hiperstenita
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-09-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hyperite
1, record 6, English, hyperite
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plutonic igneous rock composed essentially of calcic plagioclase, augite, hypersthene, and olivine. 2, record 6, English, - hyperite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hyperite is an obsolete name for gabbro containing hypersthene and augite ... 3, record 6, English, - hyperite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An olivine-bearing norite. 2, record 6, English, - hyperite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- hypérite
1, record 6, French, hyp%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gabbro mésocrate à hypersthène, augite et olivine Labrador [...], hypersthène(13 %), augite(13 %), olivine(8 %), biotite, orthose, quartz, apatite, minéraux opaques [...] 2, record 6, French, - hyp%C3%A9rite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperita
1, record 6, Spanish, hiperita
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- alboranite
1, record 7, English, alboranite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Olivine-free hypersthene basalt. 2, record 7, English, - alboranite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Named after Alboran Island (Spain). 3, record 7, English, - alboranite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- alboranite
1, record 7, French, alboranite
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Basalte à hypersthène sans olivine. 1, record 7, French, - alboranite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- charnockite
1, record 8, English, charnockite
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orthopyroxene-bearing granite formed at high temperature and pressure. 1, record 8, English, - charnockite
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- charnockite
1, record 8, French, charnockite
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granite à hypersthène formé à très hautes pressions et températures. 2, record 8, French, - charnockite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une [...] roche quelque peu aberrante est la charnockite, granite à microcline et hypersthène [...] Cette dernière semble caractériser certains grands socles. Elle est remarquable par l'absence d’eau de composition dans ses minéraux. 3, record 8, French, - charnockite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] doit son nom à celui de lord Charnock, fondateur de Calcutta dont le tombeau (1693) est en charnockite [...] 3, record 8, French, - charnockite
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- charnockita
1, record 8, Spanish, charnockita
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de granito caracterizada por su contenido en hiperstena, que pasa de 5%. 1, record 8, Spanish, - charnockita
Record 9 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- hypersthene
1, record 9, English, hypersthene
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
- Hy 2, record 9, English, Hy
correct
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grayish, greenish, black, or brown mineral of the orthopyroxene group which is isomorphous with enstatite and is found as an essential constituent of many igneous rocks. 2, record 9, English, - hypersthene
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- hypersthène
1, record 9, French, hypersth%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral translucide à presque opaque, d’éclat légèrement perlé sur les faces de clivage, de couleur noir grisâtre, noir verdâtre à vert brunâtre. 2, record 9, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les membres les plus importants de [la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques] sont : l'enstatite [...], la bronzite [...] et l'hypersthène [...] 3, record 9, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : du grec uper, «au-dessus», et sthenos, «force». Allusion à la dureté supérieure de ce minéral par rapport aux autres pyroxènes. 2, record 9, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperstena
1, record 9, Spanish, hiperstena
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de hierro y de magnesio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico, se encuentra en forma de cristales de brillo metálico, de color pardo violáceo, que forman parte de los gabros y de las andesitas. 1, record 9, Spanish, - hiperstena
Record 10 - internal organization data 2011-05-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Geology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- katazone
1, record 10, English, katazone
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- katamorphic zone 2, record 10, English, katamorphic%20zone
correct
- catazone 3, record 10, English, catazone
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The deepest zone of metamorphism which is characterized by high temperatures ranging from 500 to 700°C, rather strong hydrostatic pressure and weak shearing stress. 2, record 10, English, - katazone
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Géologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- catazone
1, record 10, French, catazone
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- zone cata 2, record 10, French, zone%20cata
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone où le métamorphisme est le plus intense et où règnent des températures et des pressions hydrostatiques très élevées. 3, record 10, French, - catazone
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La catazone, domaine d’importantes recristallisations, avec des contraintes faibles, des températures et des pressions élevées. La sillimanite, l'andalousite, l'hypersthène, l'omphazite, la jadéite, les grenats, les spinelles, les plagioclases calciques sont avec les biotites, les feldspaths potassiques, les principaux minéraux. 4, record 10, French, - catazone
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un métamorphisme un peu plus intense provoque la formation d’amphibolites et de pyroxénites qui, nées dans la zone méso, restent stables dans les zones cata et ultra. 2, record 10, French, - catazone
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geofísica
- Geología
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- catazona
1, record 10, Spanish, catazona
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona donde existe mayor intensidad de metamorfismo, caracterizada por temperaturas y presiones litostáticas muy elevadas. 1, record 10, Spanish, - catazona
Record 11 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 11
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- ferrosilite
1, record 11, English, ferrosilite
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
- Fs 2, record 11, English, Fs
correct
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- ferrohypersthene 2, record 11, English, ferrohypersthene
obsolete
- iron hypersthene 2, record 11, English, iron%20hypersthene
obsolete
- orthoferrosilite 2, record 11, English, orthoferrosilite
obsolete
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orthorhombic mineral [of the] pyroxene group [which] forms a series with enstatite. 2, record 11, English, - ferrosilite
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: FeSiO3 3, record 11, English, - ferrosilite
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbol, Fs. 2, record 11, English, - ferrosilite
Record 11, Key term(s)
- iron-hypersthene
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 11
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- ferrosilite
1, record 11, French, ferrosilite
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate de fer du groupe des pyroxènes. 2, record 11, French, - ferrosilite
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En fait, les coupures adoptées dans la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques sont les suivantes(H. H. Hess) :«Enstatite» [...] «Bronzite» [...] «Hypersthène» [...] «Ferrohypersthène» [...] «Eulite» [...] «Ferrosilite» [...] 3, record 11, French, - ferrosilite
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : FeSiO3 4, record 11, French, - ferrosilite
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 11
Record 11, Main entry term, Spanish
- ferrosilita
1, record 11, Spanish, ferrosilita
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 11, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de hierro [...] 1, record 11, Spanish, - ferrosilita
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: FeSiO3 1, record 11, Spanish, - ferrosilita
Record 12 - internal organization data 2010-06-22
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- tholeiite
1, record 12, English, tholeiite
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- tholeiitic basalt 2, record 12, English, tholeiitic%20basalt
correct
- tholeiite basalt 3, record 12, English, tholeiite%20basalt
correct
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A silica-oversaturated basaltic ... rock group, containing, phenocrysts of plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron oxide minerals in a glassy groundmass. 4, record 12, English, - tholeiite
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tholeiite; tholeiite basalt: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 12, English, - tholeiite
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- tholéiite
1, record 12, French, thol%C3%A9iite
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- tholéite 2, record 12, French, thol%C3%A9ite
correct, feminine noun
- basalte tholéiitique 3, record 12, French, basalte%20thol%C3%A9iitique
correct, masculine noun
- basalte tholéitique 4, record 12, French, basalte%20thol%C3%A9itique
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'une des deux grandes familles de basalte [qui] est constituée de basaltes saturés, mésocrates, à labradorite-bytownite, augite peu calcique, hypersthène, olivine absente ou très rare et silice soit dans le verre, soit exprimée sous forme de quartz ou de tridymite. 1, record 12, French, - thol%C3%A9iite
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces basaltes constituent de vastes épanchements sur les continents, dans les fonds océaniques actuels, dans certains arcs insulaires (associés à des andésites), et ils forment la partie supérieure des complexes ophiolitiques. 1, record 12, French, - thol%C3%A9iite
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tholéiite; basalte tholéiitique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 12, French, - thol%C3%A9iite
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2007-08-29
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Petrography
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- boundary zone
1, record 13, English, boundary%20zone
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- border zone 2, record 13, English, border%20zone
correct
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The border zones between anorthosite and the host gneissic rocks consist of a group of hypersthene-bearing hybrid rocks with altered phases of anorthosite and dykes of syenite, granite, and pegmatite that cut the anorthosite and gabbro. 2, record 13, English, - boundary%20zone
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Pétrographie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- zone bordière
1, record 13, French, zone%20bordi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
- zone de changement sédimentaire 2, record 13, French, zone%20de%20changement%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Endroit de transition entre deux zones qui présentent des caractéristiques de sédimentation bien différentes. 2, record 13, French, - zone%20bordi%C3%A8re
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les zones bordières entre l'anorthosite et les roches gneissiques hôtes consistent en un groupe de roches hybrides à hypersthène, en phases altérées d’anorthosite et en dykes de syénite, de granite et de pegmatite qui recoupent l'anorthosite et le gabbro. 3, record 13, French, - zone%20bordi%C3%A8re
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Plus précisément, les principales zones à nodules riches en éléments de transition (Ni, Cu, Co) semblent se situer dans les zones de changement sédimentaire, notamment à la limite des zones d’érosion et de sédimentation sous-marine. 2, record 13, French, - zone%20bordi%C3%A8re
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] lorsque [les sédiments] ont un caractère littoral irrégulier indiquant a présence d’une bordure de continent, [la zone] sera qualifiée de «bordière». 1, record 13, French, - zone%20bordi%C3%A8re
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- lherzolite
1, record 14, English, lherzolite
correct, see observation
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of peridotite containing abundant olivine with orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. 2, record 14, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock. It is a coarse grained rock consisting of 40 to 90% olivine along with significant orthopyroxene and lesser calcic chromium rich clinopyroxene. Minor minerals include chromium and aluminium spinels and garnets. 3, record 14, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Etymology:] The name is derived from the Lherz Massif, an alpine peridotite complex (also known as orogenic lherzolite complex), (the type locality) at Etang de Lers in the French Pyrenees ... 3, record 14, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lherzolite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 14, English, - lherzolite
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- lherzolite
1, record 14, French, lherzolite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique grenue de type péridotite contenant des pyroxènes monocliniques et orthorhombiques avec olivine, hypersthène ou bronzite, diopside chromifère et spinelle. 2, record 14, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lherzolite est un type de roche plutonique, grenue, qui correspond à la péridotite originelle du manteau supérieur. C’est une roche au grains grossiers se composant de 40 à 90 % d’olivine avec du chrome riche en orthopyroxène et faible en [...] clinopyroxène. 3, record 14, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lherzolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 14, French, - lherzolite
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- granulite
1, record 15, English, granulite
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metamorphic rock consisting of even-sized, interlocking mineral grains less than 10% of which have any obvious preferred orientation [or a] relatively coarse, granular rock formed at the high pressures and temperatures of the granulite facies which may exhibit a crude gneissic structure due to the parallelism of flat lenses of quartz and/or feldspars. 2, record 15, English, - granulite
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The texture is typically granuloblastic. 2, record 15, English, - granulite
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- granulite
1, record 15, French, granulite
correct, feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
- granite à hypersthène 2, record 15, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20hypersth%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche métamorphique catazonale, à grains fins et de tailles voisines, de teinte claire avec quartz et feldspath dominants, hypersthène et grenat, accessoirement sillimanite, disthène, rutile, cordiérite et spinelle. 2, record 15, French, - granulite
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roches métamorphiques [...]. Zone des granulites. Par ailleurs la structure des granulites est très particulière. De petites lentilles ou tablettes de quartz orientées dans le plan de la stratification donnent à la roche une foliation frustre. Ces tablettes sont englobées dans un fond finement granoblastique. Le métamorphisme des granulites a dû s’effectuer sous des pressions et températures élevées (degré ultra). 3, record 15, French, - granulite
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 15, Main entry term, Spanish
- granulita
1, record 15, Spanish, granulita
correct, feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 15, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Neis de granate (almandina) que contiene poca mica o carece de ella. 1, record 15, Spanish, - granulita
Record 16 - internal organization data 2004-12-10
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- norite
1, record 16, English, norite
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
- hypersthenfels 2, record 16, English, hypersthenfels
correct, less frequent
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse-grained plutonic rock containing labradorite as the chief constituent and differing from gabbro by the presence of hypersthene as the dominant mafic mineral. 2, record 16, English, - norite
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- norite
1, record 16, French, norite
correct, feminine noun
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gabbro à hypersthène, particulièrement alumineux(nodules de cordiérite, spinelles, etc.). 2, record 16, French, - norite
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 16, Main entry term, Spanish
- norita
1, record 16, Spanish, norita
correct, feminine noun
Record 16, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 16, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de gabro que contiene hiperstena, especialmente espinelas y nódulos de cordierita. 1, record 16, Spanish, - norita
Record 17 - internal organization data 2003-12-11
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- plagioclase anorthosite
1, record 17, English, plagioclase%20anorthosite
correct
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anorthosite: A plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar ... 2, record 17, English, - plagioclase%20anorthosite
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This host intrusion is composed of almost pure plagioclase anorthosite to gabbroic anorthosite, norite, ilmenite-rich anorthosite, and gabbro. 3, record 17, English, - plagioclase%20anorthosite
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- anorthosite à plagioclase
1, record 17, French, anorthosite%20%C3%A0%20plagioclase
correct, feminine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anorthosite : Roche plutonique presque entièrement constituée de plagioclases. 2, record 17, French, - anorthosite%20%C3%A0%20plagioclase
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] des anorthosites à plus de 65 % de plagioclases, des norites ou gabbros à hypersthène(50 % plagioclase environ) et des troctolites ou gabbros à olivine(50 % plagioclase environ). 3, record 17, French, - anorthosite%20%C3%A0%20plagioclase
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 2003-09-21
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 18, Main entry term, English
- primary hornblende
1, record 18, English, primary%20hornblende
correct
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Contact Sublayer ... typically consists of a fine grained assemblage of zoned plagioclase laths, subophitic hypersthene and augite, minor amounts of primary biotite and hornblende, and widely varying amounts of quartz. 1, record 18, English, - primary%20hornblende
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 18, Main entry term, French
- hornblende d’origine primaire
1, record 18, French, hornblende%20d%26rsquo%3Borigine%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le faciès de contact de la Couche de base [...] consiste typiquement en un assemblage à grain fin de cristaux prismatiques de plagioclase zonés, d’hypersthène et d’augite formant une texture subophitique, de quantités mineures de biotite et de hornblende d’origine primaire et de quantités très variables de quartz. 1, record 18, French, - hornblende%20d%26rsquo%3Borigine%20primaire
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 2003-09-21
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- subophitic
1, record 19, English, subophitic
correct
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Contact Sublayer ... typically consists of a fine grained assemblage of zoned plagioclase laths, subophitic hypersthene and augite, minor amounts of primary biotite and hornblende, and widely varying amounts of quartz. 1, record 19, English, - subophitic
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- subophitique
1, record 19, French, subophitique
correct
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le faciès de contact de la Couche de base [...] consiste typiquement en un assemblage à grain fin de cristaux prismatiques de plagioclase zonés, d’hypersthène et d’augite formant une texture subophitique, de quantités mineures de biotite et de hornblende d’origine primaire et de quantités très variables de quartz. 1, record 19, French, - subophitique
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 2003-09-21
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- fine grained assemblage
1, record 20, English, fine%20grained%20assemblage
correct
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Contact Sublayer ... typically consists of a fine grained assemblage of zoned plagioclase laths, subophitic hypersthene and augite, minor amounts of primary biotite and hornblende, and widely varying amounts of quartz. 1, record 20, English, - fine%20grained%20assemblage
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- assemblage à grain fin
1, record 20, French, assemblage%20%C3%A0%20grain%20fin
correct, masculine noun
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le faciès de contact de la Couche de base [...] consiste typiquement en un assemblage à grain fin de cristaux prismatiques de plagioclase zonés, d’hypersthène et d’augite formant une texture subophitique, de quantités mineures de biotite et de hornblende d’origine primaire et de quantités très variables de quartz. 1, record 20, French, - assemblage%20%C3%A0%20grain%20fin
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
Record 21 - internal organization data 2003-09-21
Record 21, English
Record 21, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 21, Main entry term, English
- primary biotite
1, record 21, English, primary%20biotite
correct
Record 21, Abbreviations, English
Record 21, Synonyms, English
Record 21, Textual support, English
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Contact Sublayer ... typically consists of a fine grained assemblage of zoned plagioclase laths, subophitic hypersthene and augite, minor amounts of primary biotite and hornblende, and widely varying amounts of quartz. 1, record 21, English, - primary%20biotite
Record 21, French
Record 21, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 21, Main entry term, French
- biotite d’origine primaire
1, record 21, French, biotite%20d%26rsquo%3Borigine%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 21, Abbreviations, French
Record 21, Synonyms, French
Record 21, Textual support, French
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le faciès de contact de la Couche de base [...] consiste typiquement en un assemblage à grain fin de cristaux prismatiques de plagioclase zonés, d’hypersthène et d’augite formant une texture subophitique, de quantités mineures de biotite et de hornblende d’origine primaire et de quantités très variables de quartz. 1, record 21, French, - biotite%20d%26rsquo%3Borigine%20primaire
Record 21, Spanish
Record 21, Textual support, Spanish
Record 22 - internal organization data 2003-09-21
Record 22, English
Record 22, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 22, Main entry term, English
- zoned plagioclase lath
1, record 22, English, zoned%20plagioclase%20lath
correct
Record 22, Abbreviations, English
Record 22, Synonyms, English
Record 22, Textual support, English
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Contact Sublayer ... typically consists of a fine grained assemblage of zoned plagioclase laths, subophitic hypersthene and augite, minor amounts of primary biotite and hornblende, and widely varying amounts of quartz. 1, record 22, English, - zoned%20plagioclase%20lath
Record 22, French
Record 22, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 22, Main entry term, French
- cristal prismatique de plagioclase zoné
1, record 22, French, cristal%20prismatique%20de%20plagioclase%20zon%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 22, Abbreviations, French
Record 22, Synonyms, French
Record 22, Textual support, French
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le faciès de contact de la Couche de base [...] consiste typiquement en un assemblage à grain fin de cristaux prismatiques de plagioclase zonés, d’hypersthène et d’augite formant une texture subophitique, de quantités mineures de biotite et de hornblende d’origine primaire et de quantités très variables de quartz. 1, record 22, French, - cristal%20prismatique%20de%20plagioclase%20zon%C3%A9
Record 22, Spanish
Record 22, Textual support, Spanish
Record 23 - internal organization data 2002-06-26
Record 23, English
Record 23, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 23, Main entry term, English
- arendalite
1, record 23, English, arendalite
correct
Record 23, Abbreviations, English
Record 23, Synonyms, English
Record 23, Textual support, English
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... Bugge ... holds that in the arendalites and associated rocks, formed by reaction and diffusion in the solid state, 'there has taken place a homogenization of the heterogeneous rock series, the driving forces being the differences in chemical potentials'. 2, record 23, English, - arendalite
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The following are all useless local or varietal names for charnockites: akafoamite, arendalites ... 3, record 23, English, - arendalite
Record 23, French
Record 23, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 23, Main entry term, French
- arendalite
1, record 23, French, arendalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 23, Abbreviations, French
Record 23, Synonyms, French
Record 23, Textual support, French
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] diorite de la série des charnockites avec hypersthène. 2, record 23, French, - arendalite
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il s’agit tout d’abord des «arendalites», roches granulitiques de type charnockite-norite qui [...] entrent dans la catégorie des «migmatites», étant le fruit de la transformation métasomatique «in situ» d’un complexe préexistant de gneiss dont elles renferment des enclaves et auxquels elles passent latéralement. 3, record 23, French, - arendalite
Record 23, Spanish
Record 23, Textual support, Spanish
Record 24 - internal organization data 2001-12-13
Record 24, English
Record 24, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Magnetism
Record 24, Main entry term, English
- Crook scale
1, record 24, English, Crook%20scale
proposal
Record 24, Abbreviations, English
Record 24, Synonyms, English
- decreasing-order magnetic susceptibility scale 1, record 24, English, decreasing%2Dorder%20magnetic%20susceptibility%20scale
proposal
Record 24, Textual support, English
Record 24, French
Record 24, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Magnétisme
Record 24, Main entry term, French
- échelle de Crook
1, record 24, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Crook
correct, feminine noun
Record 24, Abbreviations, French
Record 24, Synonyms, French
Record 24, Textual support, French
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux se classent dans l'ordre suivant de susceptibilités magnétiques décroissantes(échelle de Crook) : Fortement magnétiques : magnétite, pyrrhotite. Modérément magnétiques : almandin, augite, glauconie, hornblende, hypersthène, ilménite, xénotime. Faiblement magnétiques : chlorite, épidote, glaucophane, monazite, olivine, staurotide, tourmaline. Pratiquement non magnétiques : anatase, apatite, brookite, corindon, disthène, feldspaths, muscovite, quartz, rutile, sillimanite, sphène, topaze, zircon. 1, record 24, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Crook
Record 24, Spanish
Record 24, Textual support, Spanish
Record 25 - internal organization data 1998-10-19
Record 25, English
Record 25, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 25, Main entry term, English
- bahiaite
1, record 25, English, bahiaite
correct
Record 25, Abbreviations, English
Record 25, Synonyms, English
Record 25, Textual support, English
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Holocrystalline igneous rock formed mainly of hypersthene with subordinate hornblende and sometimes minor amounts of other minerals. 2, record 25, English, - bahiaite
Record 25, French
Record 25, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 25, Main entry term, French
- bahiaite
1, record 25, French, bahiaite
feminine noun
Record 25, Abbreviations, French
Record 25, Synonyms, French
Record 25, Textual support, French
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche ignée composée surtout d’hypersthène et de hornblende. 1, record 25, French, - bahiaite
Record 25, Spanish
Record 25, Textual support, Spanish
Record 26 - internal organization data 1997-06-16
Record 26, English
Record 26, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
Record 26, Main entry term, English
- serpentinize
1, record 26, English, serpentinize
correct, verb
Record 26, Abbreviations, English
Record 26, Synonyms, English
Record 26, Textual support, English
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine. 1, record 26, English, - serpentinize
Record 26, French
Record 26, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
Record 26, Main entry term, French
- serpentiniser
1, record 26, French, serpentiniser
correct, verb
Record 26, Abbreviations, French
Record 26, Synonyms, French
- se serpentiniser 2, record 26, French, se%20serpentiniser
correct, verb
- se transformer en serpentine 3, record 26, French, se%20transformer%20en%20serpentine
correct, verb phrase
- être transformé en serpentine 4, record 26, French, %C3%AAtre%20transform%C3%A9%20en%20serpentine
correct, verb phrase
Record 26, Textual support, French
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformer par le processus de serpentinisation. 5, record 26, French, - serpentiniser
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’enstatite est fréquente dans les zones du métamorphisme, où elle est souvent transformée en serpentine ou en talc. 4, record 26, French, - serpentiniser
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les mineurs portugais utilisent la rapidité de la réaction en exposant à l’air des blocs d’olivine chromifère qui se serpentinisent en quelques mois [...] 3, record 26, French, - serpentiniser
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les pyroxènes et les amphiboles ferromagnésiens(enstatite, hypersthène) se transforment par hydratation en serpentine, chlorite, épidote. 3, record 26, French, - serpentiniser
Record 26, Spanish
Record 26, Textual support, Spanish
Record 27 - internal organization data 1978-08-22
Record 27, English
Record 27, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 27, Main entry term, English
- birkremite
1, record 27, English, birkremite
correct
Record 27, Abbreviations, English
Record 27, Synonyms, English
- bjerkreimite 1, record 27, English, bjerkreimite
correct
Record 27, Textual support, English
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A light-colored quartz-bearing syenite containing alkali feldspar and some hypersthene; a hypersthene-bearing kalialaskite. 1, record 27, English, - birkremite
Record 27, French
Record 27, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 27, Main entry term, French
- birkremite
1, record 27, French, birkremite
correct
Record 27, Abbreviations, French
Record 27, Synonyms, French
Record 27, Textual support, French
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alaskite(roche grenue composée de quartz et de feldspaths alcalins) potassique à hypersthène. 1, record 27, French, - birkremite
Record 27, Spanish
Record 27, Textual support, Spanish
Record 28 - internal organization data 1978-05-02
Record 28, English
Record 28, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Astronomy
Record 28, Main entry term, English
- amphoterite
1, record 28, English, amphoterite
correct
Record 28, Abbreviations, English
Record 28, Synonyms, English
Record 28, Textual support, English
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A chondritic stony meteorite composed essentially of pyroxene (bronzite) and olivine with small amounts of oligoclase and nickel-rich iron. 1, record 28, English, - amphoterite
Record 28, French
Record 28, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Astronomie
Record 28, Main entry term, French
- amphotérite
1, record 28, French, amphot%C3%A9rite
correct
Record 28, Abbreviations, French
Record 28, Synonyms, French
Record 28, Textual support, French
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les achondrites se rencontrent des types pauvres en fer, en nickel et en calcium, mais riches en magnésium : ce sont les bustites(...) ;les chladnites(...) ;les amphotérites, où l'olivine accompagne l'hypersthène, et qui peuvent offrir une structure bréchique renfermant un certain pourcentage de plagioclases(rodites). 1, record 28, French, - amphot%C3%A9rite
Record 28, Spanish
Record 28, Textual support, Spanish
Record 29 - internal organization data 1977-11-04
Record 29, English
Record 29, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 29, Main entry term, English
- eulite
1, record 29, English, eulite
correct
Record 29, Abbreviations, English
Record 29, Synonyms, English
Record 29, Textual support, English
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A contraction of eulysite, a rock in which the mineral occurs. 1, record 29, English, - eulite
Record 29, French
Record 29, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 29, Main entry term, French
- eulite
1, record 29, French, eulite
correct
Record 29, Abbreviations, French
Record 29, Synonyms, French
Record 29, Textual support, French
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En fait, les coupures adoptées dans la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques sont les suivantes(H. H. Hess) :"Enstatite"(...) "Bronzite"(...) "Hypersthène"(...) "Ferrohypersthène"(...) "Eulite"(...) "Ferrosilite"(...) 1, record 29, French, - eulite
Record 29, Spanish
Record 29, Textual support, Spanish
Record 30 - internal organization data 1977-11-04
Record 30, English
Record 30, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 30, Main entry term, English
- ferrohypersthene
1, record 30, English, ferrohypersthene
correct
Record 30, Abbreviations, English
Record 30, Synonyms, English
Record 30, Textual support, English
Record number: 30, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Members of the enstatite-orthoferrosilite series between hypersthene (80-50 mol. percent enstatite) and orthoferrosilite (12-0 percent En). 1, record 30, English, - ferrohypersthene
Record 30, French
Record 30, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 30, Main entry term, French
- ferrohypersthène
1, record 30, French, ferrohypersth%C3%A8ne
correct
Record 30, Abbreviations, French
Record 30, Synonyms, French
Record 30, Textual support, French
Record number: 30, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En fait, les coupures adoptées dans la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques sont les suivantes(H. H. Hess) :"Enstatite"(...) "Bronzite"(...) "Hypersthène"(...) "Ferrohypersthène"(...) "Eulite"(...) "Ferrosilite"(...) 1, record 30, French, - ferrohypersth%C3%A8ne
Record 30, Spanish
Record 30, Textual support, Spanish
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