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MESOCRATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mesocratic
1, record 1, English, mesocratic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mesotype 2, record 1, English, mesotype
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composed of almost equal amounts of light and dark constituents; applied to igneous rocks intermediate in color between leucocratic and melanocratic, and containing 30% to about 65% of mafic minerals. 3, record 1, English, - mesocratic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mesotype: Proposed by Shand in place of mesocratic to indicate igneous rocks containing between 30 and 60 percent dark minerals. 2, record 1, English, - mesocratic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mésocrate
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9socrate
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mésotype 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9sotype
adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
S’applique aux roches magmatiques contenant des pourcentages voisins de minéraux blancs (quartz, feldspaths) et noirs (minéraux ferromagnésiens). 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9socrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La proportion des minéraux foncés, facilement appréciable au simple coup d’œil, fournit une classification abrégée [des roches ignées], mais évidemment moins précise. On distingue les groupes suivants: [...] Roches mésocrates 35 à 65 [% de minéraux foncés.] 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9socrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Roches mésocrates : 37,5 à 62,5 % de ferromagnésiens. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9socrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[Si les minéraux foncés] occupent moins du vingtième de la roche, elle est dite hololeucocrate; du vingtième au tiers, leucocrate; du tiers aux deux tiers, mésocrate; plus des deux tiers, mélanocrate; plus des dix-neuf vingtièmes, holomélanocrate. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9socrate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pantellerite
1, record 2, English, pantellerite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A peralkaline rhyolite or quartz trachyte with normative quartz exceeding 10% ... 1, record 2, English, - pantellerite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... it is more mafic than comendite. Its name, given by Forstner in 1881, is derived from Pantelleria, an island in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. 1, record 2, English, - pantellerite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pantellérite
1, record 2, French, pantell%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] rhyolite sodique de teinte sombre, mésocrate, à aegyrine et arfvedsonite. 2, record 2, French, - pantell%C3%A9rite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le feldspath y forme d’assez gros cristaux de forme trapue plutôt que des microlites. Le verre y est abondant. 2, record 2, French, - pantell%C3%A9rite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pantelerita
1, record 2, Spanish, pantelerita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Riolita sódica, con anortosa y egirina. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pantelerita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hyperite
1, record 3, English, hyperite
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plutonic igneous rock composed essentially of calcic plagioclase, augite, hypersthene, and olivine. 2, record 3, English, - hyperite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hyperite is an obsolete name for gabbro containing hypersthene and augite ... 3, record 3, English, - hyperite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An olivine-bearing norite. 2, record 3, English, - hyperite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hypérite
1, record 3, French, hyp%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - hyp%C3%A9rite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperita
1, record 3, Spanish, hiperita
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-06-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- low-calcium augite
1, record 4, English, low%2Dcalcium%20augite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- low calcium augite 2, record 4, English, low%20calcium%20augite
correct
- low-Ca augite 3, record 4, English, low%2DCa%20augite
correct
- low Ca augite 4, record 4, English, low%20Ca%20augite
correct
- calcium-poor augite 5, record 4, English, calcium%2Dpoor%20augite
correct
- Ca-poor augite 6, record 4, English, Ca%2Dpoor%20augite
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thick dykes have coarse-grained interiors that show some fractionation but variations in bulk chemical composition are relatively modest. Olivine ..., plagioclase ..., and low-Ca augite are the principal silicate minerals. 7, record 4, English, - low%2Dcalcium%20augite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- augite peu calcique
1, record 4, French, augite%20peu%20calcique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- augite faiblement calcique 2, record 4, French, augite%20faiblement%20calcique
correct, feminine noun
- augite pauvre en calcium 3, record 4, French, augite%20pauvre%20en%20calcium
correct, feminine noun
- augite pauvre en Ca 4, record 4, French, augite%20pauvre%20en%20Ca
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les basaltes tholéiitiques sont saturés, mésocrate, à labrador-bytownite, augite peu calcique, [...] olivine absente ou très rare, et SiO2 exprimé sous forme de quartz ou tridymite. 5, record 4, French, - augite%20peu%20calcique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les intérieurs des dykes épais sont à grain grossier et exhibent un certain fractionnement, cependant les variations de la composition chimique globale sont restreintes. Les principaux minéraux silicatés sont : olivine [...], plagioclase [...] et une augite pauvre en Ca. 4, record 4, French, - augite%20peu%20calcique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
augite peu calcique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 4, French, - augite%20peu%20calcique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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