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ROCHE ALTEREE [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Springs
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thermal mineral
1, record 1, English, thermal%20mineral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Both thermal and non-thermal mineral springs are found throughout the great mountain belt that stretches from Alaska to Mexico along the western edge of the North American continent. 1, record 1, English, - thermal%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
thermal spring: A spring whose water issues at a temperature higher than the mean temperature of the locality where the spring is located. 2, record 1, English, - thermal%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mineral spring: A spring with water containing much mineral matter in solution ... 2, record 1, English, - thermal%20mineral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sources d'eau minérale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thermominéral
1, record 1, French, thermomin%C3%A9ral
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’une eau minérale dont la température est naturellement supérieure à la température moyenne annuelle de l’air du lieu. 2, record 1, French, - thermomin%C3%A9ral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Schéma du circuit de l'eau d’alimentation d’une source thermominérale. [La] roche est broyée et altérée et, dans ses vides, les eaux superficielles provenant de la zone d’alimentation circulent vers le bas, en se réchauffant au contact de roches à température croissante, augmentant de ce fait, leur pouvoir dissolvant; elles se transforment en eaux thermominérales [...] 3, record 1, French, - thermomin%C3%A9ral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- whaleback
1, record 2, English, whaleback
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a glacially smoothed, elongated rock exposure in a mammillated topography. 2, record 2, English, - whaleback
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dos de baleine
1, record 2, French, dos%20de%20baleine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croupe rocheuse convexe due au dégagement d’un noyau de roche non altérée d’une plate-forme cristalline, située entre de petites dépressions généralement sablonneuses. 2, record 2, French, - dos%20de%20baleine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- altered rock
1, record 3, English, altered%20rock
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that has undergone changes in its chemical and mineralogical structure since its original deposition ... 2, record 3, English, - altered%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Altered host rock. 3, record 3, English, - altered%20rock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche altérée
1, record 3, French, roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
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 qui a subi des changements dans sa structure chimique et dans sa structure minéralogique depuis sa déposition originelle [...] 2, record 3, French, - roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] non seulement les roches supérieures altérées peuvent avoir été différentes de celles qui se trouvent actuellement en dessous, mais aussi les conditions d’altération peuvent avoir été autres [...] 3, record 3, French, - roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sedimentary basin
1, record 4, English, sedimentary%20basin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- depositional basin 2, record 4, English, depositional%20basin
correct
- basin of deposition 3, record 4, English, basin%20of%20deposition
correct
- basin of accumulation 4, record 4, English, basin%20of%20accumulation
correct
- depository 5, record 4, English, depository
correct, rare
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] geologically depressed area, with thick sediments in the interior and thinner sediments at the edges. 6, record 4, English, - sedimentary%20basin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
basin of accumulation: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 4, English, - sedimentary%20basin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cratonic sedimentary basin. 5, record 4, English, - sedimentary%20basin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
West Rand depository. 5, record 4, English, - sedimentary%20basin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bassin sédimentaire
1, record 4, French, bassin%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] dépression importante de la croûte terrestre où des sédiments(débris de roche altérée et substances chimiques précipitées) se sont accumulés. 2, record 4, French, - bassin%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bassin sédimentaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - bassin%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bassin sédimentaire cratonique. 4, record 4, French, - bassin%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Bassin sédimentaire de West Rand. 4, record 4, French, - bassin%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuenca de sedimentación
1, record 4, Spanish, cuenca%20de%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-05-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- unaltered
1, record 5, English, unaltered
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- fresh 1, record 5, English, fresh
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wall rocks are in places silicified, feldspathized, and mineralized but elsewhere are apparently unaltered ... 2, record 5, English, - unaltered
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fresh andesite and dacite ... 2, record 5, English, - unaltered
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unaltered: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 5, English, - unaltered
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Unaltered rock. 2, record 5, English, - unaltered
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- non altéré
1, record 5, French, non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches encaissantes sont par endroits silicifiées, feldspathisées et minéralisées, mais ailleurs elles sont apparemment non altérées [...] 2, record 5, French, - non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l’andésite et la dacite non altérées [...] 2, record 5, French, - non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Roche non altérée. 2, record 5, French, - non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
non altéré : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 5, French, - non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fresh rock
1, record 6, English, fresh%20rock
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- unaltered rock 2, record 6, English, unaltered%20rock
correct
- unweathered rock 3, record 6, English, unweathered%20rock
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock ... that has not been subjected to or altered by surface weathering, such as a rock newly exposed by fracturing. 4, record 6, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... phosphate is recovered from fresh rock rather than from a weathered residuum ... 2, record 6, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unweathered rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 6, English, - fresh%20rock
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- roche saine
1, record 6, French, roche%20saine
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- roche fraîche 2, record 6, French, roche%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche à patine fraîche 3, record 6, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20patine%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche non altérée 3, record 6, French, roche%20non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- roche inaltérée 4, record 6, French, roche%20inalt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] tout ce qui contribue à imbiber la roche augmente son altération. Ce sera le cas [...] quand la roche présente une certaine perméabilité, par la présence de fissures ou de cavités. Celles-ci sont fréquentes dans les roches fraîches, même si la structure n’est pas vacuolaire [...] 5, record 6, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les processus chimiques et biologiques qui conduisent de la roche saine à ses produits de décomposition sont appelés altération. 6, record 6, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «roche altérée». 7, record 6, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roche fraîche : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 6, French, - roche%20saine
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-05-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- weathered rock
1, record 7, English, weathered%20rock
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- roche météorisée
1, record 7, French, roche%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche altérée par les intempéries ou les conditions climatiques. 2, record 7, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9e
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-10-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Metals Mining
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- secondary dispersion halo
1, record 8, English, secondary%20dispersion%20halo
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- secondary dispersion aureole 2, record 8, English, secondary%20dispersion%20aureole
correct
- secondary geochemical aureole 3, record 8, English, secondary%20geochemical%20aureole
correct
- secondary geochemical halo 4, record 8, English, secondary%20geochemical%20halo
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The dispersion halo occurring in mechanically transported overburden at varying distances from the actual orebody, e.g. soil slides and flows, talus falls, and glacial till; that occurring in residual overburden at the site of the orebody, e.g. gossans and leached ore outcrops, and that occurring in drainage sediments, such as stream beds, and that found in natural ground or surface waters. 5, record 8, English, - secondary%20dispersion%20halo
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
secondary dispersion. ... Secondary patterns are those formed at the earth's surface by weathering, erosion, or surface transportation. Secondary patterns have been classified more in detail as halos, fans, and trains, depending on the characteristic shape of the pattern and its geometric relationship to the ore deposit ... 6, record 8, English, - secondary%20dispersion%20halo
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Mines métalliques
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- halo de dispersion secondaire
1, record 8, French, halo%20de%20dispersion%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- auréole de dispersion secondaire 2, record 8, French, aur%C3%A9ole%20de%20dispersion%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun
- ceinture de minéraux secondaires 3, record 8, French, ceinture%20de%20min%C3%A9raux%20secondaires
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’auréole de dispersion secondaire est le secteur localisé, par des teneurs élevées des éléments chimiques caractéristiques d’un gisement donné, dans les formations meubles et les sols, ce secteur s’étant constitué au cours de la destruction du gisement par les phénomènes d’altération superficielle. 4, record 8, French, - halo%20de%20dispersion%20secondaire
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les métaux dispersés dans la roche altérée encaissant un gîte, ou dans le sol, l'eau ou les plantes, forment une auréole de dispersion ou ceinture de minéraux secondaires. 3, record 8, French, - halo%20de%20dispersion%20secondaire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-05-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Ashlar and Building Stone (Quarrying)
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- face-bedded
1, record 9, English, face%2Dbedded
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- face bedded 2, record 9, English, face%20bedded
correct
- vertically bedded 3, record 9, English, vertically%20bedded
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of a ] stone set with the stratification vertical. 4, record 9, English, - face%2Dbedded
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Instead of placing the stones on their natural bedding plane as they lay in the quarry - the correct method - the blocks of stone were "face-bedded." This caused the stones to scale in layers because they were placed on end with their bedding planes parallel to the face of the wall. 5, record 9, English, - face%2Dbedded
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In nature, the stone is formed on a horizontal plane. When stone is used as a building material, it is "face-bedded," or set vertically on a structure. 6, record 9, English, - face%2Dbedded
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "natural bedded." 7, record 9, English, - face%2Dbedded
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pierres de taille et moellons (Carrières)
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- à litage vertical
1, record 9, French, %C3%A0%20litage%20vertical
correct, adjective phrase
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roche désagrégée non altérée à litage vertical. 1, record 9, French, - %C3%A0%20litage%20vertical
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2001-09-18
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- analcimite
1, record 10, English, analcimite
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, Key term(s)
- analcitite
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- analcimite
1, record 10, French, analcimite
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- analcitite 1, record 10, French, analcitite
feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche qui était probablement une syénite à néphéline à l'origine, et qui est par la suite de l'analcimisation altérée et contient plus de 50 % d’analcite. 1, record 10, French, - analcimite
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1999-12-20
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- penitent rock 1, record 11, English, penitent%20rock
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- pénitent rocheux
1, record 11, French, p%C3%A9nitent%20rocheux
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chicots rocheux de 0, 20 à 5 m de haut, à flancs très raides et souvent dissymétriques, groupés en longs alignements parallèles que séparent d’étroits couloirs de roche altérée, correspondant au tracé des diaclases ou des lits. 1, record 11, French, - p%C3%A9nitent%20rocheux
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1997-04-11
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Metals Mining
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- altered wallrock 1, record 12, English, altered%20wallrock
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- altered wall rock 2, record 12, English, altered%20wall%20rock
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In most mesothermal gold veins, the gold mineralization occurs in the veins, but in some deposits the bulk of the gold is in the adjacent altered wallrocks, or in both. 1, record 12, English, - altered%20wallrock
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wall-rock alteration: Alteration of country rock adjacent to hydrothermal ore deposits by the fluids responsible for or derived during the formation of the deposits .... 3, record 12, English, - altered%20wallrock
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Mines métalliques
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- roche encaissante altérée
1, record 12, French, roche%20encaissante%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- encaissant altéré 2, record 12, French, encaissant%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Encaissant altéré : enrichi en carbonates et appauvri en silice. 2, record 12, French, - roche%20encaissante%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiches «roche altérée» et «roche encaissante». 1, record 12, French, - roche%20encaissante%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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