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ROCHE ANORTHOSIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anorthositic
1, record 1, English, anorthositic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of] a type of mafic, plagioclase-rich intrusive rock. 2, record 1, English, - anorthositic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All economic deposits of chromite are in ultrabasic and anorthositic plutonic rocks. ... The anorthositic class is important for titanium mineralization but so far no substantial nickel mineralization has been found in rock of this class. 3, record 1, English, - anorthositic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anorthositic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - anorthositic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Anorthositic complex, gabbro, rock. 4, record 1, English, - anorthositic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anorthositique
1, record 1, French, anorthositique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- anorthosique 2, record 1, French, anorthosique
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l’anorthosite, roche plutonique presque entièrement constituée de plagioclases. 3, record 1, French, - anorthositique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le Bouclier canadien, le titane [...] est associé aux grandes intrusions anorthositiques et gabbroïques [...] 4, record 1, French, - anorthositique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'anorthosite est une roche plutonique claire, relativement légère [...] Il semblerait [...] qu'à une certaine période [...] il y ait eu une refonte partielle du matériel crustal anorthosique pour donner une lave de type norite. 5, record 1, French, - anorthositique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anorthositique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - anorthositique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anorthositic rock
1, record 2, English, anorthositic%20rock
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
- roche anorthositique
1, record 2, French, roche%20anorthositique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- roche anorthosique 2, record 2, French, roche%20anorthosique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La province minérale des Appalaches contient un grand nombre [...] de gîtes de fer, y compris des filons de magnétite titanifère d’origine magmatique dans des roches anorthositiques [...] 3, record 2, French, - roche%20anorthositique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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