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ROCHE APLITIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pegmatitic texture
1, record 1, English, pegmatitic%20texture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coarse pegmatitic textures are present locally and may contain quartz, graphite, apatite, hornblende, and other hydrous silicates with appreciable chlorine contents ... 1, record 1, English, - pegmatitic%20texture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pegmatitic: Said of the texture of an exceptionally coarsely crystalline igneous rock ... 2, record 1, English, - pegmatitic%20texture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
texture: The general physical appearance or character of a rock, including the geometric aspects of, and the mutual relations among, the component particles or crystals ... 2, record 1, English, - pegmatitic%20texture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- texture pegmatitique
1, record 1, French, texture%20pegmatitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure pegmatitique 2, record 1, French, structure%20pegmatitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] structure d’une roche à grands cristaux. 3, record 1, French, - texture%20pegmatitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La structure grenue [...] présente certaines variétés [...] :-structure aplitique : les éléments sont très fins, à peine visibles à l'œil nu. Aspect homogène;-structure pegmatitique : au contraire, développement énorme de tous les éléments(parfois plusieurs décimètres). [...];-structure porphyroïde : dans ce cas, l'aspect de la roche n’ est plus homogène, et de grands cristaux du type pegmatitique voisinent avec des éléments du type grenu. 4, record 1, French, - texture%20pegmatitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On observe par endroits des textures pegmatitiques grossières, et les roches peuvent contenir du quartz, du graphite, de l’apatite, de la hornblende et d’autres silicates hydratés à concentration appréciable de chlore [...] 5, record 1, French, - texture%20pegmatitique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- linear fabric
1, record 2, English, linear%20fabric
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- directional fabric 2, record 2, English, directional%20fabric
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Linear fabrics, such as the axes of asymmetric minor folds and mineral and shape lineations, are also characteristic of these areas and are of consistent orientation within a district. 1, record 2, English, - linear%20fabric
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The basal portion of the dyke is a fine grained aplitic rock with flow-aligned phenocrysts which impart a directional fabric. 1, record 2, English, - linear%20fabric
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fabrique linéaire
1, record 2, French, fabrique%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fabriques linéaires, telles que les axes de plis mineurs asymétriques, les linéations minérales et les linéations d’étirement sont également des éléments caractéristiques de ces régions et leur orientation montre un fort degré de cohérence à l’intérieur d’un district donné. 1, record 2, French, - fabrique%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La partie basale du dyke est constituée d’une roche aplitique à grain fin contenant des phénocristaux alignés parallèlement au rubanement, ce qui confère une fabrique linéaire à la roche [...] 1, record 2, French, - fabrique%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fabrique : Ensemble des caractères structuraux et texturaux d’une roche. 2, record 2, French, - fabrique%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- aplite
1, record 3, English, aplite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- aplitic rock 2, record 3, English, aplitic%20rock
correct
- haplite 3, record 3, English, haplite
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A light-colored hypabyssal igneous rock characterized by a fine-grained allotriomorphic-granular (i.e. aplitic) texture. 4, record 3, English, - aplite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Banded aplite. 5, record 3, English, - aplite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aplites may range in composition from granitic to gabbroic, but the term "aplite" with no modifier is generally understood to mean granitic aplite, consisting essentially of quartz, potassium feldspar, and acid plagioclase. 4, record 3, English, - aplite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- aplite
1, record 3, French, aplite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- roche aplitique 2, record 3, French, roche%20aplitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche granitique à grains très fins (0,5 mm environ) en général de couleur claire, à quartz, oligoclase et microcline, avec muscovite et tourmaline rares. 3, record 3, French, - aplite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les granites [...] sont le plus souvent, d’après la nature de leurs plagioclases, des monzogranites et des granodiorites. [...] Si les éléments deviennent très fins, on a une aplite, roche qui se présente en filons dans le granite. Au contraire, des éléments de grande taille constituent une pegmatite. 4, record 3, French, - aplite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Parmi les aplites, signalons l’Elvan, aplite à mica blanc liée aux filons stannifères. 5, record 3, French, - aplite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Aplite rubanée. 2, record 3, French, - aplite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On [...] rencontre souvent [l’aplite] dans les filons traversant des massifs granitiques. 3, record 3, French, - aplite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- aplita
1, record 3, Spanish, aplita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granito en filones, de color claro, formado por granos muy pequeños (no perceptibles a simple vista), constituido por cuarzo y feldespatos alcalinos, con pequeñas proporciones de mica, muscovita y biotita. 1, record 3, Spanish, - aplita
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