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ROCHE BRECHOIDE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brecciated structure
1, record 1, English, brecciated%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- brecciated texture 2, record 1, English, brecciated%20texture
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a rock structure marked by an accumulation of angular fragments ... 3, record 1, English, - brecciated%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some of the Fe-Ti oxide masses ... have local fragmented or brecciated structures, show evidence of plucking and stoping of the enclosing rocks, and contain abundant xenoliths of anorthosite and xenocrysts of plagioclase derived from anorthosite ... 4, record 1, English, - brecciated%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure bréchoïde
1, record 1, French, structure%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- texture bréchoïde 2, record 1, French, texture%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
- structure bréchiforme 3, record 1, French, structure%20br%C3%A9chiforme
correct, feminine noun
- texture bréchique 4, record 1, French, texture%20br%C3%A9chique
correct, feminine noun
- structure de bréchification 5, record 1, French, structure%20de%20br%C3%A9chification
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Texture rocheuse caractérisée par la cimentation de fragments anguleux. 6, record 1, French, - structure%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines roches [...] ont subi des actions mécaniques [...] Si [ces] actions [...] ont été telles que la roche a été brisée en fragments anguleux recimentés ultérieurement par un ciment [...], on a une texture bréchoïde [...] 2, record 1, French, - structure%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quelquefois ces zones [de composition minérale différente ou non] enveloppent des fragments des épontes enrobés dans le filon : c’est alors un cas de texture bréchique [...] 7, record 1, French, - structure%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes texture et structure n’ont pas toujours un sens défini et sont fréquemment employés l’un pour l’autre. L’usage veut cependant que : le terme texture désigne les relations spatiales entre deux ou plusieurs minéraux ou minerais. [...] le terme structure concerne la morphologie d’un cristal ou d’un élément minéral [...] sans tenir compte des relations spatiales entre ce cristal (ou cet élément minéral) et ses voisins. 8, record 1, French, - structure%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
Record 1, Key term(s)
- structure bréchique
- texture bréchiforme
- texture de bréchification
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pisolitic
1, record 2, English, pisolitic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pisolithic 2, record 2, English, pisolithic
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to pisolite or to the characteristic texture of such a rock. 3, record 2, English, - pisolitic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Low-level peneplain-type bauxites ... are distinguished by the development of pisolitic textures and are often boehmitic in composition. 4, record 2, English, - pisolitic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pisolitic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - pisolitic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Pisolitic sediment. 6, record 2, English, - pisolitic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pisolitique
1, record 2, French, pisolitique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pisolithique 2, record 2, French, pisolithique
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui contient des pisolites. 3, record 2, French, - pisolitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l’agrégat est formé de nodules plus ou moins sphériques, il va du «pisolitique» à l’«oolitique», en fonction de la diminution de la taille des nodules [...] 4, record 2, French, - pisolitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le minerai d’aluminium est la bauxite, roche cohérente assez dure et de structure variée : amorphe, granuleuse, pisolithique ou même bréchoïde [...] 5, record 2, French, - pisolitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pisolitique; pisolithique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - pisolitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Concrétion, sédiment pisolitique. 6, record 2, French, - pisolitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-03-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- brecciated rock
1, record 3, English, brecciated%20rock
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another controversial rock-type is the "Sudbury Breccia". This consists of zones ... of brecciated country rocks which are sometimes hosts for the orebodies. 2, record 3, English, - brecciated%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The structural backbone of the deposit is the northeasterly trending Bear Bay Shear, a shear zone, 1.5 to 7.0 metres wide, filled with brecciated rock, clay, hematitic and chloritic material and metallic mineral assemblages. 3, record 3, English, - brecciated%20rock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche bréchoïde
1, record 3, French, roche%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- roche bréchique 2, record 3, French, roche%20br%C3%A9chique
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le minerai d’aluminium est la bauxite, roche cohérente [...], granuleuse, pisolithique ou même bréchoïde à la suite de tassements. 1, record 3, French, - roche%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- brecciated mylonitic structure
1, record 4, English, brecciated%20mylonitic%20structure
proposal
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- brecciated mylonitic texture 1, record 4, English, brecciated%20mylonitic%20texture
proposal
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See records "brecciated structure" and "mylonitic structure" in the same field. 1, record 4, English, - brecciated%20mylonitic%20structure
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- structure mylonitique bréchoïde
1, record 4, French, structure%20mylonitique%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une [...] structure cataclastique a l'aspect d’une brèche confuse, formée de petits nodules de roche peu écrasée, englobés de façon désordonnée dans une mésostase finement broyée. C'est la «structure mylonitique bréchoïde». 1, record 4, French, - structure%20mylonitique%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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