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ROCHE FILONIENNE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lamprophyre
1, record 1, English, lamprophyre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a series of dark rocks of basaltic habit that resemble trap, occur usually in narrow dikes, and sometimes contain glittering plates of biotite. 2, record 1, English, - lamprophyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Essential constituents are biotite, hornblende, pyroxene, and feldspar or feldspathoids. 3, record 1, English, - lamprophyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lamprophyre: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - lamprophyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ultramafic lamprophyre. 5, record 1, English, - lamprophyre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lamprophyre
1, record 1, French, lamprophyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique filonienne, opaque, microgrenue ou sous forme de masses compactes, caractérisée par l'abondance de mica noir et/ou d’amphibole brune [...] en grands et petits cristaux. 2, record 1, French, - lamprophyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les lamprophyres sont une différenciation magmatique des filons, analogue à la différenciation des ferromagnésiens dans le corps principal. Somme toute, les lamprophyres sont aux aplites dans les filons ce que les ferromagnésiens sont aux feldspaths dans la masse même du granite, l’addition des magmas lamprophyriques et aplitiques reconstituant le magma granitique. 3, record 1, French, - lamprophyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lamprophyre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - lamprophyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Lamprophyre ultramafique. 5, record 1, French, - lamprophyre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lamprófido
1, record 1, Spanish, lampr%C3%B3fido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca filoniana básica de textura porfídica, constituida en más de una tercera parte por minerales máficos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - lampr%C3%B3fido
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los lamprófidos son ricos en minerales coloreados por el hierro y el magnesio. 3, record 1, Spanish, - lampr%C3%B3fido
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Los lamprófidos suelen] asociarse a rocas intrusivas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - lampr%C3%B3fido
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- porphyrite
1, record 2, English, porphyrite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term which has been variously used for pre-Tertiary andesitic rocks, altered andesite rocks, and hypabyssal rocks of marked porphyritic texture and andesitic composition. The last usage is now customary. The phenocrysts are generally plagioclase (average composition that of andesine) and mafic minerals, and the groundmass is holocrystalline and more coarsely grained than in andesite. 1, record 2, English, - porphyrite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porphyrite
1, record 2, French, porphyrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche effusive(généralement filonienne) ayant la composition des «diorites non quartzifères» correspondant à des faciès de paléolaves. 1, record 2, French, - porphyrite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La structure est typiquement porphyrique, avec de gros cristaux feldspathiques clairs noyés dans une masse de fond sombre («porphyrite plagioclasique») ou bien avec des feldspaths et des amphiboles prismatiques («porphyrite amphibolique»). Ces porphyrites micacées et amphibolitiques foncées se trouvent dans la région de Lugano (Suisse), dans le Piémont et dans les Préalpes de Lombardie (Italie). 1, record 2, French, - porphyrite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- porfirita
1, record 2, Spanish, porfirita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nombre genérico de las rocas efusivas antiguas, químicamente básicas o neutras, que contienen grandes fenocristales inclusos en una pasta vítrea. 1, record 2, Spanish, - porfirita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lateral secretion theory
1, record 3, English, lateral%20secretion%20theory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lateral secretion 2, record 3, English, lateral%20secretion
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A theory of ore genesis formulated in the 18th century [that] postulates the formation of ore by the leaching of adjacent wall rock. 2, record 3, English, - lateral%20secretion%20theory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- latéralisme
1, record 3, French, lat%C3%A9ralisme
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie mise de l'avant par Sandberger, en 1877, voulant que le contenu d’une caisse filonienne provienne de la roche encaissante adjacente suite à un lessivage par les eaux thermales ou de surface. 1, record 3, French, - lat%C3%A9ralisme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-12-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dike rock
1, record 4, English, dike%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- dyke rock 2, record 4, English, dyke%20rock
Great Britain
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The solidified igneous rock, which, while molten, was injected into a fissure. 3, record 4, English, - dike%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with rock forming a vein or sill. 3, record 4, English, - dike%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche filonienne
1, record 4, French, roche%20filonienne
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca filoniana
1, record 4, Spanish, roca%20filoniana
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca endógena consolidada en cuerpos tabulares, atravesando otras rocas. 1, record 4, Spanish, - roca%20filoniana
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