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ROCHE MAGMATIQUE [56 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microgranodiorite
1, record 1, English, microgranodiorite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A medium-grained (1–5 mm grain diameter) igneous rock characterized by the mineral assemblage and chemical composition of granodiorite. 1, record 1, English, - microgranodiorite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro-granodiorite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microgranodiorite
1, record 1, French, microgranodiorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La microgranodiorite est une roche magmatique filonnienne proche du microgranite. Elle fait partie du groupe des granitoïdes. 2, record 1, French, - microgranodiorite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro-granodiorite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- phaneritic
1, record 2, English, phaneritic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- phanerocrystalline 1, record 2, English, phanerocrystalline
correct
- phenocrystalline 2, record 2, English, phenocrystalline
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to the texture of an igneous rock in which the crystals are individually distinguishable with the naked eye. 3, record 2, English, - phaneritic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "aphanitic." 3, record 2, English, - phaneritic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- phanéritique
1, record 2, French, phan%C3%A9ritique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- phanérocristallin 2, record 2, French, phan%C3%A9rocristallin
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’une roche magmatique dont les cristaux sont perceptibles à l'œil nu. 3, record 2, French, - phan%C3%A9ritique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches phanéritiques [...] possèdent des cristaux suffisamment grands pour qu’ils soient aisément identifiables à l’œil nu [...] 4, record 2, French, - phan%C3%A9ritique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «aphanitique». 3, record 2, French, - phan%C3%A9ritique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fanerítico
1, record 2, Spanish, faner%C3%ADtico
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- fanerocristalino 2, record 2, Spanish, fanerocristalino
correct
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de la] roca de cristales perceptibles a simple vista. 1, record 2, Spanish, - faner%C3%ADtico
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- trachyandesite
1, record 3, English, trachyandesite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extrusive rock, intermediate in composition between trachyte and andesite, with sodic plagioclase, alkali feldspar, and one or more mafic minerals (biotite, amphibole, or pyroxene). 2, record 3, English, - trachyandesite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- trachyandésite
1, record 3, French, trachyand%C3%A9site
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- trachy-andésite 2, record 3, French, trachy%2Dand%C3%A9site
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique effusive, gris clair à gris foncé, microlitique, fluidale et peu ou pas porphyrique, à plagioclase et feldspath alcalin. 2, record 3, French, - trachyand%C3%A9site
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle est de composition intermédiaire entre la trachyte et l’andésite. 2, record 3, French, - trachyand%C3%A9site
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- traquiandesita
1, record 3, Spanish, traquiandesita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Traquita andesítica. 1, record 3, Spanish, - traquiandesita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lamprophyre
1, record 4, English, lamprophyre
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - lamprophyre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Essential constituents are biotite, hornblende, pyroxene, and feldspar or feldspathoids. 3, record 4, English, - lamprophyre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lamprophyre: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 4, English, - lamprophyre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ultramafic lamprophyre. 5, record 4, English, - lamprophyre
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lamprophyre
1, record 4, French, lamprophyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - lamprophyre
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - lamprophyre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lamprophyre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 4, French, - lamprophyre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Lamprophyre ultramafique. 5, record 4, French, - lamprophyre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- lamprófido
1, record 4, Spanish, lampr%C3%B3fido
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca filoniana básica de textura porfídica, constituida en más de una tercera parte por minerales máficos. 2, record 4, Spanish, - lampr%C3%B3fido
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los lamprófidos son ricos en minerales coloreados por el hierro y el magnesio. 3, record 4, Spanish, - lampr%C3%B3fido
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Los lamprófidos suelen] asociarse a rocas intrusivas. 2, record 4, Spanish, - lampr%C3%B3fido
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-02-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- obsidian
1, record 5, English, obsidian
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- volcanic glass 2, record 5, English, volcanic%20glass
correct
- Iceland agate 3, record 5, English, Iceland%20agate
correct, see observation, less frequent
- hyalopsite 3, record 5, English, hyalopsite
correct, obsolete
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A black or dark-colored volcanic glass, usually of rhyolite composition, characterized by conchoidal fracture ... sometimes banded or [with] microlites. 4, record 5, English, - obsidian
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Volcanic glass, or obsidian, is formed when the intense heat of a volcano fuses sand. Hard, black, and shiny, obsidian forms sharp edges when broken and can be easily worked to make bowls, mirrors, jewellery, knives, arrows, and spearheads. The Native peoples of western Canada traded obsidian from the Yukon and Alaska up and down the Pacific coast. 2, record 5, English, - obsidian
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obsidian: Usage of this term goes back as far as Pliny, who described the rock from Ethiopia. 4, record 5, English, - obsidian
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Iceland agate: a jewelry term. 5, record 5, English, - obsidian
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
hyalopsite: obsolete name for obsidian. 6, record 5, English, - obsidian
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- obsidienne
1, record 5, French, obsidienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- agate d’Islande 2, record 5, French, agate%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
correct, feminine noun
- agate noire 2, record 5, French, agate%20noire
correct, feminine noun
- verre volcanique 3, record 5, French, verre%20volcanique
correct, masculine noun
- obsidiane 4, record 5, French, obsidiane
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- obsidienne d’Islande 5, record 5, French, obsidienne%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique effusive entièrement vitreuse, noire, à cassure lisse conchoïdale brillante, à composition chimique de rhyolite, ou parfois de trachyte, anhydre ou presque(H2O<3 %) ;[...] 6, record 5, French, - obsidienne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le verre volcanique, ou obsidienne, se forme lorsque la chaleur intense d’un volcan fait fondre le sable. L’obsidienne, qui est dure, noire et luisante, a des bords tranchants lorsqu’elle se casse et peut être facilement travaillée pour faire bols, miroirs, bijoux, couteaux, flèches et pointes de lance. Les peuples autochtones de l’ouest du Canada échangeaient l’obsidienne du Yukon et de l’Alaska le long de la côte du Pacifique. 3, record 5, French, - obsidienne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obsidienne : de Obsidius, personnage qui, selon Pline, aurait découvert cette roche. 6, record 5, French, - obsidienne
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- obsidiana
1, record 5, Spanish, obsidiana
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca volcánica, vítrea, con estructura de microesferolitos. 1, record 5, Spanish, - obsidiana
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La obsidiana, de la cual existen algunas variedades, es una lava que presenta el aspecto de un vidrio negro o muy oscuro y que, al fragmentarse, tiene superficies concoideas. 1, record 5, Spanish, - obsidiana
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- microdiorite
1, record 6, English, microdiorite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A medium-grained igneous rock characterized by the mineral assemblage and chemical composition of diorite. 2, record 6, English, - microdiorite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such terms as "microdiorite," "microgranite," and "microsyenite" are used by Hatch and Wells for rocks with grain diameters between 0.5 and 0.05 mm. 3, record 6, English, - microdiorite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
microdiorite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 6, English, - microdiorite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- microdiorite
1, record 6, French, microdiorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique plutonique à structure microgrenue, souvent en filons ou en bordure des massifs dioritiques [...] composée essentiellement de plagioclase et de hornblende verte avec, parfois, un peu de biotite. 2, record 6, French, - microdiorite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Microsyénites, microdiorites (le porphyre bleu de l’Esterel ou porphyre bleu des Romains ou estérellite est une microdiorite quartzifère) [...] 3, record 6, French, - microdiorite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
microdiorite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 6, French, - microdiorite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- microdiorita
1, record 6, Spanish, microdiorita
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diorita de grano muy fino, que se ha formado a menor profundidad que la diorita propiamente dicha. 1, record 6, Spanish, - microdiorita
Record 7 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- leucitite
1, record 7, English, leucitite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extrusive igneous rock, coloured ash gray to nearly black, that contains leucite and augite as large, single crystals (phenocrysts) in a fine-grained matrix (groundmass) of leucite, augite, sanidine, apatite, titanite, magnetite, and melilite ... 2, record 7, English, - leucitite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- leucitite
1, record 7, French, leucitite
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 magmatique effusive, finement grenue, formée de cristaux automorphes de leucite et de pyroxènes. 2, record 7, French, - leucitite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- leucitita
1, record 7, Spanish, leucitita
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variedad de lava de la familia de las ijolitas, que contiene leucita y augita, y en ciertos casos, olivino. 1, record 7, Spanish, - leucitita
Record 8 - internal organization data 2016-01-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Tectonics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- rhyolite
1, record 8, English, rhyolite
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- liparite 2, record 8, English, liparite
see observation
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of extrusive igneous rocks, typically porphyritic and commonly exhibiting flow texture, with phenocrysts of quartz and alkali feldspar in a glassy to cryptocrystalline groundmass. 3, record 8, English, - rhyolite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liparite: A synonym of rhyolite used by German and Soviet authors. Its name, given by Roth in 1861, is derived from the Lipari Island, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Not recommended usage; the much more widely used synonym rhyolite has priority by one year. 3, record 8, English, - rhyolite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mineralized rhyolite, unmineralized rhyolite. 4, record 8, English, - rhyolite
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Tectonique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- rhyolite
1, record 8, French, rhyolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- rhyolithe 2, record 8, French, rhyolithe
correct, feminine noun
- liparite 3, record 8, French, liparite
see observation, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique effusive, fréquemment riche en verre, de teinte claire, à microlites et phénocristaux rares. 2, record 8, French, - rhyolite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sa structure est fluidale, plus ou moins sphérolitique et sa composition correspond à celle des granites. 2, record 8, French, - rhyolite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
liparite : certains auteurs considèrent la liparite comme une variété de rhyolite pauvre en verre, alors que certains autres traitent ce terme comme synonyme. 4, record 8, French, - rhyolite
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Rhyolite minéralisée, rhyolite non minéralisée. 5, record 8, French, - rhyolite
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Tectónica
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- riolita
1, record 8, Spanish, riolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- liparita 1, record 8, Spanish, liparita
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca volcánica, subalcalina o alcalina, ácida, rica en vidrio y con cristales de cuarzo, feldespato alcalino y biotita y con textura fluidal [...] con frecuencia tiene plagioclasa y anfíbol. 1, record 8, Spanish, - riolita
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liparita: de isla de Lipari, Italia. 1, record 8, Spanish, - riolita
Record 9 - internal organization data 2013-08-21
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cortlandite
1, record 9, English, cortlandite
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Mineral] composed principally of hornblende and olivine. 2, record 9, English, - cortlandite
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- cortlandite
1, record 9, French, cortlandite
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique ultrabasique à cristaux d’olivine, phénocristaux d’hornblende brune abondante, pyroxène et biotite rare. 2, record 9, French, - cortlandite
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- olivinite
1, record 10, English, olivinite
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An olivine-rich ore-bearing igneous rock that also contains other pyroxenes and/or amphiboles. 2, record 10, English, - olivinite
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- olivinite
1, record 10, French, olivinite
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique composée essentiellement d’olivine [...] 2, record 10, French, - olivinite
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2013-06-03
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- bysmalith
1, record 11, English, bysmalith
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large roughly cylindrical body of igneous rock which, when it was forced upward, lifted up the overlying rock. 2, record 11, English, - bysmalith
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- bysmalite
1, record 11, French, bysmalite
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Massif plus ou moins vertical de roche magmatique plutonique de type laccolite, dont une partie du toit est forcée vers le haut en déterminant un horst dans les roches encaissantes. 2, record 11, French, - bysmalite
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2013-05-28
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- theralite
1, record 12, English, theralite
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a group of mafic, intrusive, igneous rocks that contain nepheline and calcic plagioclase. 2, record 12, English, - theralite
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- théralite
1, record 12, French, th%C3%A9ralite
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique basique, déficitaire en silice [...] composée de plagioclases calciques, de feldspathoïdes, d’augite et de petites quantités de sanidine, d’amphibole sodique et d’olivine. 2, record 12, French, - th%C3%A9ralite
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- beforsite
1, record 13, English, beforsite
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- béforsite
1, record 13, French, b%C3%A9forsite
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique grenue à aspect de calcaire cristallin [...] composée à 80 % de grands cristaux de carbonatite, surtout de la dolomite et de la calcite. 2, record 13, French, - b%C3%A9forsite
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 2013-03-28
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- epibolite
1, record 14, English, epibolite
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- épibolite
1, record 14, French, %C3%A9pibolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'association «en grand» de la roche cristallophyllienne avec l'apport magmatique se traduit par des faciès très variés que Jung et Roques classent en trois familles :-diadysites [...];-épibolites(de «épibole», couche) lorsque les filonnets sont concordants avec la stratification;-agmatites [...] 2, record 14, French, - %C3%A9pibolite
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 2012-11-23
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- chonolith
1, record 15, English, chonolith
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An intrusive igneous rock mass of wholly irregular form. 2, record 15, English, - chonolith
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- chonolite
1, record 15, French, chonolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masse intrusive de roche magmatique, de quelques centaines de mètres de diamètre, aux contours irréguliers et dont les relations avec la roche encaissante sont plutôt mal établies. 2, record 15, French, - chonolite
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 2012-10-22
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- mugearite
1, record 16, English, mugearite
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark, fine-grained, extrusive, or hypabyssal basaltic igneous rock consisting of oligoclase, alkali feldspar, and olivine, with accessory apatite and opaque oxides. 2, record 16, English, - mugearite
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- mugéarite
1, record 16, French, mug%C3%A9arite
correct, feminine noun
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique effusive de type andésite à oligoclase, olivine, orthoclase et, en moindre quantité, opalite et oxydes opaques. 2, record 16, French, - mug%C3%A9arite
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record 17 - internal organization data 2011-11-29
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- leucitophyre
1, record 17, English, leucitophyre
correct
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of leucitite characterized by leucite phenocrysts and essentially composed of leucite, nepheline and clinopyroxene. 1, record 17, English, - leucitophyre
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- leucitophyre
1, record 17, French, leucitophyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique effusive à leucite [...] 2, record 17, French, - leucitophyre
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 2011-07-25
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 18, Main entry term, English
- ocellar
1, record 18, English, ocellar
correct, adjective
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Describes an igneous rock in which the phenocrysts consist of aggregates of smaller crystals arranged around larger euhedral crystals or form rounded eyelike branching forms. 1, record 18, English, - ocellar
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 18, Main entry term, French
- ocellaire
1, record 18, French, ocellaire
correct, adjective
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie une roche magmatique ou métamorphique à aspect tacheté. 1, record 18, French, - ocellaire
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- ortho-
1, record 19, English, ortho%2D
correct, prefix
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In petrology, a prefix that, when used with the name of a metamorphic rock, indicates that is was derived from an igneous rock. 1, record 19, English, - ortho%2D
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Orthogneiss, orthoamphibolite. 1, record 19, English, - ortho%2D
Record 19, Key term(s)
- ortho
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- ortho-
1, record 19, French, ortho%2D
correct, prefix
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préfixe utilisé dans la nomenclature des roches métamorphiques pour indiquer que la roche originelle était magmatique. 2, record 19, French, - ortho%2D
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Orthogneiss, orthoamphibolite. 2, record 19, French, - ortho%2D
Record 19, Key term(s)
- ortho
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- monzonite
1, record 20, English, monzonite
correct
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
- syenodiorite 2, record 20, English, syenodiorite
correct
- monzosyenite 2, record 20, English, monzosyenite
correct, obsolete
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of granular plutonic rocks intermediate in composition between syenite and diorite, containing approximately equal amounts of potassium feldspar and sodic plagioclase with little or no quartz. 2, record 20, English, - monzonite
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The intrusive equivalent of latite. 2, record 20, English, - monzonite
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 2 OBS
monzosyenite: An obsolete term for monzonite. 2, record 20, English, - monzonite
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- monzonite
1, record 20, French, monzonite
correct, feminine noun
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
- syénodiorite 2, record 20, French, sy%C3%A9nodiorite
feminine noun
- syéno-diorite 3, record 20, French, sy%C3%A9no%2Ddiorite
feminine noun
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique de composition intermédiaire entre les syénites et les diorites. 4, record 20, French, - monzonite
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
Record 21 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 21, English
Record 21, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 21, Main entry term, English
- intrusive rock
1, record 21, English, intrusive%20rock
correct
Record 21, Abbreviations, English
Record 21, Synonyms, English
- intrusion rock 2, record 21, English, intrusion%20rock
correct
- intrusive 3, record 21, English, intrusive
correct, see observation, noun
- intruded rock 4, record 21, English, intruded%20rock
- penetrative rock 5, record 21, English, penetrative%20rock
- irruptive rock 6, record 21, English, irruptive%20rock
Record 21, Textual support, English
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock that, while in molten state, has penetrated into or between other rocks and has solidified. 7, record 21, English, - intrusive%20rock
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Eaglet fluorspar deposit in central British Columbia, and the St. Lawrence fluorspar deposits of southeastern Newfoundland, represent economic fluorite ... deposits ... that are associated with alkaline and peralkaline intrusives, respectively. 3, record 21, English, - intrusive%20rock
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intrusive: generally plural as a noun. 6, record 21, English, - intrusive%20rock
Record 21, Key term(s)
- intrusives
Record 21, French
Record 21, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 21, Main entry term, French
- roche intrusive
1, record 21, French, roche%20intrusive
correct, feminine noun
Record 21, Abbreviations, French
Record 21, Synonyms, French
- roche d’intrusion 2, record 21, French, roche%20d%26rsquo%3Bintrusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 21, Textual support, French
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique mise en place à l'état fluide, puis solidifiée sous la surface. 3, record 21, French, - roche%20intrusive
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’enstatite est brune ou incolore. La bronzite est brune, verdâtre ou noire. Tous ont un éclat submétallique. Ce sont des minéraux caractéristiques des roches intrusives (gabbros et péridotites), mais ils se rencontrent aussi dans les roches effusives, telles les trachytes, les mélaphyres et les andésites. 4, record 21, French, - roche%20intrusive
Record 21, Spanish
Record 21, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 21, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca intrusiva
1, record 21, Spanish, roca%20intrusiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 21, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 21, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 21, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca que resulta de la solidificación de un magma ascendente entre las rocas sólidas de la corteza terrestre ya existentes. 1, record 21, Spanish, - roca%20intrusiva
Record 22 - external organization data 2011-07-20
Record 22, English
Record 22, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 22, Main entry term, English
- igneous rock
1, record 22, English, igneous%20rock
correct
Record 22, Abbreviations, English
Record 22, Synonyms, English
- magmatic rock 2, record 22, English, magmatic%20rock
correct
- eruptive rock 3, record 22, English, eruptive%20rock
Record 22, Textual support, English
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock which has congealed from a molten mass called magma. 4, record 22, English, - igneous%20rock
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Igneous rocks constitute one of the three main classes into which rocks are divided, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary. 5, record 22, English, - igneous%20rock
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Granite is an igneous rock. 6, record 22, English, - igneous%20rock
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... pluton (a large igneous rock body that crystallized deep beneath the surface of the earth). 7, record 22, English, - igneous%20rock
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 OBS
igneous rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 22, English, - igneous%20rock
Record 22, French
Record 22, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 22, Main entry term, French
- roche ignée
1, record 22, French, roche%20ign%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 22, Abbreviations, French
Record 22, Synonyms, French
- roche magmatique 2, record 22, French, roche%20magmatique
correct, feminine noun
- magmatite 3, record 22, French, magmatite
feminine noun
- roche éruptive 4, record 22, French, roche%20%C3%A9ruptive
feminine noun
Record 22, Textual support, French
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche qui provient de la consolidation de masses fluides de composition complexe, appelées magma, portées à l’intérieur de l’écorce terrestre à des températures très élevées. 5, record 22, French, - roche%20ign%C3%A9e
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches magmatiques [...] ont pris naissance à partir d’un liquide de silicates fondus. La cristallisation de ces magmas peut avoir lieu rapidement à la surface donnant naissance à des roches volcaniques ou lentement en profondeur produisant des roches plutoniques. 6, record 22, French, - roche%20ign%C3%A9e
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] un pluton [...] (grande masse de roche ignée, cristallisée et située profondément sous l’écorce terrestre). 7, record 22, French, - roche%20ign%C3%A9e
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roche ignée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 22, French, - roche%20ign%C3%A9e
Record 22, Spanish
Record 22, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 22, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca ígnea
1, record 22, Spanish, roca%20%C3%ADgnea
correct, feminine noun
Record 22, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 22, Synonyms, Spanish
- roca eruptiva 2, record 22, Spanish, roca%20eruptiva
feminine noun
Record 22, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca formada en la solidificación de un magma. 1, record 22, Spanish, - roca%20%C3%ADgnea
Record 23 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 23, English
Record 23, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 23, Main entry term, English
- acidic rock
1, record 23, English, acidic%20rock
correct
Record 23, Abbreviations, English
Record 23, Synonyms, English
- acid rock 2, record 23, English, acid%20rock
correct
- acidite 3, record 23, English, acidite
correct
- silicic rock 4, record 23, English, silicic%20rock
correct
Record 23, Textual support, English
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock that contains more than 60% SiO2. 5, record 23, English, - acidic%20rock
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common hosts are acid plutonic rocks of the granite clan ranging from adamellite through granodiorite to tonalite. 6, record 23, English, - acidic%20rock
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acidite: Collective name for all igneous rocks high in silica (65-70% SiO2 by weight. 3, record 23, English, - acidic%20rock
Record 23, French
Record 23, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 23, Main entry term, French
- roche acide
1, record 23, French, roche%20acide
correct, feminine noun
Record 23, Abbreviations, French
Record 23, Synonyms, French
- roche siliceuse 2, record 23, French, roche%20siliceuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 23, Textual support, French
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche éruptive contenant plus de 65 % de silice [...] 3, record 23, French, - roche%20acide
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bassins pauvres en carbonate (granite, silice, roches métamorphiques, roches acides, gneiss) amènent des eaux de surface douces à faible pouvoir tampon. 4, record 23, French, - roche%20acide
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La notion d’acidité, quelque peu ambiguë pour les roches, a été introduite au milieu du siècle dernier par Élie de Beaumont qui, en fonction de la teneur en SiO2 distingue les roches acides [plus de 65 %], les roches intermédiaires [entre 52 et 65 %], les roches basiques [entre 45 et 52 %] et les roches ultra-basiques [moins de 45 %]. 5, record 23, French, - roche%20acide
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Roche éruptive acide. 6, record 23, French, - roche%20acide
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Roche magmatique acide. 7, record 23, French, - roche%20acide
Record 23, Spanish
Record 23, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 23, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca ácida
1, record 23, Spanish, roca%20%C3%A1cida
correct, feminine noun
Record 23, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 23, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 23, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca que posee más de un 60% de SiO2, en la que hay sílice libre además de la que forma parte de los silicatos. 1, record 23, Spanish, - roca%20%C3%A1cida
Record 24 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 24, English
Record 24, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 24, Main entry term, English
- porphyry dyke
1, record 24, English, porphyry%20dyke
correct
Record 24, Abbreviations, English
Record 24, Synonyms, English
- porphyry dike 2, record 24, English, porphyry%20dike
correct
- porphyritic dyke 3, record 24, English, porphyritic%20dyke
correct
- porphyritic dike 4, record 24, English, porphyritic%20dike
correct
Record 24, Textual support, English
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A steeply west-dipping, north-northwest-trending, biotite-bearing quartz-feldspar porphyry dyke is associated with the Lake George granodiorite ... The porphyry dyke yielded an age of 420.8 +5.9/-4.0 Ma (U-Pb zircon) and is inferred to be coeval with or slightly older than the Lake George granodiorite (412 +5/-4 Ma, U-Pb zircon). 5, record 24, English, - porphyry%20dyke
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porphyry dyke: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 24, English, - porphyry%20dyke
Record 24, French
Record 24, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 24, Main entry term, French
- dyke porphyrique
1, record 24, French, dyke%20porphyrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 24, Abbreviations, French
Record 24, Synonyms, French
- dyke de porphyre 2, record 24, French, dyke%20de%20porphyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 24, Textual support, French
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un dyke(ou dike) est une lame de roche magmatique qui s’est infiltrée dans une fissure de l'encaissant. De ce fait, un dyke recoupe les autres couches de roche(différence avec le sill). 3, record 24, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dyke porphyrique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 24, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Dyke de porphyre à quartz, à quartz et feldspath. 5, record 24, French, - dyke%20porphyrique
Record 24, Key term(s)
- dike porphyrique
- dike de porphyre
Record 24, Spanish
Record 24, Textual support, Spanish
Record 25 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 25, English
Record 25, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 25, Main entry term, English
- peralkaline
1, record 25, English, peralkaline
correct
Record 25, Abbreviations, English
Record 25, Synonyms, English
Record 25, Textual support, English
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of igneous rock, having a molecular proportion of aluminum lower than that of sodium oxide and potassium oxide combined. 2, record 25, English, - peralkaline
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 OBS
peralkaline: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 25, English, - peralkaline
Record 25, French
Record 25, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 25, Main entry term, French
- hyperalcalin
1, record 25, French, hyperalcalin
correct
Record 25, Abbreviations, French
Record 25, Synonyms, French
- peralcalin 2, record 25, French, peralcalin
correct
Record 25, Textual support, French
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’une roche magmatique dont les proportions moléculaires de soude et de potasse sont plus importantes que celles d’alumine. 3, record 25, French, - hyperalcalin
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des roches alcalines [...] présentent un excès d’aluminium et de radium et sont peralcalines. 2, record 25, French, - hyperalcalin
Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hyperalcalin : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 25, French, - hyperalcalin
Record 25, Spanish
Record 25, Textual support, Spanish
Record 26 - internal organization data 2011-01-17
Record 26, English
Record 26, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 26, Main entry term, English
- magmatic differentiation
1, record 26, English, magmatic%20differentiation
correct
Record 26, Abbreviations, English
Record 26, Synonyms, English
- magma differentiation 2, record 26, English, magma%20differentiation
correct
- differentiation of magma 3, record 26, English, differentiation%20of%20magma
correct
- magmatic fractionation 4, record 26, English, magmatic%20fractionation
correct
- magma partitioning 5, record 26, English, magma%20partitioning
correct
- partitioning 6, record 26, English, partitioning
correct
Record 26, Textual support, English
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of developing more than one type of igneous rock, in situ, from a common magma. 7, record 26, English, - magmatic%20differentiation
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there are strong indications of magmatic differentiation in early-formed rock units with a corresponding progressive increase in alkalinity as successive units form ... 4, record 26, English, - magmatic%20differentiation
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 OBS
partitioning: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 26, English, - magmatic%20differentiation
Record 26, French
Record 26, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 26, Main entry term, French
- différenciation magmatique
1, record 26, French, diff%C3%A9renciation%20magmatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 26, Abbreviations, French
Record 26, Synonyms, French
- différenciation du magma 2, record 26, French, diff%C3%A9renciation%20du%20magma
correct, feminine noun
- différenciation 3, record 26, French, diff%C3%A9renciation
correct, feminine noun
Record 26, Textual support, French
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus par lequel un magma originel peut donner naissance à des magmas dits secondaires, par des phénomènes qui déterminent des déplacements d’éléments à l’intérieur de la masse magmatique. 4, record 26, French, - diff%C3%A9renciation%20magmatique
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En fait, des roches endogènes, même situées assez près l'une de l'autre sur le terrain, peuvent avoir des compositions chimiques différentes. [...] un seul et même magma a donné d’abord une roche plus riche que lui en tel ou tel élément, et ensuite évidemment une roche plus pauvre-c'est la «différenciation magmatique»-[...] 5, record 26, French, - diff%C3%A9renciation%20magmatique
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 OBS
différenciation : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 26, French, - diff%C3%A9renciation%20magmatique
Record 26, Spanish
Record 26, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 26, Main entry term, Spanish
- diferenciación magmática
1, record 26, Spanish, diferenciaci%C3%B3n%20magm%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 26, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 26, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 26, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 26, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso mediante el cual un magma inicialmente homogéneo se separa en fracciones de diferente composición. Hay varios mecanismos de fraccionamiento, pero el más importante es producido como resultado de la cristalización del magma. 1, record 26, Spanish, - diferenciaci%C3%B3n%20magm%C3%A1tica
Record 27 - internal organization data 2011-01-13
Record 27, English
Record 27, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 27, Main entry term, English
- ultrabasic rock
1, record 27, English, ultrabasic%20rock
correct, see observation
Record 27, Abbreviations, English
Record 27, Synonyms, English
- ultrabasite 2, record 27, English, ultrabasite
correct
- ultramafic rock 3, record 27, English, ultramafic%20rock
correct, see observation
- ultra-mafic rock 4, record 27, English, ultra%2Dmafic%20rock
correct
- ultramafics 5, record 27, English, ultramafics
correct, see observation, plural
- ultramafite 6, record 27, English, ultramafite
correct
Record 27, Textual support, English
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] igneous rock consisting essentially of ferromagnesian minerals to the virtual exclusion of quartz, feldspar, and feldspathoids. 7, record 27, English, - ultrabasic%20rock
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Economic deposits of the mineral chromite are almost universally associated with mafic or ultra-mafic rocks. 4, record 27, English, - ultrabasic%20rock
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally defined as rocks containing less than 45% silica, this artificial boundary has now been abandoned as a result of the recognition of many rock types which while undoubtedly ultrabasic by other tests, contain more than 45% silica ... 7, record 27, English, - ultrabasic%20rock
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to the source MROCK, 1985 (Richard Scott Mitchell, Dictionary of Rocks), the terms "ultramafic rock" and "ultrabasic rock" are nearly synonymous. They differ in that ultrabasic rocks contain little or no feldspar while ultramafic rocks contain no feldspar. 8, record 27, English, - ultrabasic%20rock
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 3 OBS
As a noun, the term "ultramafic" is used in the plural. 8, record 27, English, - ultrabasic%20rock
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 4 OBS
ultramafics: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 27, English, - ultrabasic%20rock
Record 27, Key term(s)
- ultra-basic rock
- ultra basic rock
- ultra mafic rock
- ultra-basite
- ultra basite
- ultra-mafite
- ultra mafite
- ultra-mafics
- ultra mafics
Record 27, French
Record 27, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 27, Main entry term, French
- roche ultrabasique
1, record 27, French, roche%20ultrabasique
correct, feminine noun
Record 27, Abbreviations, French
Record 27, Synonyms, French
- roche ultra-basique 2, record 27, French, roche%20ultra%2Dbasique
correct, feminine noun
- ultrabasite 3, record 27, French, ultrabasite
correct, feminine noun
- roche ultramafique 4, record 27, French, roche%20ultramafique
correct, feminine noun
- ultramafite 5, record 27, French, ultramafite
correct, feminine noun
- ultramafitite 6, record 27, French, ultramafitite
correct, feminine noun
Record 27, Textual support, French
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique mélanocrate à holomélanocrate pauvre en silice(SiO2 <45 %) et riche en calcium, fer et magnésium, constituée essentiellement d’un ou plusieurs minéraux ferromagnésiens(péridot, pyroxène, amphibole). 7, record 27, French, - roche%20ultrabasique
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La notion d’acidité, quelque peu ambiguë pour les roches, a été introduite au milieu du siècle dernier par Élie de Beaumont qui, en fonction de la teneur en SiO2, distingue les roches acides [plus de 65 %], les roches intermédiaires [entre 52 et 65 %], les roches basiques [entre 45 et 52 %] et les roches ultra-basiques [moins de 45 %]. 8, record 27, French, - roche%20ultrabasique
Record number: 27, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ultramafite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 9, record 27, French, - roche%20ultrabasique
Record 27, Key term(s)
- roche ultra basique
- ultra-basite
- ultra basite
- roche ultra-mafique
- roche ultra mafique
- ultra-mafite
- ultra mafite
- ultra-mafitite
- ultra mafitite
Record 27, Spanish
Record 27, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 27, Main entry term, Spanish
- ultrabasita
1, record 27, Spanish, ultrabasita
feminine noun
Record 27, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 27, Synonyms, Spanish
- roca ultrabásica 1, record 27, Spanish, roca%20ultrab%C3%A1sica
feminine noun
Record 27, Textual support, Spanish
Record 28 - internal organization data 2010-12-10
Record 28, English
Record 28, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 28, Main entry term, English
- xenolith
1, record 28, English, xenolith
correct
Record 28, Abbreviations, English
Record 28, Synonyms, English
- exogenous inclusion 2, record 28, English, exogenous%20inclusion
correct
- accidental inclusion 2, record 28, English, accidental%20inclusion
correct
Record 28, Textual support, English
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fragment of country rock within a plutonic or volcanic rock. 2, record 28, English, - xenolith
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sudbury ... possesses a sublayer rich in ultrabasic xenoliths probably derived from a hidden layered sequence. 3, record 28, English, - xenolith
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 1 OBS
xenolith: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 28, English, - xenolith
Record 28, French
Record 28, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 28, Main entry term, French
- xénolite
1, record 28, French, x%C3%A9nolite
correct, masculine noun
Record 28, Abbreviations, French
Record 28, Synonyms, French
- enclave étrangère 2, record 28, French, enclave%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- enclave énallogène 3, record 28, French, enclave%20%C3%A9nallog%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 28, Textual support, French
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enclave dans une roche magmatique. 4, record 28, French, - x%C3%A9nolite
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les bancs de grès résistent mieux à l’assimilation. Leur digestion conduit à des leptynites mais ils subsistent fréquemment sous forme d’enclaves de quartzite [...] Lacroix a qualifié d’énallogènes les enclaves de ce type pour les distinguer des enclaves homéogènes dues à des différences locales de la composition des magmas sans intervention des roches encaissantes. 5, record 28, French, - x%C3%A9nolite
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Des fragments de roches composées d’amphibole, de biotite, de feldspath (orthose perthitique) et de petits cristaux d’albite sont connus dans le granite de Flamanville, là où il possède une structure planaire. Ce sont des fragments d’amphibolite, roche métamorphique, dont on reconnaît la structure feuilletée. Dans ce cas, il s’agit de blocs raclés par la masse visqueuse au cours de son ascension et orientés selon des plans de progression. 2, record 28, French, - x%C3%A9nolite
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 3 OBS
xénolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 28, French, - x%C3%A9nolite
Record 28, Spanish
Record 28, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 28, Main entry term, Spanish
- xenolito
1, record 28, Spanish, xenolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 28, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 28, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 28, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 28, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los xenolitos son inclusiones de 5 a 50 cm consistentes en fragmentos de roca que han penetrado en una masa de magma antes de su solidificación. Ese fenómeno es muy frecuente cuando el magma irrumpe en una roca muy fragmentada. 2, record 28, Spanish, - xenolito
Record 29 - internal organization data 2010-11-17
Record 29, English
Record 29, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 29, Main entry term, English
- calc-alkaline
1, record 29, English, calc%2Dalkaline
correct
Record 29, Abbreviations, English
Record 29, Synonyms, English
- calc-alkali 2, record 29, English, calc%2Dalkali
correct
- calc-alkalic 3, record 29, English, calc%2Dalkalic
correct
Record 29, Textual support, English
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to igneous rocks in which the dominant feldspar is calcium-rich [and] also ... to calcium-bearing minerals ... 2, record 29, English, - calc%2Dalkaline
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Calc-alkaline rocks tend to contain calcium-bearing ferromagnesian minerals ... 2, record 29, English, - calc%2Dalkaline
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calc-: Prefix meaning limy, i.e., containing calcium carbonate. 4, record 29, English, - calc%2Dalkaline
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 2 OBS
calc-alkalic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 29, English, - calc%2Dalkaline
Record 29, French
Record 29, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 29, Main entry term, French
- calco-alcalin
1, record 29, French, calco%2Dalcalin
correct
Record 29, Abbreviations, French
Record 29, Synonyms, French
- calcoalcalin 2, record 29, French, calcoalcalin
correct
Record 29, Textual support, French
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’une roche, d’un terrain, magmatique, dont les proportions d’alcalins(Na + K) sont voisines ou égales aux proportions de Ca. 3, record 29, French, - calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calco-alcalin : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 29, French, - calco%2Dalcalin
Record number: 29, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Magmatisme calco-alcalin. 5, record 29, French, - calco%2Dalcalin
Record 29, Spanish
Record 29, Textual support, Spanish
Record 30 - internal organization data 2009-10-05
Record 30, English
Record 30, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 30, Main entry term, English
- laccolith
1, record 30, English, laccolith
correct
Record 30, Abbreviations, English
Record 30, Synonyms, English
- laccolite 2, record 30, English, laccolite
correct, obsolete
Record 30, Textual support, English
Record number: 30, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An intrusion of igneous rock which spreads along bedding planes and forces the overlying strata into a dome. 3, record 30, English, - laccolith
Record number: 30, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Grove Karl Gilbert ... coined the term "laccolite" (now laccolith) to describe the characteristic shapes of some of the igneous intrusions that core the mountains. 4, record 30, English, - laccolith
Record number: 30, Textual support number: 2 OBS
laccolith: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 30, English, - laccolith
Record 30, French
Record 30, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 30, Main entry term, French
- laccolite
1, record 30, French, laccolite
correct, masculine noun
Record 30, Abbreviations, French
Record 30, Synonyms, French
Record 30, Textual support, French
Record number: 30, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Massif de roche magmatique. 2, record 30, French, - laccolite
Record number: 30, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les laccolites [...] sont en quelque sorte des volcans avortés. [...] Leur base, sensiblement horizontale, est en relation avec le magma sous-jacent par une cheminée verticale. Leur section est elliptique, leur toit en forme de coupole pouvant émettre des apophyses dans les roches sédimentaires encaissantes. 3, record 30, French, - laccolite
Record number: 30, Textual support number: 1 OBS
laccolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 30, French, - laccolite
Record 30, Key term(s)
- laccolithe
Record 30, Spanish
Record 30, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 30, Main entry term, Spanish
- lacolito
1, record 30, Spanish, lacolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 30, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 30, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 30, Textual support, Spanish
Record 31 - internal organization data 2009-07-24
Record 31, English
Record 31, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 31, Main entry term, English
- intraplutonic dyke
1, record 31, English, intraplutonic%20dyke
correct, Great Britain
Record 31, Abbreviations, English
Record 31, Synonyms, English
- intraplutonic dike 2, record 31, English, intraplutonic%20dike
correct, United States
Record 31, Textual support, English
Record number: 31, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A dike or dyke in geology is a type of sheet intrusion referring to any geologic body that cuts discordantly across planar wall rock structures, such as bedding or foliation. 3, record 31, English, - intraplutonic%20dyke
Record number: 31, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intraplutonic dyke: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 31, English, - intraplutonic%20dyke
Record 31, Key term(s)
- intra-plutonic dyke
- intra-plutonic dike
Record 31, French
Record 31, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 31, Main entry term, French
- dyke intraplutonique
1, record 31, French, dyke%20intraplutonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 31, Abbreviations, French
Record 31, Synonyms, French
Record 31, Textual support, French
Record number: 31, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un dyke(ou dike) est une lame de roche magmatique qui s’est infiltrée dans une fissure de l'encaissant. 2, record 31, French, - dyke%20intraplutonique
Record number: 31, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intraplutonique : Situé à l’intérieur des plutons. 3, record 31, French, - dyke%20intraplutonique
Record number: 31, Textual support number: 3 OBS
dyke intraplutonique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 31, French, - dyke%20intraplutonique
Record 31, Key term(s)
- dike intraplutonique
- dyke intra-plutonique
- dike intra-plutonique
Record 31, Spanish
Record 31, Textual support, Spanish
Record 32 - internal organization data 2009-06-10
Record 32, English
Record 32, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 32, Main entry term, English
- vitrophyre
1, record 32, English, vitrophyre
correct
Record 32, Abbreviations, English
Record 32, Synonyms, English
- glass porphyry 2, record 32, English, glass%20porphyry
correct
Record 32, Textual support, English
Record number: 32, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any porphyritic igneous rock whose groundmass is glassy. 2, record 32, English, - vitrophyre
Record number: 32, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitrophyre: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 32, English, - vitrophyre
Record 32, French
Record 32, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 32, Main entry term, French
- vitrophyre
1, record 32, French, vitrophyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 32, Abbreviations, French
Record 32, Synonyms, French
Record 32, Textual support, French
Record number: 32, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique effusive à pâte vitreuse et grands cristaux. 2, record 32, French, - vitrophyre
Record number: 32, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitrophyre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 32, French, - vitrophyre
Record 32, Spanish
Record 32, Textual support, Spanish
Record 33 - internal organization data 2009-06-10
Record 33, English
Record 33, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 33, Main entry term, English
- variolitic
1, record 33, English, variolitic
correct
Record 33, Abbreviations, English
Record 33, Synonyms, English
Record 33, Textual support, English
Record number: 33, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of basic igneous rock, having a fine-grained texture characterized by varioles. 2, record 33, English, - variolitic
Record number: 33, Textual support number: 1 OBS
varioles: A small, pea-sized spherical body in igneous rock, usually composed of fanlike sprays of plagioclase or pyroxene crystals radiating outward from a central point. 2, record 33, English, - variolitic
Record number: 33, Textual support number: 2 OBS
variolitic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 33, English, - variolitic
Record 33, French
Record 33, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 33, Main entry term, French
- variolitique
1, record 33, French, variolitique
correct
Record 33, Abbreviations, French
Record 33, Synonyms, French
- variolaire 2, record 33, French, variolaire
correct
Record 33, Textual support, French
Record number: 33, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Définit une roche magmatique montrant des varioles(petites boules de 0, 5 à 2 mm de diamètre) composées de plagioclases pris dans du verre, parfois accompagnées de petits minéraux ferromagnésiens(augite, olivine, etc.). 3, record 33, French, - variolitique
Record number: 33, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La texture variolitique est [...] similaire à la texture sphérolitique. Alors que la texture sphérolitique se développe parfois dans des laves riches en silice et particulièrement vitreuse la texture variolitique, au contraire, se développe dans des laves plus pauvres en silice, notamment dans les basaltes coussinés. Dans ces cas on observe des sphères radiées constituées de plagioclase et/ou de pyroxène en forme de fibres avec ou sans verre,dans un fond sombre,souvent vitreux à l’origine. 4, record 33, French, - variolitique
Record number: 33, Textual support number: 1 OBS
variolitique; variolaire : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 33, French, - variolitique
Record 33, Spanish
Record 33, Textual support, Spanish
Record 34 - internal organization data 2009-01-22
Record 34, English
Record 34, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 34, Main entry term, English
- basic
1, record 34, English, basic
correct, see observation
Record 34, Abbreviations, English
Record 34, Synonyms, English
Record 34, Textual support, English
Record number: 34, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of an igneous rock having a relatively low silica content, sometimes delimited arbitrarily as 44 to 51% to 45 to 52% ... 2, record 34, English, - basic
Record number: 34, Textual support number: 1 OBS
basic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 34, English, - basic
Record 34, French
Record 34, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 34, Main entry term, French
- basique
1, record 34, French, basique
correct, see observation
Record 34, Abbreviations, French
Record 34, Synonyms, French
Record 34, Textual support, French
Record number: 34, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’une roche magmatique pauvre en SiO2(45 à 52 % en poids) et riche en Mg, Fe et Ca(de 20 à 35 %). 2, record 34, French, - basique
Record number: 34, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’«acidité» d’une roche est liée à sa teneur en silice [...] les roches dites basiques en contiennent environ 50 %. 3, record 34, French, - basique
Record number: 34, Textual support number: 2 OBS
basique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 34, French, - basique
Record 34, Spanish
Record 34, Textual support, Spanish
Record 35 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 35, English
Record 35, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 35, Main entry term, English
- phoscorite
1, record 35, English, phoscorite
correct
Record 35, Abbreviations, English
Record 35, Synonyms, English
- foskorite 1, record 35, English, foskorite
correct
- kamaforite 1, record 35, English, kamaforite
correct
Record 35, Textual support, English
Record number: 35, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magmatic rock consisting predominantly of three major rock-forming minerals - olivine (forsterite), magnetite, and apatite. 1, record 35, English, - phoscorite
Record number: 35, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variations in the relative proportions of the three essential mineral components result in a variety of rock types in the phorcorite series, including: forsteritite (rock composed almost entirely of forsterite olivine), magnetitite (rock composed almost entirely of magnetite), nelsonite (magnetite-apatite (oxide-phosphate) rock), and apatitite (rock composed almost entirely of apatite. 1, record 35, English, - phoscorite
Record 35, French
Record 35, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 35, Main entry term, French
- phoscorite
1, record 35, French, phoscorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 35, Abbreviations, French
Record 35, Synonyms, French
- foskorite 1, record 35, French, foskorite
correct, feminine noun
- kamaforite 1, record 35, French, kamaforite
correct, feminine noun
Record 35, Textual support, French
Record number: 35, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique consistant surtout en trois minéraux majeurs-olivine(forstérite), magnétite et apatite. 1, record 35, French, - phoscorite
Record number: 35, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les proportions relatives variables de chacun des trois minéraux essentiels donnent divers types de roches de la série des phoscorites, notamment : forstéritite (roche composée presque exclusivement d’olivine [forstérite]), magnétitite (roche composée presque exclusivement de magnétite), nelsonite (roche à magnétite-apatite [oxyde-phosphate]) et apatitite (roche composée presque exclusivement d’apatite). 1, record 35, French, - phoscorite
Record 35, Spanish
Record 35, Textual support, Spanish
Record 36 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 36, English
Record 36, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 36, Main entry term, English
- lherzolite
1, record 36, English, lherzolite
correct, see observation
Record 36, Abbreviations, English
Record 36, Synonyms, English
Record 36, Textual support, English
Record number: 36, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of peridotite containing abundant olivine with orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. 2, record 36, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 36, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock. It is a coarse grained rock consisting of 40 to 90% olivine along with significant orthopyroxene and lesser calcic chromium rich clinopyroxene. Minor minerals include chromium and aluminium spinels and garnets. 3, record 36, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 36, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Etymology:] The name is derived from the Lherz Massif, an alpine peridotite complex (also known as orogenic lherzolite complex), (the type locality) at Etang de Lers in the French Pyrenees ... 3, record 36, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 36, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lherzolite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 36, English, - lherzolite
Record 36, French
Record 36, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 36, Main entry term, French
- lherzolite
1, record 36, French, lherzolite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 36, Abbreviations, French
Record 36, Synonyms, French
Record 36, Textual support, French
Record number: 36, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique grenue de type péridotite contenant des pyroxènes monocliniques et orthorhombiques avec olivine, hypersthène ou bronzite, diopside chromifère et spinelle. 2, record 36, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 36, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lherzolite est un type de roche plutonique, grenue, qui correspond à la péridotite originelle du manteau supérieur. C’est une roche au grains grossiers se composant de 40 à 90 % d’olivine avec du chrome riche en orthopyroxène et faible en [...] clinopyroxène. 3, record 36, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 36, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lherzolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 36, French, - lherzolite
Record 36, Spanish
Record 36, Textual support, Spanish
Record 37 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 37, English
Record 37, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 37, Main entry term, English
- olivine clinopyroxenite
1, record 37, English, olivine%20clinopyroxenite
correct, see observation
Record 37, Abbreviations, English
- ol cpx 2, record 37, English, ol%20cpx
correct
Record 37, Synonyms, English
- olivine-clinopyroxenite 3, record 37, English, olivine%2Dclinopyroxenite
correct
- ol-cpx 4, record 37, English, ol%2Dcpx
correct
- ol-cpx 4, record 37, English, ol%2Dcpx
Record 37, Textual support, English
Record number: 37, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ultramafic plutonic rock consisting essentially of clinopyroxene and up to 50 percent olivine. 5, record 37, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 37, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Turnagain ultramafic complex is an Alaskan-type complex of possible Late Triassic age. It has a central zone of dunite and an outer zone of wehrlite, olivine clinopyroxenite, clinopyroxenite, dunite, hornblendite (rare), and basic hornblende and plagioclase-bearing rock (rare). ... Olivine is most magnesian ... in the central dunite, and most iron-rich ... in olivine clinopyroxenite. 6, record 37, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 37, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All of the clinopyroxenites may be olivine- and phlogopite-bearing with olivine surrounding pyroxenes. In some variants, termed olivine-clinopyroxenites, olivine is a major component (20-35 volume %) with only minor phlogopite (up to 2.5% ...). Rocks with higher amounts of phlogopite (12-31 volume %) and less than 8 volume % olivine are termed phlogopite-clinopyroxenites ... 7, record 37, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record number: 37, Textual support number: 2 OBS
olivine clinopyroxenite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 37, English, - olivine%20clinopyroxenite
Record 37, French
Record 37, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 37, Main entry term, French
- clinopyroxénite à olivine
1, record 37, French, clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 37, Abbreviations, French
Record 37, Synonyms, French
Record 37, Textual support, French
Record number: 37, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le complexe ultramafique Turnagain est un complexe de type «alaskan» d’âge triassique supérieur possible. Il est formé d’une zone centrale de dunite et d’une zone extérieure de wehrlite, clinopyroxénite à olivine, clinopyroxénite, dunite, hornblendite (rare), et d’une roche basique à plagioclase et hornblende (rare). [...] L’olivine la plus magnésienne [...] se trouve dans la zone centrale et celle la plus riche en fer [...] dans la clinopyroxénite à olivine. 2, record 37, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record number: 37, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clinopyroxénite :Roche magmatique composée de clinopyroxène. 3, record 37, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record number: 37, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clinopyroxénite à olivine : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 37, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite%20%C3%A0%20olivine
Record 37, Spanish
Record 37, Textual support, Spanish
Record 38 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 38, English
Record 38, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 38, Main entry term, English
- granite
1, record 38, English, granite
correct
Record 38, Abbreviations, English
Record 38, Synonyms, English
Record 38, Textual support, English
Record number: 38, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture, specifically: a usually flesh-red whitish or gray very hard and durable holocrystalline-granular plutonic igneous rock consisting essentially of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, a small amount of acid plagioclase, usually one or more members of the mica, amphibole, and less commonly pyroxene groups, and usually accessories (as apatite, zircon, magnetite, and occasionally topaz, tourmaline, garnet), the rock varying in texture from fine to very coarse and taking a fine polish. 2, record 38, English, - granite
Record number: 38, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... granites constitute a large portion of the Archean basement. They form massive batholiths and plutons as well as extensive areas of granitic gneisses. They have long-term stability, high rock strength, good chemical stability, homogeneity and low porosity. 3, record 38, English, - granite
Record number: 38, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Felsic granite. 4, record 38, English, - granite
Record 38, French
Record 38, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 38, Main entry term, French
- granite
1, record 38, French, granite
correct, masculine noun
Record 38, Abbreviations, French
Record 38, Synonyms, French
- granit 2, record 38, French, granit
correct, masculine noun
Record 38, Textual support, French
Record number: 38, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique plutonique formée essentiellement de quartz et de feldspaths, et accessoirement d’autres minéraux comme les micas, les amphiboles et les pyroxènes, les autres minéraux accidentels. 3, record 38, French, - granite
Record number: 38, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on peut envisager la possibilité de créer un stockage [de déchets nucléaires] dans différentes roches : - roches sédimentaires telles que l’argile et le sel; - roches cristallines telles que le granite et le schiste. 4, record 38, French, - granite
Record number: 38, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Aucune formation géologique (granit, sel, argile, tuf volcanique) n’est nécessairement meilleure qu’une autre [en ce qui a trait à l’évacuation des déchets radioactifs dans des formations géologiques profondes]. 5, record 38, French, - granite
Record number: 38, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Granite felsique. 6, record 38, French, - granite
Record 38, Spanish
Record 38, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 38, Main entry term, Spanish
- granito
1, record 38, Spanish, granito
correct, masculine noun
Record 38, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 38, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 38, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 38, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca plutónica de textura granuda, compuesta por cuarzo, feldespato potásico, plagioclasa y minerales oscuros (principalmente, biotita) en porcentajes, en general, reducidos. El feldespato potásico predomina sobre la plagioclasa. 2, record 38, Spanish, - granito
Record 39 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 39, English
Record 39, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 39, Main entry term, English
- phonolite
1, record 39, English, phonolite
correct
Record 39, Abbreviations, English
Record 39, Synonyms, English
- clinkstone 2, record 39, English, clinkstone
correct, obsolete
- klingstein 3, record 39, English, klingstein
correct, obsolete
- echodolite 3, record 39, English, echodolite
correct, obsolete
Record 39, Textual support, English
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a group of fine grained extrusive rocks primarily composed of alkali feldspar (especially anorthoclase or sanidine) and with nepheline as the main feldspathoid ... 4, record 39, English, - phonolite
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The volcanic equivalent of the alkali syenites are the phonolites. 5, record 39, English, - phonolite
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nepheline occurs in quartz-free, felsic plutonic and volcanic rocks such as nepheline syenites and phonolites. 6, record 39, English, - phonolite
Record 39, French
Record 39, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 39, Main entry term, French
- phonolite
1, record 39, French, phonolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 39, Abbreviations, French
Record 39, Synonyms, French
- phonolithe 2, record 39, French, phonolithe
feminine noun, less frequent
Record 39, Textual support, French
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique alcaline et déficitaire en silice, contenant un feldspathoïde et qui se débite en dalles sonores à la percussion. 2, record 39, French, - phonolite
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phonolites. Ce sont des trachytes à feldspathoïdes, qui se présentent sous forme de laves compactes, grises, à l’éclat gras et sonores sous le choc. Les phénocristaux sont pour les feldspathslasanidine ou l’anorthose, pour les ferromagnésienspyroxène et amphibole, pour les feldspathoïdeslaleucite, mais non la néphéline. 3, record 39, French, - phonolite
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Famille de la syénite néphélinique : phonolites [...] Dans la pâte grise et rugueuse, les microlites sont souvent alignés et cette texture fluidale facilite le débitage de la roche en plaques : la phonolite est sonore quand on la frappe et elle tire son nom de cette propriété. Elle se présente en laccolites, dômes et dykes d’âge tertiaire [...] 4, record 39, French, - phonolite
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les phonolites sont caractérisées par une teneur moyenne en silice (50 à 60 %) et une proportion de soude pouvant atteindre 10 %. 5, record 39, French, - phonolite
Record 39, Spanish
Record 39, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 39, Main entry term, Spanish
- fonolita
1, record 39, Spanish, fonolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 39, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 39, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 39, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca eruptiva, microlítica, de la familia de las sienitas. 1, record 39, Spanish, - fonolita
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las fonolitas son rocas grisáceas constituidas por feldespatos alcalinos (sanidina, anortosa), feldespatoides (nefelina o leucita) y a veces minerales ferromagnésicos (piroxenos, anfíboles) o ferrosódicos. Suele encontrarse en forma de lacolitos o de domos. 1, record 39, Spanish, - fonolita
Record number: 39, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Debe su nombre a la sonoridad que tienen sus placas cuando son golpeadas. 1, record 39, Spanish, - fonolita
Record 40 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 40, English
Record 40, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 40, Main entry term, English
- contact metasomatism
1, record 40, English, contact%20metasomatism
correct
Record 40, Abbreviations, English
Record 40, Synonyms, English
- contact metasomatic alteration 2, record 40, English, contact%20metasomatic%20alteration
correct
Record 40, Textual support, English
Record number: 40, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mass change in the composition of rocks in contact with an invading magma from which fluid constituents are carried out to combine with some of the country-rock constituents to form a new suite of minerals. 3, record 40, English, - contact%20metasomatism
Record number: 40, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intrusion of the diabase sheets was accompanied by contact metasomatic alteration of the country rocks ... 2, record 40, English, - contact%20metasomatism
Record 40, French
Record 40, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 40, Main entry term, French
- métasomatisme de contact
1, record 40, French, m%C3%A9tasomatisme%20de%20contact
correct, masculine noun
Record 40, Abbreviations, French
Record 40, Synonyms, French
- métasomatose de contact 2, record 40, French, m%C3%A9tasomatose%20de%20contact
correct, feminine noun
Record 40, Textual support, French
Record number: 40, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modification chimique d’une roche envahie par une intrusion magmatique. 3, record 40, French, - m%C3%A9tasomatisme%20de%20contact
Record number: 40, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’intrusion des feuillets de diabase a été accompagnée d’un métasomatisme de contact des roches encaissantes [...] 4, record 40, French, - m%C3%A9tasomatisme%20de%20contact
Record 40, Spanish
Record 40, Textual support, Spanish
Record 41 - internal organization data 2005-01-18
Record 41, English
Record 41, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 41, Main entry term, English
- dike
1, record 41, English, dike
correct, United States
Record 41, Abbreviations, English
Record 41, Synonyms, English
- dyke 2, record 41, English, dyke
correct, Great Britain
Record 41, Textual support, English
Record number: 41, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tabular body of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjacent rocks or cuts massive rocks. 1, record 41, English, - dike
Record number: 41, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The offsets typically follow dykes of Sudbury Breccia ... 3, record 41, English, - dike
Record 41, French
Record 41, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 41, Main entry term, French
- dyke
1, record 41, French, dyke
correct, masculine noun
Record 41, Abbreviations, French
Record 41, Synonyms, French
- filon intrusif 2, record 41, French, filon%20intrusif
masculine noun
- filon rocheux 3, record 41, French, filon%20rocheux
masculine noun
Record 41, Textual support, French
Record number: 41, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lame épaisse de quelques dizaines ou centaines de mètres de roche magmatique recoupant les structures de l'encaissant [et qui, ] du fait de l'érosion, [...] peut donner un relief en forme de mur. 4, record 41, French, - dyke
Record number: 41, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches encaissantes subissent parfois un léger métamorphisme de contact [...] Lorsque l’érosion les a déblayées, les filons se dressent vers le ciel tels des murs déchiquetés. Ce sont alors des dykes qui confèrent au paysage une sauvage grandeur [...] 5, record 41, French, - dyke
Record number: 41, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les apophyses suivent de manière caractéristique des dykes de la Brèche de Sudbury [...] 6, record 41, French, - dyke
Record 41, Spanish
Record 41, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 41, Main entry term, Spanish
- dique
1, record 41, Spanish, dique
correct, masculine noun
Record 41, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 41, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 41, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 41, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espeso filón de roca magmática que, después de haber rellenado una fractura profunda, se yergue más tarde en el suelo, como una muralla, por haber destruido la erosión de las formaciones rocosas más blandas entre las cuales se hallaba encajado. 1, record 41, Spanish, - dique
Record 42 - internal organization data 2004-11-17
Record 42, English
Record 42, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 42, Main entry term, English
- carbonatite
1, record 42, English, carbonatite
correct
Record 42, Abbreviations, English
Record 42, Synonyms, English
Record 42, Textual support, English
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A carbonate rock of apparent magmatic origin, generally associated with kimberlites and alkalic rocks. 2, record 42, English, - carbonatite
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Carbonatites are igneous rocks which contain at least 50% modal carbonate minerals, mainly calcite, dolomite, ankerite, or sodium- and potassium-bearing carbonates ... 3, record 42, English, - carbonatite
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A carbonatite may be calcitic (sövite) or dolomitic (rauhaugite). 2, record 42, English, - carbonatite
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The most important products of carbonatites are phosphorus ..., niobium ... and rare-earth elements ... 4, record 42, English, - carbonatite
Record 42, French
Record 42, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 42, Main entry term, French
- carbonatite
1, record 42, French, carbonatite
correct, feminine noun
Record 42, Abbreviations, French
Record 42, Synonyms, French
Record 42, Textual support, French
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche [magmatique] presque totalement composée de calcite bien cristallisée, quelquefois ankérite ou sidérose. 2, record 42, French, - carbonatite
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les carbonatites sont des roches ignées qui renferment au moins 50 % de carbonates (concentrations modales), surtout de la calcite, de la dolonite, de l’ankérite, ou des carbonates sodiques et potassiques [...] 3, record 42, French, - carbonatite
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Véritable musée minéralogique, les carbonatites recèlent plus de cinquante minéraux et on continue à y découvrir de nouvelles espèces. On y trouve des carbonates classiques [...], mais aussi des carbonates contenant des terres rares [...] Les feldspaths [...], les feldspathoïdes [...], les pyroxènes [...], les péridots [...], les phyllites [...] y sont fréquents. Il s’y ajoute des minéraux phosphatés [...], des oxydes [...], des sulfures et des sulfates [...] 4, record 42, French, - carbonatite
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les carbonatites constituent souvent des gisements de terres rares. 5, record 42, French, - carbonatite
Record 42, Spanish
Record 42, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 42, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbonatita
1, record 42, Spanish, carbonatita
correct, feminine noun
Record 42, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 42, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 42, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 42, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca eruptiva cuyo componente esencial es el carbonato primario. 1, record 42, Spanish, - carbonatita
Record 43 - internal organization data 2004-07-13
Record 43, English
Record 43, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 43, Main entry term, English
- miarolitic pegmatite
1, record 43, English, miarolitic%20pegmatite
correct
Record 43, Abbreviations, English
Record 43, Synonyms, English
Record 43, Textual support, English
Record number: 43, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Miarolitic pegmatites are an important source of gemstones such as beryl (emerald), topaz, and tourmaline. 1, record 43, English, - miarolitic%20pegmatite
Record 43, French
Record 43, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 43, Main entry term, French
- pegmatite miarolitique
1, record 43, French, pegmatite%20miarolitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 43, Abbreviations, French
Record 43, Synonyms, French
Record 43, Textual support, French
Record number: 43, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pegmatites miarolitiques sont une source importante de gemmes telles que le béryl (émeraudes), la topaze et la tourmaline. 1, record 43, French, - pegmatite%20miarolitique
Record number: 43, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miarolitique : Se dit d’une roche magmatique plutonique, granitique en général, montrant de petites cavités, nommées miaroles, remplies de minéraux pneumatolytiques. S’ écrit aussi miarolithique. 2, record 43, French, - pegmatite%20miarolitique
Record 43, Key term(s)
- pegmatite miarolithique
Record 43, Spanish
Record 43, Textual support, Spanish
Record 44 - internal organization data 2003-12-23
Record 44, English
Record 44, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 44, Main entry term, English
- endogenetic rock
1, record 44, English, endogenetic%20rock
correct
Record 44, Abbreviations, English
Record 44, Synonyms, English
- endogenic rock 1, record 44, English, endogenic%20rock
correct
- endogenous rock 2, record 44, English, endogenous%20rock
correct
Record 44, Textual support, English
Record number: 44, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[a rock] that originates within the Earth, e.g. ... extrusive rocks. 2, record 44, English, - endogenetic%20rock
Record 44, French
Record 44, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 44, Main entry term, French
- roche endogène
1, record 44, French, roche%20endog%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 44, Abbreviations, French
Record 44, Synonyms, French
Record 44, Textual support, French
Record number: 44, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche formée à l'intérieur d’une planète tellurique(roche d’origine magmatique ou métamorphique). 2, record 44, French, - roche%20endog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 44, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous distinguerons [...] les roches d’origine externe ou roches exogènes qui se sont formées à la surface du globe [et les] roches d’origine interne ou roches endogènes qui, au contraire, se sont formées, pour partie au moins, à l’intérieur du globe. 3, record 44, French, - roche%20endog%C3%A8ne
Record 44, Spanish
Record 44, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 44, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca endógena
1, record 44, Spanish, roca%20end%C3%B3gena
correct, feminine noun
Record 44, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 44, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 44, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 44, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca formada a partir de un magma o por un proceso de metamorfismo. 1, record 44, Spanish, - roca%20end%C3%B3gena
Record 45 - internal organization data 2003-10-27
Record 45, English
Record 45, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 45, Main entry term, English
- cumulate
1, record 45, English, cumulate
correct, noun
Record 45, Abbreviations, English
Record 45, Synonyms, English
- cumulate rock 2, record 45, English, cumulate%20rock
correct
- accumulative rock 3, record 45, English, accumulative%20rock
correct
Record 45, Textual support, English
Record number: 45, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals that settle out from a magma by the action of gravity. 3, record 45, English, - cumulate
Record number: 45, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chromatites are igneous cumulates, and their formation is a special case of the larger problem of the origin of layered igneous rocks. 4, record 45, English, - cumulate
Record 45, French
Record 45, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 45, Main entry term, French
- cumulat
1, record 45, French, cumulat
correct, masculine noun
Record 45, Abbreviations, French
Record 45, Synonyms, French
Record 45, Textual support, French
Record number: 45, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique grenue, formée de l'accumulation et de la cimentation de cristaux denses automorphes au sein d’un magma, lors de la cristallisation fractionnée. 2, record 45, French, - cumulat
Record number: 45, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches sont des cumulats ou accumulation de cristaux déposés après une chute plus ou moins grande. 3, record 45, French, - cumulat
Record number: 45, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gisements sont localisés dans un ensemble de 1,5 km environ d’épaisseur de la zone dunite-harzburgite, ensemble limité vers le haut par les premiers «cumulats» et gabbros [...] 4, record 45, French, - cumulat
Record 45, Spanish
Record 45, Textual support, Spanish
Record 46 - internal organization data 2003-10-27
Record 46, English
Record 46, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 46, Main entry term, English
- orthocumulate
1, record 46, English, orthocumulate
correct, noun
Record 46, Abbreviations, English
Record 46, Synonyms, English
- orthocumulate rock 2, record 46, English, orthocumulate%20rock
correct
Record 46, Textual support, English
Record number: 46, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cumulate composed chiefly of one or more cumulus minerals plus the crystallization products of the intercumulus liquid. 3, record 46, English, - orthocumulate
Record number: 46, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The massive chromitites at Kemi and Bird River Sill contain 50 to 70 modal per cent chromite and are texturally orthocumulate rocks. 2, record 46, English, - orthocumulate
Record number: 46, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The distinction between orthocumulates, mesocumulates, and adcumulates is reflected directly in the ore grade and also partly determines whether the ore must be beneficiated prior to smelting; it is therefore of great economic significance. 2, record 46, English, - orthocumulate
Record 46, French
Record 46, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 46, Main entry term, French
- orthocumulat
1, record 46, French, orthocumulat
correct, masculine noun
Record 46, Abbreviations, French
Record 46, Synonyms, French
Record 46, Textual support, French
Record number: 46, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chromitites massives du gisement de Kemi et du Filon-couche de Bird River contiennent, selon l’analyse modale, entre 50 et 70 % de chromite et constituent, en termes texturaux, des orthocumulats. 1, record 46, French, - orthocumulat
Record number: 46, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La distinction entre orthocumulat, mésocumulat et adcumulat se traduit directement dans la teneur du minerai et détermine en partie si le minerai doit être enrichi avant l’étape de fusion; elle est donc de grande importance économique. 1, record 46, French, - orthocumulat
Record number: 46, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cumulat :Roche magmatique grenue, formée de l'accumulation et de la cimentation de cristaux denses automorphes au sein d’un magma, lors de la cristallisation fractionnée. 2, record 46, French, - orthocumulat
Record 46, Spanish
Record 46, Textual support, Spanish
Record 47 - internal organization data 2003-10-04
Record 47, English
Record 47, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 47, Main entry term, English
- magmatic host
1, record 47, English, magmatic%20host
correct
Record 47, Abbreviations, English
Record 47, Synonyms, English
Record 47, French
Record 47, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 47, Main entry term, French
- roche magmatique hôte
1, record 47, French, roche%20magmatique%20h%C3%B4te
correct, feminine noun
Record 47, Abbreviations, French
Record 47, Synonyms, French
Record 47, Textual support, French
Record 47, Spanish
Record 47, Textual support, Spanish
Record 48 - internal organization data 2003-10-01
Record 48, English
Record 48, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 48, Main entry term, English
- clinopyroxenite
1, record 48, English, clinopyroxenite
correct
Record 48, Abbreviations, English
Record 48, Synonyms, English
Record 48, Textual support, English
Record 48, French
Record 48, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 48, Main entry term, French
- clinopyroxénite
1, record 48, French, clinopyrox%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
Record 48, Abbreviations, French
Record 48, Synonyms, French
Record 48, Textual support, French
Record number: 48, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique composée de clinopyroxène. 2, record 48, French, - clinopyrox%C3%A9nite
Record 48, Spanish
Record 48, Textual support, Spanish
Record 49 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 49, English
Record 49, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 49, Main entry term, English
- ultramafic magmatic rock
1, record 49, English, ultramafic%20magmatic%20rock
correct
Record 49, Abbreviations, English
Record 49, Synonyms, English
Record 49, French
Record 49, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 49, Main entry term, French
- roche magmatique ultramafique
1, record 49, French, roche%20magmatique%20ultramafique
correct, feminine noun
Record 49, Abbreviations, French
Record 49, Synonyms, French
Record 49, Textual support, French
Record 49, Spanish
Record 49, Textual support, Spanish
Record 50 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 50, English
Record 50, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 50, Main entry term, English
- mafic magmatic rock
1, record 50, English, mafic%20magmatic%20rock
correct
Record 50, Abbreviations, English
Record 50, Synonyms, English
Record 50, French
Record 50, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 50, Main entry term, French
- roche magmatique mafique
1, record 50, French, roche%20magmatique%20mafique
correct, feminine noun
Record 50, Abbreviations, French
Record 50, Synonyms, French
Record 50, Textual support, French
Record 50, Spanish
Record 50, Textual support, Spanish
Record 51 - internal organization data 2003-08-12
Record 51, English
Record 51, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 51, Main entry term, English
- CIPW norm
1, record 51, English, CIPW%20norm
correct
Record 51, Abbreviations, English
Record 51, Synonyms, English
Record 51, Textual support, English
Record number: 51, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A norm in which the reported content of a mineral represents its weight percentage and in which the minerals are all anhydrous minerals of simplified composition. 2, record 51, English, - CIPW%20norm
Record number: 51, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CIPW stands for Cross, Iddings, Pirsson, and Washington, who first published the norm in 1902. 3, record 51, English, - CIPW%20norm
Record 51, French
Record 51, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 51, Main entry term, French
- norme CIPW
1, record 51, French, norme%20CIPW
correct, feminine noun
Record 51, Abbreviations, French
Record 51, Synonyms, French
Record 51, Textual support, French
Record number: 51, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Norme la plus utilisée sur la composition minéralogique théorique d’une roche magmatique, destinée à introduire des comparaisons entre faciès minéralogiques différents, calculée selon des règles strictes. 1, record 51, French, - norme%20CIPW
Record number: 51, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CIPW : initiales de Cross, Iddings, Pirsson et Washington, auteurs des règles de la norme CIPW. 1, record 51, French, - norme%20CIPW
Record 51, Spanish
Record 51, Textual support, Spanish
Record 52 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 52, English
Record 52, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 52, Main entry term, English
- oversaturated rock
1, record 52, English, oversaturated%20rock
correct
Record 52, Abbreviations, English
Record 52, Synonyms, English
Record 52, Textual support, English
Record number: 52, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock containing quartz or its non-crystalline equivalent, e.g. granite. 2, record 52, English, - oversaturated%20rock
Record 52, French
Record 52, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 52, Main entry term, French
- roche sursaturée
1, record 52, French, roche%20sursatur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 52, Abbreviations, French
Record 52, Synonyms, French
- roche hypersaturée 2, record 52, French, roche%20hypersatur%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 52, Textual support, French
Record number: 52, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique à l'intérieur de laquelle le quartz est abondant. 3, record 52, French, - roche%20sursatur%C3%A9e
Record number: 52, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La notion de saturation [...] prend en compte l’expression minéralogique de la richesse en SiO2. Ainsi une roche à quartz est dite «sursaturée» (sous-entendu en silice), une roche sans quartz ni feldspathoïdes (minéraux pauvres en Si) est «saturée», une roche à feldspathoïdes «sous-saturée». 4, record 52, French, - roche%20sursatur%C3%A9e
Record 52, Spanish
Record 52, Textual support, Spanish
Record 53 - internal organization data 2001-03-27
Record 53, English
Record 53, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 53, Main entry term, English
- hybrid
1, record 53, English, hybrid
correct, adjective
Record 53, Abbreviations, English
Record 53, Synonyms, English
Record 53, Textual support, English
Record number: 53, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to a rock whose chemical composition is the result of assimilation. 2, record 53, English, - hybrid
Record 53, French
Record 53, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 53, Main entry term, French
- hybride
1, record 53, French, hybride
correct, adjective
Record 53, Abbreviations, French
Record 53, Synonyms, French
Record 53, Textual support, French
Record number: 53, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’une roche magmatique issue du mélange de deux ou plusieurs magmas. 2, record 53, French, - hybride
Record 53, Spanish
Record 53, Textual support, Spanish
Record 54 - internal organization data 1998-10-26
Record 54, English
Record 54, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 54, Main entry term, English
- intercumulus material
1, record 54, English, intercumulus%20material
correct
Record 54, Abbreviations, English
Record 54, Synonyms, English
- interprecipitate material 1, record 54, English, interprecipitate%20material
correct
Record 54, Textual support, English
Record number: 54, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material that crystallized from intercumulus liquid [, i.e.] magmatic liquid that surrounds the crystals of the cumulus. 1, record 54, English, - intercumulus%20material
Record 54, French
Record 54, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 54, Main entry term, French
- intercumulus
1, record 54, French, intercumulus
correct, masculine noun
Record 54, Abbreviations, French
Record 54, Synonyms, French
- postcumulus 1, record 54, French, postcumulus
correct, masculine noun
Record 54, Textual support, French
Record number: 54, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériau jouant le rôle de ciment jointif entre les cumulus ou grains minéraux formant le squelette d’une roche magmatique cristallisée. 2, record 54, French, - intercumulus
Record 54, Spanish
Record 54, Textual support, Spanish
Record 55 - internal organization data 1997-11-18
Record 55, English
Record 55, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 55, Main entry term, English
- Niggli molecular norm
1, record 55, English, Niggli%20molecular%20norm
correct
Record 55, Abbreviations, English
Record 55, Synonyms, English
- Niggli norm 2, record 55, English, Niggli%20norm
correct
- molecular norm 1, record 55, English, molecular%20norm
correct
Record 55, Textual support, English
Record number: 55, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A norm in which the reported content of a mineral represents the percentage of the total cations present in the rock that are tied up in that particular mineral. 1, record 55, English, - Niggli%20molecular%20norm
Record number: 55, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Three variant mineral associations are possible: the catanorm, the mesonorm and the epinorm. 1, record 55, English, - Niggli%20molecular%20norm
Record 55, French
Record 55, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 55, Main entry term, French
- norme moléculaire de Niggli
1, record 55, French, norme%20mol%C3%A9culaire%20de%20Niggli
correct, feminine noun
Record 55, Abbreviations, French
Record 55, Synonyms, French
Record 55, Textual support, French
Record number: 55, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La composition minéralogique théorique d’une roche magmatique] [...] est calculée [...] selon des règles strictes : soit celles de Cross, Iddings, Pirsson, et Washington(norme CIWP), soit celles de Niggli(norme moléculaire de Niggli). 1, record 55, French, - norme%20mol%C3%A9culaire%20de%20Niggli
Record 55, Key term(s)
- norme de Niggli
Record 55, Spanish
Record 55, Textual support, Spanish
Record 56 - internal organization data 1991-02-28
Record 56, English
Record 56, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 56, Main entry term, English
- Archean granite
1, record 56, English, Archean%20granite
correct
Record 56, Abbreviations, English
Record 56, Synonyms, English
- Archaean granite 2, record 56, English, Archaean%20granite
correct
Record 56, Textual support, English
Record number: 56, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... granites constitute a large portion of the Archean basement. They form massive batholiths and plutons as well as extensive areas of granitic gneisses. They have long-term stability, high rock strength, good chemical stability, homogeneity and low porosity. 1, record 56, English, - Archean%20granite
Record 56, French
Record 56, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 56, Main entry term, French
- granite archéen
1, record 56, French, granite%20arch%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 56, Abbreviations, French
Record 56, Synonyms, French
Record 56, Textual support, French
Record number: 56, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce système [de Witwatersrand], qui repose sur des granites archéens, est surmonté par des coulées volcaniques [...], puis par des terrains sédimentaires du Primaire [...] 2, record 56, French, - granite%20arch%C3%A9en
Record number: 56, Textual support number: 1 OBS
granite :Roche magmatique plutonique formée essentiellement de quartz et de feldspaths, et accessoirement d’autres minéraux comme les micas, les amphiboles et les pyroxènes, les autres minéraux étant accidentels. 3, record 56, French, - granite%20arch%C3%A9en
Record number: 56, Textual support number: 2 OBS
archéen, enne, adjectif : Relatif à l’ensemble des terrains les plus anciens du globe (2,5 milliards d’années et plus). 3, record 56, French, - granite%20arch%C3%A9en
Record 56, Spanish
Record 56, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 56, Main entry term, Spanish
- granito arcaico
1, record 56, Spanish, granito%20arcaico
masculine noun
Record 56, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 56, Synonyms, Spanish
- granito arqueozoico 2, record 56, Spanish, granito%20arqueozoico
masculine noun
Record 56, Textual support, Spanish
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