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ROCHE METASEDIMENTAIRE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metasedimentary rock
1, record 1, English, metasedimentary%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bedrock may vary from granite and granitic gneiss to volcanic and metadisedimentary rocks. 2, record 1, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Whatever their origin, the ore minerals are concentrated ... in coarse, quartz-rich clastic metasedimentary rocks deposited under high-energy conditions especially favourable for development of placer deposits. 2, record 1, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks of the Huronian Supergroup ... 3, record 1, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
An important source of uranium apparently was older granitic and metasedimentary rocks. 4, record 1, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche métasédimentaire
1, record 1, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche sédimentaire métamorphisée 2, record 1, French, roche%20s%C3%A9dimentaire%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En dehors de la perméabilité à travers les roches poreuses et de la perméabilité en grand, dans les réseaux karstiques [...], il existe un stade intermédiaire lorsque, au cours du métamorphisme, se développent des clivages dans les roches métasédimentaires, comme dans l’Est de Victoria (Australie) [...] 3, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On mentionne [...] la présence de gîtes de plomb et de zinc [...] dans les roches métasédimentaires pénétrées de batholites granitiques sur la côte méridionale de Terre-Neuve [...] 4, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les roches ultrabasiques font intrusion, généralement en concordance, dans des roches encaissantes métasédimentaires, métavolcaniques et stratifiées de l’âge du Cambrien et l’Ordovicien. 4, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les roches granitiques et métasédimentaires plus anciennes sont vraisemblablement une importante source d’uranium. 5, record 1, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shelf metasediment
1, record 2, English, shelf%20metasediment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche métasédimentaire de plate-forme continentale
1, record 2, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire%20de%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- roche métasédimentaire de plateforme continentale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sulphidic metasediment
1, record 3, English, sulphidic%20metasediment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche métasédimentaire sulfurée
1, record 3, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire%20sulfur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-10-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- metasedimentary xenolith
1, record 4, English, metasedimentary%20xenolith
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mineralized zones are typified by abundant metasedimentary xenoliths, textural heterogeneity of the host rock, and variable rock composition. 1, record 4, English, - metasedimentary%20xenolith
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- xénolite de roche métasédimentaire
1, record 4, French, x%C3%A9nolite%20de%20roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les zones minéralisées sont caractérisées par la présence d’une abondance de xénolites de roches métasédimentaires, une hétérogénéité de la texture des roches hôtes et une composition lithologique variable. 1, record 4, French, - x%C3%A9nolite%20de%20roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-01-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Quarried Stone - Various
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- metasedimentary schist
1, record 5, English, metasedimentary%20schist
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Placer deposits are commonly found in deeply weathered unglaciated terrane within a stable craton that contains auriferous host rocks. Metamorphic rocks are especially common and include a wide variety of metasedimentary schists and gneisses, as well as volcanic, ultramafic and granitic rocks, Precambrian to Tertiary in age. 1, record 5, English, - metasedimentary%20schist
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Pierres diverses (Carrières)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- schiste sédimentaire métamorphisé
1, record 5, French, schiste%20s%C3%A9dimentaire%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- schiste métasédimentaire 1, record 5, French, schiste%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec «roche sédimentaire métamorphisée» et «roche métasédimentaire»(voir fiche). 1, record 5, French, - schiste%20s%C3%A9dimentaire%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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