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ROCHE ORIGINELLE [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boxwork
1, record 1, English, boxwork
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In mineral deposits, a network of intersecting blades or plates of limonite or other iron oxide, deposited in cavities and along fracture planes from which sulfides have been dissolved by processes associated with the oxidation and leaching of sulfide ores, esp. porphyry copper deposits. 2, record 1, English, - boxwork
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boxwork
1, record 1, French, boxwork
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- texture cellulaire 2, record 1, French, texture%20cellulaire
correct, feminine noun
- fantôme 2, record 1, French, fant%C3%B4me
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parfois les oxydes des métaux utiles ont complètement disparu et le chapeau de fer ne contient plus que des boxworks dont la forme permet de déterminer la nature du sulfure pré-existant [...] 3, record 1, French, - boxwork
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] dans de nombreux gisements localisés à l’intérieur des roches silicifiées ou des quartz, l’altération peut [...] se traduire par la dissolution totale des minerais originels et la formation de boxworks. 3, record 1, French, - boxwork
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
En zone d’oxydation la pechblende s’entoure d’un halo de produits d’oxydation [...] où sont fréquemment visibles des fantômes ou «boxworks» de pechblende concrétionnée. 2, record 1, French, - boxwork
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] les fantômes des plagioclases originels remplacés par de la lawsonite, prouvent que la roche originelle était une dolérite ou un gabbro. 2, record 1, French, - boxwork
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 CONT
[...] on reconnaît des fantômes de magnétite titanifère et d’ilménite, pseudomorphosés par du rutile ou de la pyrite. 2, record 1, French, - boxwork
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À la place du sulfures dissous se forme une «trame» plus ou moins régulière, dont les «cellules» sont constituées de silice à grain fin mélangée à de la limonite; les parois de ces cellules sont tapissées de limonite [...] La trame est plus ou moins régulière. À cet égard on peut distinguer deux types de textures; Les textures cellulaires ou «boxworks» [...] et les textures spongieuses. «Dans les boxworks» les formes des cellules sont relativement régulières, habituellement anguleuses et leurs dimensions varient peu. 2, record 1, French, - boxwork
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- paleosome
1, record 2, English, paleosome
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- palaeosome 2, record 2, English, palaeosome
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A geometric element of a composite rock or mineral deposit which appears to be older than an associated younger rock element. 3, record 2, English, - paleosome
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is usually possible to distinguish the following parts of a migmatite: 1) the"paleosome" i.e., the unaltered or only slightly modified parent or country rock [and] 2) the "neosome" i.e, the newly formed rock portion ... 4, record 2, English, - paleosome
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- paléosome
1, record 2, French, pal%C3%A9osome
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie originelle essentiellement invariante dans une roche métamorphisée ou ayant subi un apport. 2, record 2, French, - pal%C3%A9osome
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Partie des migmatites], le «paléosome» est la fraction-relique du matériel originel, peu ou pas transformée [...] 3, record 2, French, - pal%C3%A9osome
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La série des migmatites. [...] La roche est [...] formée d’une trame métamorphique ancienne (le paléosome) plus ou moins perturbée par la cristallisation d’un matériel nouveau de composition granitique issu de la fusion partielle des roches (le néosome). 4, record 2, French, - pal%C3%A9osome
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «néosome». 2, record 2, French, - pal%C3%A9osome
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- paleosoma 1, record 2, Spanish, paleosoma
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ortho-
1, record 3, English, ortho%2D
correct, prefix
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - ortho%2D
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Orthogneiss, orthoamphibolite. 1, record 3, English, - ortho%2D
Record 3, Key term(s)
- ortho
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ortho-
1, record 3, French, ortho%2D
correct, prefix
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préfixe utilisé dans la nomenclature des roches métamorphiques pour indiquer que la roche originelle était magmatique. 2, record 3, French, - ortho%2D
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Orthogneiss, orthoamphibolite. 2, record 3, French, - ortho%2D
Record 3, Key term(s)
- ortho
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- altered rock
1, record 4, English, altered%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that has undergone changes in its chemical and mineralogical structure since its original deposition ... 2, record 4, English, - altered%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Altered host rock. 3, record 4, English, - altered%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche altérée
1, record 4, French, roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche qui a subi des changements dans sa structure chimique et dans sa structure minéralogique depuis sa déposition originelle [...] 2, record 4, French, - roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] non seulement les roches supérieures altérées peuvent avoir été différentes de celles qui se trouvent actuellement en dessous, mais aussi les conditions d’altération peuvent avoir été autres [...] 3, record 4, French, - roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- protolith
1, record 5, English, protolith
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- protolithic rock 2, record 5, English, protolithic%20rock
correct
- precursor rock 2, record 5, English, precursor%20rock
correct
- parent rock 3, record 5, English, parent%20rock
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The original, unmetamorphosed rock from which a given metamorphic rock is formed. 4, record 5, English, - protolith
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metamorphic rocks are generally considered to have a parent rock, or protolith, which can be any rock type. 5, record 5, English, - protolith
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Residually enriched deposits are sedimentary concentrations of commodities achieved by in situ weathering of a suitable precursor rock. 2, record 5, English, - protolith
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protolith: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 5, English, - protolith
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- protolite
1, record 5, French, protolite
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- roche originelle 2, record 5, French, roche%20originelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- roche de départ 3, record 5, French, roche%20de%20d%C3%A9part
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La minéralogie silicatée d’un skarn donné est, dans une large mesure, tributaire de la composition de son protolite [...] Les skarns formés à partir d’un protolite calcaire [...] renferment du grenat andradite en abondance [...] Les skarns formés à partir d’un protolite dolomitique [...] contiennent en abondance des minéraux magnésiens d’altération prograde [...] 4, record 5, French, - protolite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 5, French, - protolite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- lherzolite
1, record 6, English, lherzolite
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of peridotite containing abundant olivine with orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. 2, record 6, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lherzolite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 6, English, - lherzolite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- lherzolite
1, record 6, French, lherzolite
correct, see observation, 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 grenue de type péridotite contenant des pyroxènes monocliniques et orthorhombiques avec olivine, hypersthène ou bronzite, diopside chromifère et spinelle. 2, record 6, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lherzolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 6, French, - lherzolite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- epigenesis
1, record 7, English, epigenesis
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The change in the mineral character of a rock as a result of external influences operating near the Earth's surface, e.g. mineral replacement during metamorphism. 2, record 7, English, - epigenesis
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Features that argue more strongly for epigenesis include: alignment of ore shoots with steeply-dipping, crosscutting faults ... 3, record 7, English, - epigenesis
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- épigénie
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9pig%C3%A9nie
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- épigénéisation 2, record 7, French, %C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9isation
correct, feminine noun
- épigénisation 3, record 7, French, %C3%A9pig%C3%A9nisation
correct, feminine noun
- épigenèse 4, record 7, French, %C3%A9pigen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
- transformation épigénétique 5, record 7, French, transformation%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remplacement lent, au sein d’une roche, d’un minéral par un autre, molécule par molécule, avec conservation de la forme originelle. 6, record 7, French, - %C3%A9pig%C3%A9nie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’épigenèse se traduit par le dépôt de minerais dans un milieu consolidé, soit par remplissage de vides préexistants récemment ouverts, soit par substitution ou remplacement de minerais et minéraux indurés. 7, record 7, French, - %C3%A9pig%C3%A9nie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] épigénisations, métasomatoses ou cémentations ne détruisent pas toujours les roches sédimentaires mais les transforment en roches différentes. 8, record 7, French, - %C3%A9pig%C3%A9nie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les phénomènes d’épigénisation ont toujours lieu à petite échelle. Il n’en est pas de même de la métasomatose qui, dans les roches sédimentaires, peut revêtir une certaine ampleur. 9, record 7, French, - %C3%A9pig%C3%A9nie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- epigénesis
1, record 7, Spanish, epig%C3%A9nesis
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- epigenia 2, record 7, Spanish, epigenia
correct, feminine noun
- epigenización 3, record 7, Spanish, epigenizaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso que tiene lugar en la superficie terrestre o a escasa profundidad, mediante el cual se altera la composición de los minerales o de las rocas, dando lugar a la formación de otros minerales o a rocas distintas de las originarias. 4, record 7, Spanish, - epig%C3%A9nesis
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La petrificación, caso particular de epigénesis orgánica, constituye un ejemplo ideal de ese fenómeno: el tronco en el cual la materia orgánica ha sido reemplazado por sílice conserva la estructura de las fibras, anillos y nudos de la madera. 2, record 7, Spanish, - epig%C3%A9nesis
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-09-10
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hybridization
1, record 8, English, hybridization
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- hybridism 2, record 8, English, hybridism
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process whereby rocks of different composition from that of the parent magma are formed, by assimilation. 2, record 8, English, - hybridization
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a xenolith is partly digested, some of its constituents are "assimilated" by the magma; if it is completely digested, all are assimilated ... Where the environment is solidified magma from an earlier stage of the same magmatic event, the process is called "hybridization" ... 3, record 8, English, - hybridization
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- hybridation
1, record 8, French, hybridation
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- hybridation magmatique 2, record 8, French, hybridation%20magmatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus par lequel les roches dont la composition diffère de celle du magma parent sont formées par assimilation de la roche encaissante originelle. 3, record 8, French, - hybridation
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si un xénolite est partiellement digéré, certains de ses constituants sont «assimilés» par le magma; s’il est complètement digéré, tous sont assimilés [...] Quand l’encaissant est lui-même un magma solidifié qui appartient à un stade précoce du même cycle magmatique, le processus porte le nom d’«hybridation» [...] 4, record 8, French, - hybridation
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- hibridación magmática
1, record 8, Spanish, hibridaci%C3%B3n%20magm%C3%A1tica
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-07-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- primary
1, record 9, English, primary
correct, adjective
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- original 1, record 9, English, original
correct, adjective
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to minerals and rocks that have crystallized from magma. 1, record 9, English, - primary
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Those rock-constituents which crystallized out from the magma are termed primary or original, to distinguish them from another group of minerals which are of later origin than the rocks in which they occur. 1, record 9, English, - primary
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- primaire
1, record 9, French, primaire
correct, adjective
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- originel 1, record 9, French, originel
correct, adjective
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
roche originelle; roche primaire 1, record 9, French, - primaire
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Petrografía
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- primario 1, record 9, Spanish, primario
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de las rocas] formadas por consolidación de magma. 1, record 9, Spanish, - primario
Record 10 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- argillaceous sequence
1, record 10, English, argillaceous%20sequence
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- série argileuse
1, record 10, French, s%C3%A9rie%20argileuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- séquence argileuse 2, record 10, French, s%C3%A9quence%20argileuse
correct, feminine noun
- séquence pélitique 3, record 10, French, s%C3%A9quence%20p%C3%A9litique
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une argile [...] subit avec plus ou moins d’intensité l'action du métamorphisme. Ceci se traduit par une déshydratation progressive, la perte des propriétés de l'argile(plasticité, porosité), puis la formation de minéraux nouveaux à partir des constituants de la roche en même temps qu'apparaît la schistosité. La suite des faciès ainsi obtenus, en supposant que la recristallisation s’effectue sans apport étranger à la roche originelle [...], constitue la séquence argileuse ou séquence pélitique. 3, record 10, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20argileuse
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Toutes les roches n’ont pas la même aptitude au feuilletage; ce sont celles de la série argileuse qui se clivent le plus facilement en donnant des feuillets plus fins et plus réguliers que ceux de toutes les autres roches. 3, record 10, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20argileuse
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1996-05-23
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- rock metasomatism
1, record 11, English, rock%20metasomatism
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- métasomatisme des roches
1, record 11, French, m%C3%A9tasomatisme%20des%20roches
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il peut être utile d’établir une distinction entre le métasomatisme des minéraux et celui des roches. Dans le premier cas, il s’agit d’une redistribution des éléments présents dans une roche sous l'action de fluides qui trouvent leur origine dans la roche même, avec formation de nouveaux minéraux, mais sans changement de la composition chimique moyenne de la roche. Dans le métasomatisme des roches au contraire, les fluides extérieurs s’introduisent dans la roche et en modifient la composition chimique originelle. 1, record 11, French, - m%C3%A9tasomatisme%20des%20roches
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1996-05-23
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- mineral metasomatism
1, record 12, English, mineral%20metasomatism
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- métasomatisme des minéraux
1, record 12, French, m%C3%A9tasomatisme%20des%20min%C3%A9raux
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il peut être utile d’établir une distinction entre le métasomatisme des minéraux et celui des roches. Dans le premier cas, il s’agit d’une redistribution des éléments présents dans une roche sous l'action de fluides qui trouvent leur origine dans la roche même, avec formation de nouveaux minéraux, mais sans changement de la composition chimique moyenne de la roche. Dans le métasomatisme des roches au contraire, les fluides extérieurs s’introduisent dans la roche et en modifient la composition chimique originelle. 1, record 12, French, - m%C3%A9tasomatisme%20des%20min%C3%A9raux
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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