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ROCHE SATUREE SILICE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- silica-saturated rock
1, record 1, English, silica%2Dsaturated%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche saturée en silice
1, record 1, French, roche%20satur%C3%A9e%20en%20silice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- undersaturated rock
1, record 2, English, undersaturated%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an igneous rock consisting of unsaturated minerals ... 1, record 2, English, - undersaturated%20rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche sous-saturée
1, record 2, French, roche%20sous%2Dsatur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] 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». 2, record 2, French, - roche%20sous%2Dsatur%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oversaturated rock
1, record 3, English, oversaturated%20rock
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock containing quartz or its non-crystalline equivalent, e.g. granite. 2, record 3, English, - oversaturated%20rock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche sursaturée
1, record 3, French, roche%20sursatur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- roche hypersaturée 2, record 3, French, roche%20hypersatur%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique à l’intérieur de laquelle le quartz est abondant. 3, record 3, French, - roche%20sursatur%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - roche%20sursatur%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- saturated rock
1, record 4, English, saturated%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 contains neither excess silica nor unsaturated minerals. 2, record 4, English, - saturated%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
saturated: ... applied to igneous rocks composed wholly of saturated minerals. 2, record 4, English, - saturated%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Is opposed to "oversaturated rock" and "undersaturated rock." 3, record 4, English, - saturated%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche saturée
1, record 4, French, roche%20satur%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 CONT
[...] 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». 2, record 4, French, - roche%20satur%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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