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ROCHE STRATIFIEE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- phyllite
1, record 1, English, phyllite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A green, gray, or red metamorphic rock, similar to slate but often having a wavy surface and a distinctive luster imparted by the presence of mica. 2, record 1, English, - phyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phyllite has a marked tendency to split into sheets or slabs; it may have a sheen on its surfaces due to tiny plates of micas. Its grain size is larger than that of slate but smaller than that of schist. 3, record 1, English, - phyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
phyllite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - phyllite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phyllade
1, record 1, French, phyllade
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Schiste dur et luisant, généralement quartzeux, où la recristallisation de l’argile en phyllites très fines le long des joints de la roche lui donne un aspect soyeux. 2, record 1, French, - phyllade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le phyllade est une roche métamorphique [...] Proche de l'ardoise elle est caractérisée par une structure stratifiée et peut se débiter en feuillets. 3, record 1, French, - phyllade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les phyllades se rapprochent beaucoup des ardoises dont elles se distinguent à l’œil nu par leur aspect plus lustré et plus brillant (schistes satinés). 4, record 1, French, - phyllade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «phyllite» (en anglais) est un exemple d’un faux ami particulièrement traître, car il désigne un type de roche correspondant au terme «phyllade» en français, alors que «phyllite» en français indique un minéral appartenant aux phyllosilicates. 5, record 1, French, - phyllade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
phyllade : nom utilisé au féminin par quelques auteurs, mais nom masculin d’après les principaux dictionnaires dont le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse (LAROG), le Dictionnaire polytechnique, de Mohamed-O. Bouna-Aly (BESEN) et le Dictionnaire des sciences et techniques du pétrole (MOPET). 6, record 1, French, - phyllade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
phyllade : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - phyllade
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- filita
1, record 1, Spanish, filita
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unstratified
1, record 2, English, unstratified
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unbedded 2, record 2, English, unbedded
adjective
- nonbedded 2, record 2, English, nonbedded
adjective
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Not formed or deposited in strata : specif. said of massive rocks or sediments with an absence of layering, such as granite or glacial till. 3, record 2, English, - unstratified
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- non stratifié
1, record 2, French, non%20stratifi%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
roche non stratifiée 2, record 2, French, - non%20stratifi%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
bauxites non stratifiées. 3, record 2, French, - non%20stratifi%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- flint fire clay
1, record 3, English, flint%20fire%20clay
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- flint clay 2, record 3, English, flint%20clay
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard or flint-like fire clay occurring as an unstratified massive rock, practically devoid of natural plasticity and showing a conchoidal fracture. 3, record 3, English, - flint%20fire%20clay
Record 3, Key term(s)
- flint fireclay
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- argile flint
1, record 3, French, argile%20flint
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- argile à silex 2, record 3, French, argile%20%C3%A0%20silex
correct, feminine noun
- flint-clay 3, record 3, French, flint%2Dclay
avoid
- flint clay 3, record 3, French, flint%20clay
avoid
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Argile dure, ou analogue au silex, se présentant sous l'aspect d’une roche massive, non stratifiée, pratiquement dépourvue de plasticité naturelle et à cassure conchoïdale. 4, record 3, French, - argile%20flint
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Keller et ses collaborateurs (1953) décrivent les gisements de «flint-clays», c’est-à-dire des roches hautement kaoliniques, alumineuses et réfractaires du Missouri. 3, record 3, French, - argile%20flint
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcilla refractaria silícea
1, record 3, Spanish, arcilla%20refractaria%20sil%C3%ADcea
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arcilla compacta, dura, carente de plasticidad, con fractura concoidea, cuyo componente mayoritario es la caolinita ordenada y bien cristalizada y que en general contiene óxidos de hierro. 1, record 3, Spanish, - arcilla%20refractaria%20sil%C3%ADcea
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- stratified sediment
1, record 4, English, stratified%20sediment
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche sédimentaire stratifiée
1, record 4, French, roche%20s%C3%A9dimentaire%20stratifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-08-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- layered igneous rock
1, record 5, English, layered%20igneous%20rock
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chromitites are igneous cumulates, and their formation is a special case of the larger problem of the origin of layered igneous rocks. 1, record 5, English, - layered%20igneous%20rock
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- roche ignée stratifiée
1, record 5, French, roche%20ign%C3%A9e%20stratifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chromitites sont des cumulats ignés et les questions relatives à leur mode de formation relèvent du problème beaucoup plus vaste que constitue la genèse des roches ignées stratifiées. 1, record 5, French, - roche%20ign%C3%A9e%20stratifi%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- interlayered vein
1, record 6, English, interlayered%20vein
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- interbedded vein 2, record 6, English, interbedded%20vein
correct
- interstratified vein 3, record 6, English, interstratified%20vein
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The deposit comprises interlayered (i) laminated calcite and chlorite-biotite-pyrite replacement shear veins and (ii) dilatant quartz and pyrite-pyrrhotite veins. Veins were emplaced progressively during normally-directed simple shear that accompanied a period of semi-brittle deformation. 1, record 6, English, - interlayered%20vein
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- filon interstratifié
1, record 6, French, filon%20interstratifi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- veine interstratifiée 2, record 6, French, veine%20interstratifi%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une «veine interstratifiée» est une veine qui suit les couches d’une roche stratifiée. 2, record 6, French, - filon%20interstratifi%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1991-07-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- stratified rock
1, record 7, English, stratified%20rock
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock displaying stratification. 1, record 7, English, - stratified%20rock
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is virtually synonymous with sedimentary rock, although some sedimentary rocks (such as tillite) are without internal stratification. The term is sometimes, but not generally, applied to layered igneous rocks. 1, record 7, English, - stratified%20rock
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- roche stratifiée
1, record 7, French, roche%20stratifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des variations répétées dans l’apport de matériaux donnent des roches stratifiées. 2, record 7, French, - roche%20stratifi%C3%A9e
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) les roches sédimentaires (...) ne s’étendent pas indéfiniment en profondeur. Elles forment des couches, presque toujours plus étendues en superficie qu’en épaisseur : elles sont stratifiées. 3, record 7, French, - roche%20stratifi%C3%A9e
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
stratifié,ée (...) : Qui est disposé en couches superposées, en strates. Roches stratifiées. 4, record 7, French, - roche%20stratifi%C3%A9e
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On parlera de "roche litée" lorsque l’épaisseur des strates est inférieure à un centimètre (voir fiche "roche litée"). 5, record 7, French, - roche%20stratifi%C3%A9e
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-11-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
- Paleontology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- reef wall
1, record 8, English, reef%20wall
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A wall-like upgrowth of living coral and the skeletal remains of dead coral and other reef-building organisms, reaching intertidal level where it acts as a partial barrier between adjacent environments (...); the "reef core". 1, record 8, English, - reef%20wall
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
- Paléontologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- mur récifal
1, record 8, French, mur%20r%C3%A9cifal
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est le récif lui-même, avec des cavités remplies par des débris ou du calcaire précipité. La roche qui en résulte, très irrégulière et hétérogène, n’ est pas stratifiée. Les organismes qu'on y rencontre sont les constructeurs de récifs :(...) Cette zone est beaucoup plus étroite que celles qui l'encadrent, "back reef" et "fore reef". 1, record 8, French, - mur%20r%C3%A9cifal
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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