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ANDESITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- andesite
1, record 1, English, andesite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gray, fine-grained volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and feldspar. 2, record 1, English, - andesite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
...named after the Andes mountains ... 3, record 1, English, - andesite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
andesite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - andesite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Lower, upper andesite. 5, record 1, English, - andesite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- andésite
1, record 1, French, and%C3%A9site
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lave ayant la composition d'une diorite, plus ou moins foncée, souvent bulleuse, montrant rarement quelques petits phénocristaux. 2, record 1, French, - and%C3%A9site
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les andésites, correspondants microlitiques des diorites, sont des roches encore plus rugueuses que les trachytes, plus ou moins vacuolaires, de couleur grise, parfois presque noire [...] Les phénocristaux (andésine, amphibole et pyroxène) peuvent être assez rares. Ils sont bien individualisés et souvent altérés (pyroxènes ouralitisés, plagioclases séricitisés) dans les andésites anciennes ou porphyrites. 3, record 1, French, - and%C3%A9site
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
andésite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - and%C3%A9site
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Andésite inférieure, supérieure. 5, record 1, French, - and%C3%A9site
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- andesita
1, record 1, Spanish, andesita
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca de origen volcánico, entre gris y negra, áspera, a veces provista de vacuolas; es una diorita andesítica, caracterizada por el hecho de que su feldespato consiste en andesina. 2, record 1, Spanish, - andesita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nombre derivado de la cordillera de los Andes. 3, record 1, Spanish, - andesita
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