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ECTINITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ectinite
1, record 1, English, ectinite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rock formed as a result of essentially isochemical regional metamorphism, i.e. with no notable associated metasomatism ... 1, record 1, English, - ectinite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ectinite
1, record 1, French, ectinite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
S'il y a eu apport important de matière, on a une migmatite; sinon, le gneiss est une ectinite. 2, record 1, French, - ectinite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot gneiss étant trop particulier pour représenter un ensemble, nous adopterons le terme ectinites [...] proposé par Jung et Roques (1936) pour désigner les roches métamorphiques recristallisées sans apport et nous envisagerons les séquences suivantes : para-ectinites (origine sédimentaire) [...];ortho-ectinites (origine éruptive) [...] 3, record 1, French, - ectinite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ectinita
1, record 1, Spanish, ectinita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca metamórfica formada por la recombinación de la materia de otra roca preexistente, sin aporte exterior de otras materias. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ectinita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las ectinitas pueden formarse, por ejemplo, en un terreno esquistoso por efecto de la temperatura y de las acciones mecánicas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ectinita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Si la cristalización se ha efectuado sin adición de minerales secundarios, la roca metamórfica es una ectinita. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ectinita
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