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FORMATION BRECHES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brecciation
1, record 1, English, brecciation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- breccia development 2, record 1, English, breccia%20development
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation of a breccia, as by crushing a rock into angular fragments. 3, record 1, English, - brecciation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Epigenetic ores, developed in dilatant zones along faults, often show signs of dynamic effects (brecciation, plastic flowage, etc.) due to fault movements during and after mineralization. 4, record 1, English, - brecciation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Textures attributable to tectonism include lineation or foliation of chromite and olivine, stretching, boudinage and "pull apart" of chromite grains, brecciation, and mylonitization. 2, record 1, English, - brecciation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Brecciation of veins. 4, record 1, English, - brecciation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bréchification
1, record 1, French, br%C3%A9chification
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation de brèches 2, record 1, French, formation%20de%20br%C3%A8ches
correct, feminine noun
- brecciation 3, record 1, French, brecciation
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformation d'une roche en fragments anguleux, par exemple sous l'effet de l'écrasement. 4, record 1, French, - br%C3%A9chification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les shear zones ou failles de cisaillement [...] jouent à plusieurs reprises dans le temps, avec bréchification du quartz de première génération et minéralisation en arsénopyrite et or [...] 3, record 1, French, - br%C3%A9chification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les structures qui sont imputables à des déformations tectoniques comprennent les linéations ou foliations définies par les cristaux de chromite et d'olivine; l'étirement, le boudinage et la fragmentation par étirement de grains de chromite; la bréchification; et la mylonitisation. 2, record 1, French, - br%C3%A9chification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bréchification des épontes. 5, record 1, French, - br%C3%A9chification
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- formación de brechas
1, record 1, Spanish, formaci%C3%B3n%20de%20brechas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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