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GABBRO-DIORITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gabbro-diorite
1, record 1, English, gabbro%2Ddiorite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A diorite containing marked amounts of pyroxene, indicating its transition into the gabbro group. 2, record 1, English, - gabbro%2Ddiorite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gabbro-diorite
1, record 1, French, gabbro%2Ddiorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gabbrodiorite 2, record 1, French, gabbrodiorite
correct, feminine noun
- roche gabbro-dioritique 3, record 1, French, roche%20gabbro%2Ddioritique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] diorite avec un plagioclase basique et très peu de quartz. 4, record 1, French, - gabbro%2Ddiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a aussi, en lentilles ou en «injections capricieuses» dans les péridotites, des hornblendites et des gabbros-diorites à hornblende dont le plagioclase est du labrador [...] 5, record 1, French, - gabbro%2Ddiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La saussurite provient de l'altération des feldspaths, plagioclases en particulier, des roches gabbro-dioritiques. 6, record 1, French, - gabbro%2Ddiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les roches gabbro-dioritiques] constituent un terme de passage entre les diorites non quartzifères et les gabbros. La distinction entre ces deux types de roche s'effectue en fonction de la basicité du plagioclase, lequel, dans le second cas, est plus riche en calcium. 4, record 1, French, - gabbro%2Ddiorite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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