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GNEISS RUBANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- banded gneiss
1, record 1, English, banded%20gneiss
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The original homogeneous granite has been banded by metamorphism. The light colored bands are quartz and potassium feldspars. The darker bands are Biotite and other ferromagnesian minerals. 2, record 1, English, - banded%20gneiss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... bands may be straight or sinuous. 3, record 1, English, - banded%20gneiss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
banded gneiss: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - banded%20gneiss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gneiss rubané
1, record 1, French, gneiss%20ruban%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gneiss caractérisé par l'alternance régulière de lits sombres et clairs. 2, record 1, French, - gneiss%20ruban%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À côté de ces textures, on distingue encore les gneiss fibreux, gneiss rubanés, gneiss bacillaires, gneiss grenus, gneiss conglomératiques, noms qui ne nécessitent pas d'autre explication. 3, record 1, French, - gneiss%20ruban%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les gneiss sont classés à partir de critères minéralogiques [...], texturaux (oeillés, amygdalaires, lenticulaires, rubanés, etc.) ou génétiques [... 4, record 1, French, - gneiss%20ruban%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gneiss rubané : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - gneiss%20ruban%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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