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CHARNOCKITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- charnockitic
1, record 1, English, charnockitic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The setting, age, and chemistry of AQD/SC is similar to dioritic and charnockitic lithologies in other orogens of the North Atlantic region... 2, record 1, English, - charnockitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... intrusives of charnockitic composition, often intruded into pelitic supracrustal rocks. 2, record 1, English, - charnockitic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Charnockitic rocks are lithologically and chemically gradational with the layered unit, possibly due to contact metamorphism and metasomatism of the anorthosite suite during intrusion of the charnockite. 3, record 1, English, - charnockitic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charnockitique
1, record 1, French, charnockitique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- de type charnockite 2, record 1, French, de%20type%20charnockite
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les complexes charnockitiques. Toutes les roches qui les constituent, des norites aux granites et aux gneiss à pyroxène, présentent un «air de famille», déterminé par une gamme de minéraux : plagioclase [...]; feldspath potassique perthitique [...] orthopyroxènes [...]; hornblende; biotite; ilménite [...] C'est à ces cortèges, et non à un type pétrographique déterminé qu'il faut aujourd'hui réserver le nom de «charnockites», ou mieux de «complexes charnockitiques. 3, record 1, French, - charnockitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Complexe charnockitique : association de granulites, de charnockites, de gabbros, d'anorthosites et de péridotites, caractéristique de la base de la croûte continentale. 4, record 1, French, - charnockitique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- charnockite
1, record 2, English, charnockite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orthopyroxene-bearing granite formed at high temperature and pressure. 1, record 2, English, - charnockite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- charnockite
1, record 2, French, charnockite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granite à hypersthène formé à très hautes pressions et températures. 2, record 2, French, - charnockite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une [...] roche quelque peu aberrante est la charnockite, granite à microcline et hypersthène [...] Cette dernière semble caractériser certains grands socles. Elle est remarquable par l'absence d'eau de composition dans ses minéraux. 3, record 2, French, - charnockite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] doit son nom à celui de lord Charnock, fondateur de Calcutta dont le tombeau (1693) est en charnockite [...] 3, record 2, French, - charnockite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- charnockita
1, record 2, Spanish, charnockita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de granito caracterizada por su contenido en hiperstena, que pasa de 5%. 1, record 2, Spanish, - charnockita
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