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CLIVAGE SCHISTEUX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- schistosity
1, record 1, English, schistosity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shaly lamination 2, record 1, English, shaly%20lamination
- schistose cleavage 3, record 1, English, schistose%20cleavage
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The foliation in schist or other coarse-grained, crystalline rock due to the parallel alignment of platy mineral grains (mica) or inequant crystals of other minerals. 4, record 1, English, - schistosity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This deposit [has] been affected by postmineralization deformation that has imparted schistosity to [its] host sequences. 5, record 1, English, - schistosity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is considered by some to be a type of cleavage. 6, record 1, English, - schistosity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
schistosity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - schistosity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schistosité
1, record 1, French, schistosit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clivage schisteux 2, record 1, French, clivage%20schisteux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus tectonique conduisant à l'acquisition d'un débit en feuillets parallèles, sensiblement perpendiculaire à la contrainte principale maximale. 3, record 1, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sous l'action de la charge des sédiments et des phénomènes orogéniques, les roches se débitent en feuillets plus ou moins réguliers indépendants de la stratification : c'est la schistosité ou clivage schisteux. 4, record 1, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En profondeur, dans l'infrastructure, on rencontre des plis [...] accompagnés de schistosité puis, plus profondément, de foliation [...] 4, record 1, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une schistosité dans laquelle se développent des minéraux métamorphiques synschisteux est une foliation. 3, record 1, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
schistosité : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquistosidad
1, record 1, Spanish, esquistosidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carácter laminar de las rocas que pueden ser exfoliadas, o sea separadas en forma de láminas delgadas, como lo son las pizarras. 1, record 1, Spanish, - esquistosidad
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