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FACIES TYPE AMPHIBOLITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amphibolite facies
1, record 1, English, amphibolite%20facies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set of metamorphic mineral assemblages produced by the metamorphism of a wide range of starting rock types under the same metamorphic conditions and typically characterized by the development of the mineral assemblage andesine (plagioclase)-hornblende in rocks of basic igneous composition. 2, record 1, English, - amphibolite%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The regional metamorphism of the host rocks varies from amphibolite to greenschist facies. 3, record 1, English, - amphibolite%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
amphibolite facies: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - amphibolite%20facies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès des amphibolites
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20des%20amphibolites
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faciès amphibolites 2, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20amphibolites
correct, masculine noun
- faciès amphibolitique 3, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20amphibolitique
correct, masculine noun
- faciès de type amphibolite 2, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20de%20type%20amphibolite
correct, masculine noun
- faciès à amphibolite 4, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20amphibolite
masculine noun
- faciès amphibolite 5, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20amphibolite
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En profondeur vers 50 km, le faciès métamorphique est de type amphibolite [...] 2, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20amphibolites
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au niveau des dorsales océaniques, les basaltes émis peuvent se transformer en roches du faciès schistes verts ou du faciès amphibolites [...] 2, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20amphibolites
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faciès des amphibolites : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20amphibolites
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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