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GLAUCOPHANE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lawsonite-glaucophane-jadeite facies
1, record 1, English, lawsonite%2Dglaucophane%2Djadeite%20facies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès des schistes à glaucophane et lawsonite
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20des%20schistes%20%C3%A0%20glaucophane%20et%20lawsonite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce faciès existe dans les secteurs de l'écorce terrestre où l'épaisseur des sédiments puis les contraintes tectoniques produites par des empilements mécaniques (nappes de charriage) sont considérables. 1, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20schistes%20%C3%A0%20glaucophane%20et%20lawsonite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- glaucophane-schist facies
1, record 2, English, glaucophane%2Dschist%20facies
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set of metamorphic mineral assemblages produced by metamorphism of a wide range of starting rock types under the same high-pressure/low-temperature metamorphic conditions and typically characterized by the development of the mineral ... glaucophane ... in rocks of basic igneous composition. 2, record 2, English, - glaucophane%2Dschist%20facies
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glaucophane-schist facies: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - glaucophane%2Dschist%20facies
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faciès des schistes à glaucophane
1, record 2, French, faci%C3%A8s%20des%20schistes%20%C3%A0%20glaucophane
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- faciès schistes à glaucophane 2, record 2, French, faci%C3%A8s%20schistes%20%C3%A0%20glaucophane
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faciès des schistes bleus [qui] se distingue par la présence d'une amphibole sodique, la glaucophane. 3, record 2, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20des%20schistes%20%C3%A0%20glaucophane
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- glaucophane schist
1, record 3, English, glaucophane%20schist
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metamorphic schist that contains glaucophane. 1, record 3, English, - glaucophane%20schist
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- schiste à glaucophane
1, record 3, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20glaucophane
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- glaucophane
1, record 4, English, glaucophane
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A blue, bluish-black, or grayish-blue monoclinic mineral of the amphibole group ... It is a fibrous or prismatic mineral that occurs only in certain crystalline schists resulting from regional metamorphism of sodium-rich igneous rocks (such as spilites). 1, record 4, English, - glaucophane
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- glaucophane
1, record 4, French, glaucophane
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les glaucophanes sont en faciès allongés [...] mais on connaît bien les faciès fibreux. Sa teinte est d'un bleu-lavande magnifique, sa poussière gris bleuté. [...] d = 6 [...] Le glaucophane est un minéral de roche ayant subi une action métamorphique à tendance sodique, spécialement chez les ortho-gneiss [...] C'est un minéral assez fréquent. 1, record 4, French, - glaucophane
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- glaucofana
1, record 4, Spanish, glaucofana
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio, magnesio y sodio [...] que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico y pertenece al grupo de los anfíboles; es un mineral fibroso de color azul. 1, record 4, Spanish, - glaucofana
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