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HYPERSTHENE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hypersthene
1, record 1, English, hypersthene
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Hy 2, record 1, English, Hy
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grayish, greenish, black, or brown mineral of the orthopyroxene group which is isomorphous with enstatite and is found as an essential constituent of many igneous rocks. 2, record 1, English, - hypersthene
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypersthène
1, record 1, French, hypersth%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral translucide à presque opaque, d'éclat légèrement perlé sur les faces de clivage, de couleur noir grisâtre, noir verdâtre à vert brunâtre. 2, record 1, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les membres les plus importants de [la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques] sont : l'enstatite [...], la bronzite [...] et l'hypersthène [...] 3, record 1, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : du grec uper, «au-dessus», et sthenos, «force». Allusion à la dureté supérieure de ce minéral par rapport aux autres pyroxènes. 2, record 1, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperstena
1, record 1, Spanish, hiperstena
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de hierro y de magnesio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico, se encuentra en forma de cristales de brillo metálico, de color pardo violáceo, que forman parte de los gabros y de las andesitas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hiperstena
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- granulite
1, record 2, English, granulite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metamorphic rock consisting of even-sized, interlocking mineral grains less than 10% of which have any obvious preferred orientation [or a] relatively coarse, granular rock formed at the high pressures and temperatures of the granulite facies which may exhibit a crude gneissic structure due to the parallelism of flat lenses of quartz and/or feldspars. 2, record 2, English, - granulite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The texture is typically granuloblastic. 2, record 2, English, - granulite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- granulite
1, record 2, French, granulite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- granite à hypersthène 2, record 2, French, granite%20%C3%A0%20hypersth%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche métamorphique catazonale, à grains fins et de tailles voisines, de teinte claire avec quartz et feldspath dominants, hypersthène et grenat, accessoirement sillimanite, disthène, rutile, cordiérite et spinelle. 2, record 2, French, - granulite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roches métamorphiques [...]. Zone des granulites. Par ailleurs la structure des granulites est très particulière. De petites lentilles ou tablettes de quartz orientées dans le plan de la stratification donnent à la roche une foliation frustre. Ces tablettes sont englobées dans un fond finement granoblastique. Le métamorphisme des granulites a dû s'effectuer sous des pressions et températures élevées (degré ultra). 3, record 2, French, - granulite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- granulita
1, record 2, Spanish, granulita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Neis de granate (almandina) que contiene poca mica o carece de ella. 1, record 2, Spanish, - granulita
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