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LHERZOLITE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lherzolite
1, record 1, English, lherzolite
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of peridotite containing abundant olivine with orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. 2, record 1, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock. It is a coarse grained rock consisting of 40 to 90% olivine along with significant orthopyroxene and lesser calcic chromium rich clinopyroxene. Minor minerals include chromium and aluminium spinels and garnets. 3, record 1, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Etymology:] The name is derived from the Lherz Massif, an alpine peridotite complex (also known as orogenic lherzolite complex), (the type locality) at Etang de Lers in the French Pyrenees ... 3, record 1, English, - lherzolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lherzolite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - lherzolite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lherzolite
1, record 1, French, lherzolite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique grenue de type péridotite contenant des pyroxènes monocliniques et orthorhombiques avec olivine, hypersthène ou bronzite, diopside chromifère et spinelle. 2, record 1, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lherzolite est un type de roche plutonique, grenue, qui correspond à la péridotite originelle du manteau supérieur. C'est une roche au grains grossiers se composant de 40 à 90 % d'olivine avec du chrome riche en orthopyroxène et faible en [...] clinopyroxène. 3, record 1, French, - lherzolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lherzolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - lherzolite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lherzolite-bearing
1, record 2, English, lherzolite%2Dbearing
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lherzolite-bearing flows have relatively low Mg numbers and are the result of low degrees of partial melting followed by fractional crystallization in the upper mantle. 2, record 2, English, - lherzolite%2Dbearing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lherzolite-bearing: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - lherzolite%2Dbearing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- à lherzolite
1, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20lherzolite
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'on retrouve de par le monde, en gros, deux types d'ophiolites : Les ophiolites à section crustale épaisse, continue (gabbros épais) et à harzburgite (olivine + Orthopyroxène) [...]. À l'opposé [...], les ophiolites à section crustale réduite (épaisseur réduite des gabbros) discontinue et à lherzolite (olivine + orthopyroxène + clinopyroxène) [...] 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20lherzolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
à lherzolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20lherzolite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- garnet-bearing lherzolite
1, record 3, English, garnet%2Dbearing%20lherzolite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- garnet lherzolite 1, record 3, English, garnet%20lherzolite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Specific diamond indicator minerals (with xenolith-paragenesis type in brackets) include ... Cr-pyrope garnet (garnet-bearing lherzolite source) ... 1, record 3, English, - garnet%2Dbearing%20lherzolite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lherzolite grenatifère
1, record 3, French, lherzolite%20grenatif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lherzolite à grenat 1, record 3, French, lherzolite%20%C3%A0%20grenat
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les minéraux indicateurs de diamants (suivis, entre parenthèses, du type paragénétique du xénolite) figurent [...] le pyrope chromifère (lherzolite grenatifère) [...] 1, record 3, French, - lherzolite%20grenatif%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-09-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mantle lherzolite
1, record 4, English, mantle%20lherzolite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An alternative view is that the chromitites as well as the harzburgites are the refractory residua of partial melting of mantle lherzolite ... 1, record 4, English, - mantle%20lherzolite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lherzolite mantellique
1, record 4, French, lherzolite%20mantellique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a [...] proposé que les chromitites de même que les harzburgites puissent constituer les résidus réfractaires de la fusion partielle d'une lherzolite mantellique [...] 1, record 4, French, - lherzolite%20mantellique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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