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MAGMATITE [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A rock which has congealed from a molten mass called magma.

CONT

Igneous rocks constitute one of the three main classes into which rocks are divided, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary.

CONT

Granite is an igneous rock.

CONT

... pluton (a large igneous rock body that crystallized deep beneath the surface of the earth).

OBS

igneous rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Roche qui provient de la consolidation de masses fluides de composition complexe, appelées magma, portées à l'intérieur de l'écorce terrestre à des températures très élevées.

CONT

Les roches magmatiques [...] ont pris naissance à partir d'un liquide de silicates fondus. La cristallisation de ces magmas peut avoir lieu rapidement à la surface donnant naissance à des roches volcaniques ou lentement en profondeur produisant des roches plutoniques.

CONT

[...] un pluton [...] (grande masse de roche ignée, cristallisée et située profondément sous l'écorce terrestre).

OBS

roche ignée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
DEF

Roca formada en la solidificación de un magma.

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