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MELANGE OPHIOLITIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ophiolite melange
1, record 1, English, ophiolite%20melange
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ophiolite mélange 2, record 1, English, ophiolite%20m%C3%A9lange
correct, see observation
- ophiolitic mélange 3, record 1, English, ophiolitic%20m%C3%A9lange
correct
- ophiolitic melange 4, record 1, English, ophiolitic%20melange
correct
- coloured melange 5, record 1, English, coloured%20melange
correct
- coloured mélange 6, record 1, English, coloured%20m%C3%A9lange
correct
- colored melange 7, record 1, English, colored%20melange
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the rock assemblages vary from site to site, but as a whole may form a single body comprising a large mass of protruded dismembered ophiolite - an ophiolite melange. 8, record 1, English, - ophiolite%20melange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ophiolite mélange: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - ophiolite%20melange
Record 1, Key term(s)
- colored mélange
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mélange ophiolitique
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9lange%20ophiolitique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans certaines régions, l'ensemble des séries associées aux ophiolites - et d'autres qui peuvent appartenir à des zones paléogéographiques différentes -, sont dans un état de désordre tectonique intense : on parle alors de «mélange ophiolitique» pour traduire la quasi-impossibilité de décrire la structure de l'ensemble. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lange%20ophiolitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lobster Cove head se caractérise par un fouillis de roches appelé mélange ophiolitique. La dolomie, le schiste argileux et le calcaire ont été repliés lorsque le plancher océanique est passé sur eux. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lange%20ophiolitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mélange ophiolitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lange%20ophiolitique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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