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MELANOCRATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- melanocratic
1, record 1, English, melanocratic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chromocratic 2, record 1, English, chromocratic
correct
- melanic 2, record 1, English, melanic
correct
- dark-colored 2, record 1, English, dark%2Dcolored
correct
- dark-coloured 3, record 1, English, dark%2Dcoloured
correct, Great Britain
- melano- 3, record 1, English, melano%2D
correct, prefix
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to an igneous rock rich in dark-colored or mafic minerals. 3, record 1, English, - melanocratic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "leucocratic." 3, record 1, English, - melanocratic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The prefix "melano-", meaning "dark-colored" is often used before a name of rock, e.g., melanogabbro. 3, record 1, English, - melanocratic
Record 1, Key term(s)
- melano
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mélanocrate
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9lanocrate
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mélano- 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9lano%2D
correct, prefix
- mélanocratique 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9lanocratique
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
S'applique aux roches riches en minéraux ferromagnésiens souvent de couleur noire. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La proportion des minéraux foncés, facilement appréciable au coup d'œil, fournit une classification abrégée [des roches ignées], mais évidemment moins précise. On distingue les groupes suivants. [...] Roches mélanocrates 65 à 95 [% de minéraux foncés.] 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mélano- : Préfixe couramment utilisé devant des noms de roches mélanocrates. Ex. : mélanogabbro. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
S'oppose à «leucocrate». 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mélanocratique : calque de l'anglais «melanocratic». 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mélano
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- melanocratic rock
1, record 2, English, melanocratic%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark-colored rock containing 60-90% dark minerals. 2, record 2, English, - melanocratic%20rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche mélanocrate
1, record 2, French, roche%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche endogène où les minéraux foncés (amphibole, pyroxène, péridot, etc.) occupent plus des deux tiers de la surface [et dont la] teinte générale est foncée. 2, record 2, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] roches mélanocrates : 62,5 à 87,5 % de ferromagnésiens. 3, record 2, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les appareils alcalins annulaires [...] sont constitués de roches leucocrates à mélanocrates, acides à ultrabasiques [...] 4, record 2, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
granite : Roche alumino-potassique riche en éléments blancs (roche leucocrate); péridodite : roche ferro-magnésienne riche en éléments colorés (roche mélanocrate). 5, record 2, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-02-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- melanosyenite
1, record 3, English, melanosyenite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- syénite mélanocrate
1, record 3, French, sy%C3%A9nite%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
correct, feminine 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 2003-10-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- melanocratic gabbro-dolerite
1, record 4, English, melanocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A typical intrusion consists of a highly differentiated main sill that passes from olivine-bearing, melanocratic gabbro-dolerites near the base upward through the succession of mafic units ... to leucocratic gabbro-dolerites near the top. 1, record 4, English, - melanocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gabbro-dolérite mélanocrate
1, record 4, French, gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une intrusion typique est constituée en grande partie d'un filon-couche très différencié qui se compose à la base de gabbro-dolérite à olivine mélanocrate et au sommet de gabbro-dolérite leucocrate; entre ces deux termes on peut observer toute la succession d'unités mafiques [...] 1, record 4, French, - gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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