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MIAROLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- miarolitic cavity
1, record 1, English, miarolitic%20cavity
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- miarolitic enclosure 2, record 1, English, miarolitic%20enclosure
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cavity of irregular shape in certain plutonic rocks. 3, record 1, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These [decimetric to metric textures] include pegmatitic comb layering, orbicular textures, miarolitic enclosures of pegmatitic quartz gabbro with crystal growth directed inward, and "brain-rock" ... 2, record 1, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Miarolitic cavities ... are frequently infilled with hydrothermal minerals. 2, record 1, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crystals of the rock constituents sometimes project into the cavity. 3, record 1, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "druse" and "vug." 4, record 1, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
miarolitic cavity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - miarolitic%20cavity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- miarole
1, record 1, French, miarole
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cavité miarolitique 2, record 1, French, cavit%C3%A9%20miarolitique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une roche plutonique, en général granitique, petite cavité remplie de minéraux pneumatolytiques. 3, record 1, French, - miarole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la minéralisation de type brèche d'intrusion [...] présente une gamme de textures d'échelle décimétrique à métrique [...] Il s'agit notamment de textures pegmatitiques en dents de peigne, de textures orbiculaires, de miaroles, remplies de gabbro quartzique pegmatitique dont les cristaux croissent vers l'intérieur et de «roches en cervelle» [...] 4, record 1, French, - miarole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nombreuses miaroles souvent remplies de minéraux hydrothermaux. 4, record 1, French, - miarole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miarole; cavité miarolitique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - miarole
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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