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MIAROLITIQUE [4 records]
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
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- miarolitic granite
1, record 2, English, miarolitic%20granite
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miarolitic: Said of igneous rock that has many small, irregular cavities. 2, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20granite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
miarolitic granite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - miarolitic%20granite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- granite miarolitique
1, record 2, French, granite%20miarolitique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miarolitique : S'applique à des roches magmatiques, plutoniques, granitiques contenant des miaroles. 2, record 2, French, - granite%20miarolitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
granite miarolitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - granite%20miarolitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-08-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- miarolitic
1, record 3, English, miarolitic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of igneous rock that has many small, irregular cavities. 2, record 3, English, - miarolitic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These cavities are usually more angular and irregular than those of a vug. 2, record 3, English, - miarolitic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A rock containing such cavities, [is also called] a miarolite. 3, record 3, English, - miarolitic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- miarolitique
1, record 3, French, miarolitique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
S'applique à des roches magmatiques, plutoniques, granitiques contenant des miaroles. 2, record 3, French, - miarolitique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La macrostructure «miarolitique» concerne des granites ayant de petites taches de quelques cm où la cristallisation est plus large et parfois géodique (druses [...], avec développement de minéraux pneumatolytiques : muscovite, parfois tourmaline ou cassitérite, quartz et feldspaths mieux formés et éventuellement idiomorphes. 3, record 3, French, - miarolitique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-07-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- miarolitic pegmatite
1, record 4, English, miarolitic%20pegmatite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Miarolitic pegmatites are an important source of gemstones such as beryl (emerald), topaz, and tourmaline. 1, record 4, English, - miarolitic%20pegmatite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pegmatite miarolitique
1, record 4, French, pegmatite%20miarolitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pegmatites miarolitiques sont une source importante de gemmes telles que le béryl (émeraudes), la topaze et la tourmaline. 1, record 4, French, - pegmatite%20miarolitique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miarolitique : Se dit d'une roche magmatique plutonique, granitique en général, montrant de petites cavités, nommées miaroles, remplies de minéraux pneumatolytiques. S'écrit aussi miarolithique. 2, record 4, French, - pegmatite%20miarolitique
Record 4, Key term(s)
- pegmatite miarolithique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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