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MICASCHISTE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mica schist
1, record 1, English, mica%20schist
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mica-schist 2, record 1, English, mica%2Dschist
correct
- micaschist 3, record 1, English, micaschist
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A schist whose essential constituents are mica and quartz, and whose schistose foliation is mainly due to the parallel arrangement of the mica flakes. 4, record 1, English, - mica%20schist
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- micaschiste
1, record 1, French, micaschiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mica schiste 2, record 1, French, mica%20schiste
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- mica-schiste 3, record 1, French, mica%2Dschiste
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche cristalline lamellaire et feuilletée, composée de quartz et de mica blanc et/ou noir. 4, record 1, French, - micaschiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les micaschistes composent souvent une couche géologique intermédiaire entre les couches de schiste et celles de gneiss. 4, record 1, French, - micaschiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- micasquisto
1, record 1, Spanish, micasquisto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- micacita 1, record 1, Spanish, micacita
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca metamórfica que se compone de mica, cuarzo y proporciones de otros minerales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - micasquisto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-07-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- quartz-mica schist
1, record 2, English, quartz%2Dmica%20schist
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- quartz mica schist 2, record 2, English, quartz%20mica%20schist
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A laminated metamorphic rock with roughly equal quartz and mica. 3, record 2, English, - quartz%2Dmica%20schist
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metamorphic petrologists have traditionally coped with the variety and complexity of mineral content and structure, ... by using a series of compound hyphenated names (e.g. quartz-mica schist, lawsonite-glaucophane schist) in describing metamorphic rocks. 4, record 2, English, - quartz%2Dmica%20schist
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quartz-mica schist: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - quartz%2Dmica%20schist
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- schiste à quartz et mica
1, record 2, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20mica
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- schiste à quartz et à mica 2, record 2, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20%C3%A0%20mica
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- schiste à quartz-mica 3, record 2, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%2Dmica
correct, masculine noun
- micaschiste à quartz 4, record 2, French, micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gisements métamorphiques se forment par concentration et cristallisation de carbone durant le métamorphisme régional. Les roches encaissantes sont des schistes à quartz et mica, des paragneiss, des quartzites feldspathiques à mica et des marbres [...] 1, record 2, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20mica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le groupe d'Annidale, qui renferme la majorité des venues aurifères à l'intérieur de la ceinture, est constitué d'une séquence de roches volcanomafiques, de schistes noirs, de roches ultramafiques, de micaschiste à quartz, d'intrusions felsiques et de dômes rhyolitiques [...] 5, record 2, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20mica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
schiste à quartz et à mica : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20mica
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- itabirite
1, record 3, English, itabirite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- banded-quartz hematite 2, record 3, English, banded%2Dquartz%20hematite
correct
- banded quartz-hematite ore 3, record 3, English, banded%20quartz%2Dhematite%20ore
correct
- specular schist 4, record 3, English, specular%20schist
- specular slate ore 5, record 3, English, specular%20slate%20ore
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A laminated, metamorphosed, oxide-facies iron formation in which the original chert or jasper bands have been recrystallized into megascopically distinguished grains of quartz and in which the iron is present as thin layers of hematite, magnetite, or martite ... 2, record 3, English, - itabirite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
itabirite: Named from Itabira, Brazil. 3, record 3, English, - itabirite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- itabirite
1, record 3, French, itabirite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- micaschiste ferrifère 2, record 3, French, micaschiste%20ferrif%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quartzites rubanés à magnétite, à hématite, passant à de véritables minerais de fer [...] 3, record 3, French, - itabirite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les boucliers antécambriens on rencontre de puissantes formations de roches sédimentaires siliceuses et ferrugineuses, à magnétite, oligiste et martite [...] On les désigne sous [le nom de] [...] itabirites au Brésil. 4, record 3, French, - itabirite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Schiste du Brésil appelé encore micaschiste ferrifère. 2, record 3, French, - itabirite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas de hierro y de manganeso
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- itabirita
1, record 3, Spanish, itabirita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Micacita en la cual el oligisto adopta la forma de laminillas negras dispuestas entre los granos de cuarzo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - itabirita
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-04-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- calciferous mica schist
1, record 4, English, calciferous%20mica%20schist
proposal
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See records "calciferous" and "mica schist." 1, record 4, English, - calciferous%20mica%20schist
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- micaschiste calcifère
1, record 4, French, micaschiste%20calcif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-03-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- biotite mica schist
1, record 5, English, biotite%20mica%20schist
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By analogy with "biotite schist" (see record). 1, record 5, English, - biotite%20mica%20schist
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- micaschiste à biotite
1, record 5, French, micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20biotite
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- micaschiste à mica noir 2, record 5, French, micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20mica%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les micaschistes peuvent être à mica noir, à mica blanc, à deux micas ou à minéraux (grenat, staurotide, disthène, etc.), fréquents. 2, record 5, French, - micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20biotite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1991-09-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- muscovite biotite schist
1, record 6, English, muscovite%20biotite%20schist
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Biotite may also be conspicuous [in muscovite schists], forming "muscovite-biotite schists." 1, record 6, English, - muscovite%20biotite%20schist
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- micaschiste à deux micas
1, record 6, French, micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20deux%20micas
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il (...) existe de nombreuses variétés [de micaschistes] dont certains font le passage aux gneiss: (...) les "micaschistes à deux micas": muscovite et biotite, marquent un degré plus accentué du métamorphisme. 2, record 6, French, - micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20deux%20micas
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-01-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- psammitic schist 1, record 7, English, psammitic%20schist
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(1) Schists formed from arenaceous sedimentary rocks compare feline gneiss; felitic schists - DMMRT (2) Cf. "Schist" "Psammitic".-HD 1, record 7, English, - psammitic%20schist
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- micaschiste arénacé 1, record 7, French, micaschiste%20ar%C3%A9nac%C3%A9
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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