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ROCHE ALTEREE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- altered rock
1, record 1, English, altered%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that has undergone changes in its chemical and mineralogical structure since its original deposition ... 2, record 1, English, - altered%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Altered host rock. 3, record 1, English, - altered%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche altérée
1, record 1, French, roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche qui a subi des changements dans sa structure chimique et dans sa structure minéralogique depuis sa déposition originelle [...] 2, record 1, French, - roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] non seulement les roches supérieures altérées peuvent avoir été différentes de celles qui se trouvent actuellement en dessous, mais aussi les conditions d'altération peuvent avoir été autres [...] 3, record 1, French, - roche%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fresh rock
1, record 2, English, fresh%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unaltered rock 2, record 2, English, unaltered%20rock
correct
- unweathered rock 3, record 2, English, unweathered%20rock
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock ... that has not been subjected to or altered by surface weathering, such as a rock newly exposed by fracturing. 4, record 2, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... phosphate is recovered from fresh rock rather than from a weathered residuum ... 2, record 2, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unweathered rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - fresh%20rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche saine
1, record 2, French, roche%20saine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- roche fraîche 2, record 2, French, roche%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche à patine fraîche 3, record 2, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20patine%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche non altérée 3, record 2, French, roche%20non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- roche inaltérée 4, record 2, French, roche%20inalt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] tout ce qui contribue à imbiber la roche augmente son altération. Ce sera le cas [...] quand la roche présente une certaine perméabilité, par la présence de fissures ou de cavités. Celles-ci sont fréquentes dans les roches fraîches, même si la structure n'est pas vacuolaire [...] 5, record 2, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les processus chimiques et biologiques qui conduisent de la roche saine à ses produits de décomposition sont appelés altération. 6, record 2, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «roche altérée». 7, record 2, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roche fraîche : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 2, French, - roche%20saine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-04-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Metals Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- altered wallrock 1, record 3, English, altered%20wallrock
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- altered wall rock 2, record 3, English, altered%20wall%20rock
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In most mesothermal gold veins, the gold mineralization occurs in the veins, but in some deposits the bulk of the gold is in the adjacent altered wallrocks, or in both. 1, record 3, English, - altered%20wallrock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wall-rock alteration: Alteration of country rock adjacent to hydrothermal ore deposits by the fluids responsible for or derived during the formation of the deposits .... 3, record 3, English, - altered%20wallrock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Mines métalliques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche encaissante altérée
1, record 3, French, roche%20encaissante%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- encaissant altéré 2, record 3, French, encaissant%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Encaissant altéré : enrichi en carbonates et appauvri en silice. 2, record 3, French, - roche%20encaissante%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiches «roche altérée» et «roche encaissante». 1, record 3, French, - roche%20encaissante%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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