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ROCHE METAMORPHISEE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metavolcanic rock
1, record 1, English, metavolcanic%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metamorphosed volcanic rock 2, record 1, English, metamorphosed%20volcanic%20rock
correct
- metavolcanics 3, record 1, English, metavolcanics
correct, see observation, noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] partly metamorphosed volcanic rock. 4, record 1, English, - metavolcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metavolcanics: An informal term for volcanic rocks that show evidence of having been subjected to metamorphism. 5, record 1, English, - metavolcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
metavolcanics: As a noun, used in the plural. 6, record 1, English, - metavolcanic%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
metavolcanic rock; metavolcanics: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - metavolcanic%20rock
Record 1, Key term(s)
- metavolcanic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métavolcanite
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tavolcanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche métavolcanique 2, record 1, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tavolcanique
correct, feminine noun
- roche volcanique métamorphisée 3, record 1, French, roche%20volcanique%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- métavolcanique 4, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tavolcanique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cantons de l'Est (Québec). [...] Les roches ultrabasiques font intrusion [...] dans des roches encaissantes métasédimentaires, métavolcaniques et stratifiées de l'âge du Cambrien à l'Ordovicien. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tavolcanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métavolcanite; roche métavolcanique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tavolcanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Métavolcanite porphyrique acide. 7, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tavolcanite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- low-grade metamorphosed rock
1, record 2, English, low%2Dgrade%20metamorphosed%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- low-grade metamorphic rock 2, record 2, English, low%2Dgrade%20metamorphic%20rock
correct, see observation
- low grade metamorphic rock 3, record 2, English, low%20grade%20metamorphic%20rock
- low-grade rock 4, record 2, English, low%2Dgrade%20rock
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
...mesothermal veins are found in structural environments of intermediate level within the crust ... characterized by low to medium grade metamorphic rocks and generally dominated by compressive tectonic regimes. 3, record 2, English, - low%2Dgrade%20metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chloritoid is most commonly found in low-grade regionally metamorphosed rocks. 1, record 2, English, - low%2Dgrade%20metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
low-grade metamorphic rock; low-grade rock: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - low%2Dgrade%20metamorphosed%20rock
Record 2, Key term(s)
- low grade metamorphosed rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche faiblement métamorphisée
1, record 2, French, roche%20faiblement%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- roche de métamorphisme faible 2, record 2, French, roche%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20faible
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- roche peu métamorphisée 3, record 2, French, roche%20peu%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- roche de faible métamorphisme 4, record 2, French, roche%20de%20faible%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme
correct, feminine noun
- roche faiblement métamorphique 2, record 2, French, roche%20faiblement%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches métamorphiques à l'est de cette zone ont donné au K-Ar entre 1,600 et 1,800 m.a. et des roches peu métamorphisées du géosynclinal ont donné des âges similaires. 3, record 2, French, - roche%20faiblement%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roche de métamorphisme faible; roche faiblement métamorphique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - roche%20faiblement%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-10-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- metamorphosed rock
1, record 3, English, metamorphosed%20rock
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a rock that has been altered by physical and chemical process involving heat, pressure and derived fluids. 2, record 3, English, - metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The structures of the rocks forming the shield areas are extremely complicated consisting mainly of intensely folded, highly metamorphosed rocks. 3, record 3, English, - metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metamorphosed rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - metamorphosed%20rock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche métamorphisée
1, record 3, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- roche métamorphosée 2, record 3, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphos%C3%A9e
avoid, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche qui a été enfouie à haute pression et haute température et qui ne présente plus ses textures et sa minéralogie d'origine. 3, record 3, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un gisement de magnétite formé dans une roche carbonatée, métamorphisée au contact d'un granite, avec ou sans minéraux métasomatiques, peut être un gisement de fer sédimentaire, métamorphisée au contact du granite comme n'importe quelle autre roche. 4, record 3, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roche métamorphisée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 3, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-08-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- metasedimentary rock
1, record 4, English, metasedimentary%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bedrock may vary from granite and granitic gneiss to volcanic and metadisedimentary rocks. 2, record 4, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Whatever their origin, the ore minerals are concentrated ... in coarse, quartz-rich clastic metasedimentary rocks deposited under high-energy conditions especially favourable for development of placer deposits. 2, record 4, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks of the Huronian Supergroup ... 3, record 4, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
An important source of uranium apparently was older granitic and metasedimentary rocks. 4, record 4, English, - metasedimentary%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche métasédimentaire
1, record 4, French, roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- roche sédimentaire métamorphisée 2, record 4, French, roche%20s%C3%A9dimentaire%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En dehors de la perméabilité à travers les roches poreuses et de la perméabilité en grand, dans les réseaux karstiques [...], il existe un stade intermédiaire lorsque, au cours du métamorphisme, se développent des clivages dans les roches métasédimentaires, comme dans l'Est de Victoria (Australie) [...] 3, record 4, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On mentionne [...] la présence de gîtes de plomb et de zinc [...] dans les roches métasédimentaires pénétrées de batholites granitiques sur la côte méridionale de Terre-Neuve [...] 4, record 4, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les roches ultrabasiques font intrusion, généralement en concordance, dans des roches encaissantes métasédimentaires, métavolcaniques et stratifiées de l'âge du Cambrien et l'Ordovicien. 4, record 4, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les roches granitiques et métasédimentaires plus anciennes sont vraisemblablement une importante source d'uranium. 5, record 4, French, - roche%20m%C3%A9tas%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-09-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- medium-grade metamorphosed rock
1, record 5, English, medium%2Dgrade%20metamorphosed%20rock
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- medium grade metamorphic rock 2, record 5, English, medium%20grade%20metamorphic%20rock
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Staurolite ... is formed in medium-grade regionally metamorphosed argillaceous rocks. 1, record 5, English, - medium%2Dgrade%20metamorphosed%20rock
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
...mesothermal veins are found in structural environments of intermediate level within the crust ... characterized by low to medium grade metamorphic rocks and generally dominated by compressive tectonic regimes. 2, record 5, English, - medium%2Dgrade%20metamorphosed%20rock
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- roche à degré moyen de métamorphisme
1, record 5, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20degr%C3%A9%20moyen%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- roche moyennement métamorphisée 1, record 5, French, roche%20moyennement%20m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
- roche à niveau moyen de métamorphisme 1, record 5, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20niveau%20moyen%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme
proposal, feminine noun
- roche à intensité moyenne de métamorphisme 1, record 5, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20intensit%C3%A9%20moyenne%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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