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SUBSTITUTION PSEUDOMORPHIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pseudomorphism
1, record 1, English, pseudomorphism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pseudomorphous replacmement 2, record 1, English, pseudomorphous%20replacmement
correct
- pseudomorphic replacement 2, record 1, English, pseudomorphic%20replacement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of becoming, and the condition of being, a pseudomorph. 3, record 1, English, - pseudomorphism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sedimentary textures of Sedex deposits are ... not primary but result from pseudomorphism of those of the host sediment. 2, record 1, English, - pseudomorphism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pseudomorphose
1, record 1, French, pseudomorphose
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pseudomorphisme 2, record 1, French, pseudomorphisme
correct, masculine noun
- remplacement pseudomorphe 3, record 1, French, remplacement%20pseudomorphe
correct, masculine noun
- substitution pseudomorphique 3, record 1, French, substitution%20pseudomorphique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène de transformation d'un minéral en un autre, qui conserve la même forme extérieure. 2, record 1, French, - pseudomorphose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la structure cristalline ancienne est conservée, on a un phénomène de «pseudomorphose» : la présence de rhomboèdres de pyrite (normalement cubique) ou d'opale (normalement amorphe) montre qu'il y a eu substitution d'un minéral à un autre originellement rhomboédrique, le plus souvent la calcite. 4, record 1, French, - pseudomorphose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] un minéral inclus dans une roche peut disparaître, laissant une cavité [...] qui peut être remplie par un autre minéral, cas fréquent de pseudomorphose de sel gemme en calcite. 5, record 1, French, - pseudomorphose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pseudomorphose : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - pseudomorphose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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