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METAMORPHOSED [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metamorphosed
1, record 1, English, metamorphosed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Highly metamorphosed Archean and Aphebian rocks have been recognized within Grenville Province because the Kenoran and Hudsonian folded belts are truncated by the Grenville Front and it is possible that rocks of the older orogenic belts may extend well into Grenville Province. 2, record 1, English, - metamorphosed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... near the frontier with Brazil, the mountains change from metamorphosed sandstone to granite. 3, record 1, English, - metamorphosed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The successions in which the BIF [banded iron formations] occur usually lie unconformably on highly metamorphosed basement rocks. 4, record 1, English, - metamorphosed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
The structure of the rocks forming the shield areas are extremely complicated, consisting mainly of intensely folded, highly metamorphosed rocks. In some shield areas the association of granitic gneisses with metamorphosed basaltic lavas (greenstones) is characteristic. 5, record 1, English, - metamorphosed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métamorphisé
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le front de mobilisation] est donc discordant sur le plan zonéographique et, d'une manière plus générale, la granitisation vellave paraît être un événement relativement tardif, qui, limité à la catazone, a affecté des formations déjà métamorphisées. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les quartzites [...] peuvent [...] provenir de silex métamorphisés. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Beaucoup de gisements de corindon des vieux socles seraient [...] des bauxites métamorphisées. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métamorphiser : Transformer par métamorphisme. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
métamorphisme : Ensemble des phénomènes qui donnent lieu à l'altération des roches sédimentaires, à leur transformation en roches cristallophylliennes. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tamorphis%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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