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GITE METAMORPHISME CONTACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contact-metamorphic deposit
1, record 1, English, contact%2Dmetamorphic%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ore body that formed along the contact of a mass of igneous, country, or invaded rock, the ore having been derived wholly, or in part, from the intrusive mass. 2, record 1, English, - contact%2Dmetamorphic%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During the crystallization of certain magmas a considerable amount of fluid escapes. This fluid may produce widespread changes near the contacts of magma with the surrounding rocks. Where such changes are caused by heat effects, without addition of material from the magma, the resulting deposits are called contact metamorphic. 3, record 1, English, - contact%2Dmetamorphic%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In older literature, [the term "contact-metamorphic" was] used as a syn. of contact-metasomatic and pyrometasomatic. 4, record 1, English, - contact%2Dmetamorphic%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte de métamorphisme de contact
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20de%20contact
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gisement métamorphique de contact 2, record 1, French, gisement%20m%C3%A9tamorphique%20de%20contact
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] certaines roches sont altérées [...] par la pression ou par la chaleur de roches intrusives avoisinantes. [...] Des métaux provenant de la masse intrusive peuvent pénétrer dans les roches ainsi modifiées en quantité suffisante pour former des gîtes minéraux d'une catégorie dite [...] communément «de métamorphisme de contact» [...] 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20de%20contact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On [...] trouve [la scheelite] dans les gîtes de métamorphisme de contact, entre granite et roches calcaires (skarns et tactites), et parfois dans des filons hydrothermaux [...] 4, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20de%20contact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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