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GNEIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gneiss
1, record 1, English, gneiss
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A foliated rock formed by regional metamorphism in which bands or lenses of granular materials alternate with bands and lenticles in which minerals having flaky or elongate prismatic habits predominate. 2, record 1, English, - gneiss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Generally less than 50% of the minerals [in a gneiss] show preferred parallel orientation. 2, record 1, English, - gneiss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Often named for a conspicuous mineral constituent (biotile gneiss; hornblendic gneiss) or for the plutonic or sedimentary rock of origin (syenitic gneiss; conglomerate gneiss). 3, record 1, English, - gneiss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Felsic, granitic gneiss. 4, record 1, English, - gneiss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gneiss
1, record 1, French, gneiss
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche [métamorphique] à grains grossiers contenant feldspath (plagioclases et souvent orthose ou microcline) et quartz avec micas subordonnés (muscovite, biotite), en lits plus ou moins réguliers. 2, record 1, French, - gneiss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gneiss sont classés à partir de critères minéralogiques (à un ou deux micas, à grenat, à silimanite, etc.), texturaux (oeillés, amygdalaires, lenticulaires, rubanés, etc.) ou génétiques (dérivant de roches magmatiques ou sédimentaires). 3, record 1, French, - gneiss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gneiss felsique, granitique. 4, record 1, French, - gneiss
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- neis
1, record 1, Spanish, neis
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- gneis 2, record 1, Spanish, gneis
correct, masculine noun
- gneiss 1, record 1, Spanish, gneiss
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El neis se compone, como el granito, de cuarzo, feldespatos y minerales pesados [...] en el neis [estos componentes] se presentan en forma de cristales alargados y dispuestos en lechos finos que son alternativamente oscuros (mica) y claros (cuarzo y feldespatos). 1, record 1, Spanish, - neis
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