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MICA SCHIST [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mica schist
1, record 1, English, mica%20schist
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mica-schist 2, record 1, English, mica%2Dschist
correct
- micaschist 3, record 1, English, micaschist
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A schist whose essential constituents are mica and quartz, and whose schistose foliation is mainly due to the parallel arrangement of the mica flakes. 4, record 1, English, - mica%20schist
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- micaschiste
1, record 1, French, micaschiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mica schiste 2, record 1, French, mica%20schiste
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- mica-schiste 3, record 1, French, mica%2Dschiste
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche cristalline lamellaire et feuilletée, composée de quartz et de mica blanc et/ou noir. 4, record 1, French, - micaschiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les micaschistes composent souvent une couche géologique intermédiaire entre les couches de schiste et celles de gneiss. 4, record 1, French, - micaschiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- micasquisto
1, record 1, Spanish, micasquisto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- micacita 1, record 1, Spanish, micacita
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca metamórfica que se compone de mica, cuarzo y proporciones de otros minerales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - micasquisto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- schistosity
1, record 2, English, schistosity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- shaly lamination 2, record 2, English, shaly%20lamination
- schistose cleavage 3, record 2, English, schistose%20cleavage
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The foliation in schist or other coarse-grained, crystalline rock due to the parallel alignment of platy mineral grains(mica) or inequant crystals of other minerals. 4, record 2, English, - schistosity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This deposit [has] been affected by postmineralization deformation that has imparted schistosity to [its] host sequences. 5, record 2, English, - schistosity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is considered by some to be a type of cleavage. 6, record 2, English, - schistosity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
schistosity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - schistosity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- schistosité
1, record 2, French, schistosit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- clivage schisteux 2, record 2, French, clivage%20schisteux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus tectonique conduisant à l'acquisition d'un débit en feuillets parallèles, sensiblement perpendiculaire à la contrainte principale maximale. 3, record 2, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sous l'action de la charge des sédiments et des phénomènes orogéniques, les roches se débitent en feuillets plus ou moins réguliers indépendants de la stratification : c'est la schistosité ou clivage schisteux. 4, record 2, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En profondeur, dans l'infrastructure, on rencontre des plis [...] accompagnés de schistosité puis, plus profondément, de foliation [...] 4, record 2, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une schistosité dans laquelle se développent des minéraux métamorphiques synschisteux est une foliation. 3, record 2, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
schistosité : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - schistosit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Tectónica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquistosidad
1, record 2, Spanish, esquistosidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carácter laminar de las rocas que pueden ser exfoliadas, o sea separadas en forma de láminas delgadas, como lo son las pizarras. 1, record 2, Spanish, - esquistosidad
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-07-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- quartz-mica schist
1, record 3, English, quartz%2Dmica%20schist
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- quartz mica schist 2, record 3, English, quartz%20mica%20schist
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A laminated metamorphic rock with roughly equal quartz and mica. 3, record 3, English, - quartz%2Dmica%20schist
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metamorphic petrologists have traditionally coped with the variety and complexity of mineral content and structure,... by using a series of compound hyphenated names(e. g. quartz-mica schist, lawsonite-glaucophane schist) in describing metamorphic rocks. 4, record 3, English, - quartz%2Dmica%20schist
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quartz-mica schist : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 3, English, - quartz%2Dmica%20schist
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- schiste à quartz et mica
1, record 3, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20mica
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- schiste à quartz et à mica 2, record 3, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20%C3%A0%20mica
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- schiste à quartz-mica 3, record 3, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%2Dmica
correct, masculine noun
- micaschiste à quartz 4, record 3, French, micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gisements métamorphiques se forment par concentration et cristallisation de carbone durant le métamorphisme régional. Les roches encaissantes sont des schistes à quartz et mica, des paragneiss, des quartzites feldspathiques à mica et des marbres [...] 1, record 3, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20mica
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le groupe d'Annidale, qui renferme la majorité des venues aurifères à l'intérieur de la ceinture, est constitué d'une séquence de roches volcanomafiques, de schistes noirs, de roches ultramafiques, de micaschiste à quartz, d'intrusions felsiques et de dômes rhyolitiques [...] 5, record 3, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20mica
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
schiste à quartz et à mica : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 3, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20quartz%20et%20mica
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-12-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sericite schist
1, record 4, English, sericite%20schist
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mica schist whose mica is sericite. 2, record 4, English, - sericite%20schist
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Indeed, sericite schists or microcrystalline schists are phyllites. 3, record 4, English, - sericite%20schist
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- schiste à séricite
1, record 4, French, schiste%20%C3%A0%20s%C3%A9ricite
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- séricitoschiste 2, record 4, French, s%C3%A9ricitoschiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Schiste brillant, onctueux au toucher, presque entièrement formé d'un mica hydraté et fluorifère, qui est la séricite. 3, record 4, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20s%C3%A9ricite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
séricite : Mica blanc très fin, généralement accompagné de quartz. 4, record 4, French, - schiste%20%C3%A0%20s%C3%A9ricite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquisto de sericita
1, record 4, Spanish, esquisto%20de%20sericita
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Esquisto brillante, untuoso,a base de sericita (mica hidratada y fluorífera). 1, record 4, Spanish, - esquisto%20de%20sericita
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-03-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- barian
1, record 5, English, barian
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- barytic 2, record 5, English, barytic
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wall rock consists of highly sheared, barian mica schist. 1, record 5, English, - barian
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- barytifère
1, record 5, French, barytif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- barytique 2, record 5, French, barytique
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des substances renfermant du baryum ou l'un de ses composés. 3, record 5, French, - barytif%C3%A8re
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'éponte est composée de schistes micacés barytifères fortement cisaillés. 4, record 5, French, - barytif%C3%A8re
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Calcaire barytifère. 5, record 5, French, - barytif%C3%A8re
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Mineralogía
- Petrografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- barítico 1, record 5, Spanish, bar%C3%ADtico
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-03-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fault-bounded slice
1, record 6, English, fault%2Dbounded%20slice
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- fault bounded slice 2, record 6, English, fault%20bounded%20slice
correct
- fault slice 3, record 6, English, fault%20slice
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Bridge River district in the Canadian Cordillera is within a fault-bounded slice of volcanic-dominated oceanic rocks, the Bridge River terrane. 4, record 6, English, - fault%2Dbounded%20slice
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
At Mt Dore, some 26 mt [of] 1. 1% Cu, predominantly as oxide ore, is hosted by a fault bounded slice of mica schist, sandwiched between calcareous and calc-silicate rocks to the east and the Mt Dore granite to the west. 5, record 6, English, - fault%2Dbounded%20slice
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slice; thrust slice: A relatively thin body of rock bounded above and below by thrust faults within a zone of thrusting. 6, record 6, English, - fault%2Dbounded%20slice
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- lambeau de poussée limité par des failles
1, record 6, French, lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- lambeau de poussée entre failles bordières 1, record 6, French, lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20entre%20failles%20bordi%C3%A8res
proposal, masculine noun
- lambeau de poussée circonscrit par des failles 1, record 6, French, lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20circonscrit%20par%20des%20failles
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un bloc relativement abaissé entre deux failles bordières est un fossé tectonique. 2, record 6, French, - lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les lambeaux de poussée sont des écailles de substratum arrachées lors du déplacement de la nappe et qui sont incorporées à celle-ci. 3, record 6, French, - lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Une nappe de charriage peut entraîner à sa base [...] des copeaux de l'unité autochtone : ces lambeaux de poussée, totalement circonscrits à l'origine par des fractures, sont constitués de couches [...] très tectonisées [...] 4, record 6, French, - lambeau%20de%20pouss%C3%A9e%20limit%C3%A9%20par%20des%20failles
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-09-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Quarried Stone - Various
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- rag
1, record 7, English, rag
correct, Great Britain
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various hard rocks, as a quartzose mica schist used for whetstones or a hard limestone used in building. 1, record 7, English, - rag
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Pierres diverses (Carrières)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- roche dure
1, record 7, French, roche%20dure
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(siliceuse). 1, record 7, French, - roche%20dure
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-04-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- calciferous mica schist
1, record 8, English, calciferous%20mica%20schist
proposal
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See records "calciferous" and "mica schist. " 1, record 8, English, - calciferous%20mica%20schist
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- micaschiste calcifère
1, record 8, French, micaschiste%20calcif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1992-03-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- biotite mica schist
1, record 9, English, biotite%20mica%20schist
proposal
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By analogy with "biotite schist" (see record). 1, record 9, English, - biotite%20mica%20schist
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- micaschiste à biotite
1, record 9, French, micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20biotite
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- micaschiste à mica noir 2, record 9, French, micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20mica%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les micaschistes peuvent être à mica noir, à mica blanc, à deux micas ou à minéraux (grenat, staurotide, disthène, etc.), fréquents. 2, record 9, French, - micaschiste%20%C3%A0%20biotite
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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