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METABASALT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metabasalt
1, record 1, English, metabasalt
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Basalt that has undergone regional pressure metamorphism in which amygdaloidal, columnar, and other structures are often preserved; these may grade into greenstone (greenschist) or, at higher pressures, into blueschist. 2, record 1, English, - metabasalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cupriferous pyrite mineralization of stockwork-type has been reported ... from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It occurs in metabasalts and they put forward evidence that it was generated by sea water solutions circulating through the oceanic crust .... 3, record 1, English, - metabasalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metabasalt: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - metabasalt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métabasalte
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tabasalte
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méta-basalte 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9ta%2Dbasalte
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une des plus intéressantes découvertes de ces dernières années se situe dans une «vallée transversale» située au voisinage le la ride médio-atlantique près de l'Équateur [...]. Des stockwerks et des disséminations de chalcopyrite, accessoirement pyrite et pyrrhotite, affectent des métabasaltes, vraisemblablement mis en place dans l'axe de la ride, donc dans la zone même d'accrétion. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tabasalte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La nomenclature la plus précise consiste à désigner la roche métamorphique par son nom originel (anté-métamorphe) précédé du préfixe méta. On parle ainsi de méta-grès, de méta-basalte ou de méta-granite [...] 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tabasalte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
métabasalte : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tabasalte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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