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Record 1 2010-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Petrography
  • Geochemistry
DEF

A tiny fluid-filled cavity in an igneous rock that forms by the entrapment of the liquid from which the rock crystallized.

CONT

Fluid inclusion data obtained from calcite and dolomite within the dolomitic beforsite of the REE[rare-earth elements]-zone at Niobec have provided evidence of postmagmatic hydrothermal activity and confirmed the mobility of REE in aqueous solutions ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Pétrographie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Microcavité d'un minéral transparent renfermant un fluide emprisonné lors de sa formation.

CONT

Les inclusions fluides peuvent être gazeuses ou liquides. Largement répandues, elles permettent de déterminer la température de formation du cristal et la physicochimie du milieu de croissance.

Spanish

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