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ROCHE ABYSSALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A plutonic or deep-seated igneous rock.

CONT

plutonite: A deep-seated rock.

OBS

abyssal rock: The word was suggested and especially used by Brögger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Roches de profondeur. Elles sont essentiellement représentées par le granite, constituant fondamental de la croûte continentale (sial).

CONT

[...] les plutonites [...] sont considérées comme des roches de profondeur ou intrusives [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
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