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Record 1 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
OBS

anorthosite: A plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar ...

CONT

This host intrusion is composed of almost pure plagioclase anorthosite to gabbroic anorthosite, norite, ilmenite-rich anorthosite, and gabbro.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

anorthosite : Roche plutonique presque entièrement constituée de plagioclases.

OBS

[...] des anorthosites à plus de 65 % de plagioclases, des norites ou gabbros à hypersthène (50 % plagioclase environ) et des troctolites ou gabbros à olivine (50 % plagioclase environ).

Spanish

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