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CORNEENNE ANDALOUSITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A compact, contact-metamorphic rock containing andalusite. It is usually produced by the metamorphism of shale or slate by intrusions of granite.

OBS

hornstone: It has been used to describe flint or chert as well as hornfels, and has also been confused with hornblende. The term should be abandoned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minéralogie
CONT

La zone des cornéennes à andalousite où la schistosité s'efface pour donner une roche massive, dure, finement cristallisée d'aspect corné avec des cristaux d'andalousite particulièrement abondants.

Spanish

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