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Record 1 2013-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A collective name for nepheline syenites with large amounts of sodium pyroxene and sodium hornblende, including naujaite, lujavrite, kakortokite, and others ...

OBS

... distinguished by having (Na + K) [Sodium + Potassium] greater than Al [Aluminum] on a molecular or atomic basis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[...] syénites néphéliniques alcalines [...] plus riches en alcalins (Na + K) [Sodium + Potassium] qu'en alumine, et contenant les silicates à terres rares [...]

Spanish

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