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AMPHIBOLE SCHIST [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Schist in which one or more of the amphibole-group minerals is the principal component: the major amphiboles forming schists include actinolite, anthophyllite, crossite, cummingtonite, glaucophane, grunerite, hornblende, and tremolite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Schiste du métamorphisme général riche en amphibole, en général actinote vert pâle en petites aiguilles groupées en gerbes.

Spanish

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