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AUGITE PORPHYRY BASALT [1 record]

Record 1 2008-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

Augite porphyry basalt with red groundmass. Epidote present in veins and replacing phenocrysts.

OBS

augite porphyry basalt: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

La cartographie des galeries a permis de reconnaître [...] dans la partie est de cette sous-zone [...] une unité de basalte porphyrique à phénocristaux d'augite et de plagioclase et un tuf à lapillis dont les étendues sont inconnues [...]

OBS

basalte à phénocristaux d'augite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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