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CIPOLLIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A marble rich in silicate minerals and characterized more particularly by layers rich in micaceous minerals.

OBS

Italian "cipolla," onion; because it is stratified like an onion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[...] calcaires cristallins à serpentine qui ont la propriété de s'exfolier à l'image des bulbes d'oignons [...]

OBS

Par extension, certains auteurs appellent ainsi [cipolins] tous les calcaires métamorphiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Mármol de fondo verdoso y venas, a veces concéntricas, que contiene con frecuencia grafito o minerales silicatados.

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