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Record 1 1989-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A very basic gabbro composed chiefly of calcic plagioclase (bytownite, anorthite) and clinopyroxene, with accessory olivine.

OBS

Obsolescent. The name, given by Rose in 1864, is from Greek, "easily discerned".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

On donne le nom d'eucrite à un gabbro à anorthite, remarquable par sa teneur en chaux.

Spanish

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