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EUHEDRON [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A crystal with good to perfect crystallographic form.

CONT

These two olivine grains have the same optical orientation, which suggests that the orthopyroxene has partially replaced a large olivine euhedron ... or is an overgrowth on an irregular olivine grain ...

OBS

euhedron: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Polar euhedron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Forme cristalline bien définie, en opposition à «anèdre».

Spanish

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