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Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A granitic rock composed largely of quartz, mica, and topaz, that has been altered by the action of its own volatile emanations.

CONT

... zones of pegmatitic texture occur in several types of granite-related deposits, such as "stockscheider" associated with tin- and tungsten-bearing stockworks and greisens ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[Granite alcalin] composé de quartz et de muscovite, correspondant à une granulite où le feldspath a été transformé en muscovite par action hydrothermale.

CONT

[...] des zones à texture pegmatitique se rencontrent dans plusieurs types de gîtes liés à des granites, tels que les «stockscheiders» associés aux stockwerks et greisens stannifères et tungsténifères [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Variedad de granito consistente en una granulita en la cual el feldespato se ha transformado en moscovita.

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