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JASPOID [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tachylite
1, record 1, English, tachylite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tachylyte 2, record 1, English, tachylyte
correct
- hyalobasalt 3, record 1, English, hyalobasalt
correct
- basaltic glass 4, record 1, English, basaltic%20glass
correct
- basalt obsidian 4, record 1, English, basalt%20obsidian
correct
- jaspoid 4, record 1, English, jaspoid
correct, noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A black, brown, or green basalt glass resembling obsidian in appearance but chemically poor in silica and close to the gabbro-basalt family. 4, record 1, English, - tachylite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The glass is filled with crystallites ... 4, record 1, English, - tachylite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hyalo-: A prefix added to certain rock names to signify a glassy rock of corresponding chemical composition, for example, hyalobasalt. 1, record 1, English, - tachylite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
jaspoid: Old name for tachylyte. 4, record 1, English, - tachylite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- basalt glass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tachylite
1, record 1, French, tachylite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche vitreuse à composition basaltique [...] 2, record 1, French, - tachylite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe des obsidiennes rhyolitiques, trachytiques, andésitiques. Les correspondants vitreux des basaltes sont appelés tachylites. 3, record 1, French, - tachylite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- jaspoid
1, record 2, English, jaspoid
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resembling jasper. 1, record 2, English, - jaspoid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jaspoïde
1, record 2, French, jaspo%C3%AFde
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui ressemble au jaspe. 1, record 2, French, - jaspo%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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