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Record 1 2016-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A dark-coloured volcanic rock that resembles basalt but normally contains no feldspar [and] consists essentially of olivine and augite with a brown, glassy groundmass in which a second generation of small augite crystals is commonly found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Variété de basanite montrant des phénocristaux d'augite, d'olivine, de magnétite et des oxydes opaques, d'aspect vitreux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Roca volcánica de la familia de las peridotitas, con augita, olivino, magnetita y vidrio muy alcalino, aunque sin feldespatos.

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