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Record 1 2012-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
OBS

Intermediate is one subdivision of a widely used system for classifying igneous rocks on the basis of their silica content; the other subdivisions are acidic, basic, and ultrabasic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

Le terme de «roches intermédiaires», applicable aux syénites et monzonites, désigne des roches sans excès de silice (pas ou peu de quartz), et sans excès d'alcalis (pas ou peu de feldspathoïdes).

Spanish

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