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Record 1 1977-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

"Partition texture" (...), in which quartz and feldspar are separated by more or less developed partitions of minerals of finer grain. It develops mainly in granites associated with migmatites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

Dans la structure "cloisonnée", quartz et feldspath forment des groupes plus ou moins amygdalaires que séparent des cloisons faites de l'assemblage de minéraux de plus petite taille. Les grands cristaux paraissent développés à la façon de porphyroblastes dans la mésostase plus fine et relativement peu abondante.Cette structure concerne des granites à affinités migmatiques (...)

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