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PORPHYRITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- porphyrite
1, record 1, English, porphyrite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term which has been variously used for pre-Tertiary andesitic rocks, altered andesite rocks, and hypabyssal rocks of marked porphyritic texture and andesitic composition. The last usage is now customary. The phenocrysts are generally plagioclase (average composition that of andesine) and mafic minerals, and the groundmass is holocrystalline and more coarsely grained than in andesite. 1, record 1, English, - porphyrite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porphyrite
1, record 1, French, porphyrite
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 effusive (généralement filonienne) ayant la composition des «diorites non quartzifères» correspondant à des faciès de paléolaves. 1, record 1, French, - porphyrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La structure est typiquement porphyrique, avec de gros cristaux feldspathiques clairs noyés dans une masse de fond sombre («porphyrite plagioclasique») ou bien avec des feldspaths et des amphiboles prismatiques («porphyrite amphibolique»). Ces porphyrites micacées et amphibolitiques foncées se trouvent dans la région de Lugano (Suisse), dans le Piémont et dans les Préalpes de Lombardie (Italie). 1, record 1, French, - porphyrite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- porfirita
1, record 1, Spanish, porfirita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nombre genérico de las rocas efusivas antiguas, químicamente básicas o neutras, que contienen grandes fenocristales inclusos en una pasta vítrea. 1, record 1, Spanish, - porfirita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- porphyry
1, record 2, English, porphyry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- porphyrite 2, record 2, English, porphyrite
correct, obsolete
- porphrite 3, record 2, English, porphrite
correct, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock of any composition that contains conspicuous phenocrysts in a fine-grained groundmass ... 2, record 2, English, - porphyry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rock name descriptive of the groundmass composition usually precedes the term, e.g. diorite porphyry. 2, record 2, English, - porphyry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porphyre
1, record 2, French, porphyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche endogène montrant de grands minéraux (feldspaths, etc.) sur un fond uniforme ou à grain très fin. 2, record 2, French, - porphyre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales de construcción naturales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pórfido
1, record 2, Spanish, p%C3%B3rfido
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- pórfiro 1, record 2, Spanish, p%C3%B3rfiro
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca endógena constituida por cristales grandes o fenocristales inclusos en una matriz de grano fino. 1, record 2, Spanish, - p%C3%B3rfido
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pórfiro: galicismo innecesario por "pórfido". 1, record 2, Spanish, - p%C3%B3rfido
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