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SUBAUTOMORPHIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subhedral
1, record 1, English, subhedral
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hypidiomorphic 2, record 1, English, hypidiomorphic
correct
- subautomorphic 2, record 1, English, subautomorphic
correct
- subidiomorphic 3, record 1, English, subidiomorphic
correct
- hypautomorphic 4, record 1, English, hypautomorphic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In an igneous rock, applied to the individual mineral crystals that are bounded only partially by their own characteristic faces. 5, record 1, English, - subhedral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Subhedral seems to be now preferred. It is intermediate between "allotriomorphic" (or "anhedral") and "idiomorphic" (or "euhedral"). 5, record 1, English, - subhedral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
subhedral: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - subhedral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypautomorphe
1, record 1, French, hypautomorphe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hypidiomorphe 2, record 1, French, hypidiomorphe
correct, see observation
- subautomorphe 3, record 1, French, subautomorphe
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
S'applique aux minéraux dont la forme des cristaux n'a été conservée qu'en partie et qui sont limités par une partie seulement de leurs faces cristallines propres. 4, record 1, French, - hypautomorphe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux automorphes (limités par des faces nettes) sont plus anciens que les minéraux subautomorphes (dont la forme n'est qu'approximativement réalisée) qui, eux-mêmes, sont plus anciens que les minéraux xénomorphes (dépourvus de formes nettes). 3, record 1, French, - hypautomorphe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] des grains de chromite hypautomorphes [...], c'est-à-dire ne présentant pas leurs formes cristallines, mais n'atteignant pas non plus l'irrégularité des grains xénomorphes. 1, record 1, French, - hypautomorphe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hypidiomorphe : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - hypautomorphe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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