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Record 1 2012-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Lamprophyre containing biotite, hornblende, and quartz.

OBS

Etymology: from Antsohy Creek, Tsaratanana, Madagascar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[...] lamprophyre de Madagascar [...] composé de biotite, de hornblende, d'apatite et de quartz sans aucun feldspath.

OBS

Ce type, bien que quartzique, offre un très léger déficit de silice.

Spanish

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