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Record 1 2006-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A gneiss in which biotite is a prominent mineral.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Suivant les éléments qu'ils renferment, on distingue les gneiss à biotite, à muscovite, à deux micas, à amphibole [...], à pyroxène [...], à grenats, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
CONT

En una zona de metamorfismo se observa la siguiente secuencia en la disposición de los minerales: micacitas, neis de dos micas, neis con moscovita, neis con biotita y granito de anatexia.

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