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CALCAREOUS SPAR [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
DEF

A plagioclase feldspar rich in the An [anorthite] molecule ...

CONT

The feldspars are either monoclinic or triclinic, and four chemically distinct groups exist: potassium feldspars ...; sodium feldspars ...; calcium feldspars ...; barium feldspars ...

OBS

lime feldspar: A misnomer for calcium feldspar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
CONT

[...] les feldspaths barytiques [...] sont des curiosités minéralogiques et pratiquement, il n'y a que des feldspaths potassiques, sodiques et calciques.

Spanish

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