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Record 1 1977-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

A coarse- to medium fine-granitic rock having hypidiomorphic-granular texture and in which quartz and muscovite are the essential components. Its name is derived from Esmeralda County, Nevada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

[Le greisen] forme aussi parfois des filons autonomes d'apparence intrusive et a été nommé dans ce cas "esméraldite". Quand il frange des filons de pegmatite et en constitue le faciès de bordure (...), on peut discuter s'il s'agit de greisen ou esméraldite.

Spanish

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