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LEPTYNITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

A feldspathic granulite somewhat coarser in grain than halleflinta.

OBS

It appears to be approximately synonymous with leptite and granulite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Lorsque la roche se charge de feldspath, elle passe à la leptynite; celle-ci a un aspect rubané; elle est formée essentiellement de quartz et de feldspath et se montre pauvre en mica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
OBS

Neis de color claro que resulta de una arcosa metamorfizada; consta de granos finos de cuarzo, feldespato y granate y es pobre en biotita.

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