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ALMOND ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A volcanic rock containing numerous gas cavities which once filled with secondary minerals are called amygdules or amygdales.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Roche volcanique dont les vacuoles, en forme d'amandes, ont été ultérieurement remplies par les eaux, ou selon un autre processus, par des minéraux secondaires : calcite, zéolites, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Vulcanología y sismología
  • Mineralogía
OBS

amigdaloide: Dícese de la roca volcánica que presenta vacuolas llenas de agua o de minerales secundarios.

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