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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A mineral formed at the same time as the rock enclosing it, by igneous, hydrothermal, or pneumatolytic processes, and that retains its original composition and form.  3, record 1, English, - primary%20mineral

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... biotite in a granite is a primary mineral.  4, record 1, English, - primary%20mineral

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

As opposed to "secondary mineral".  5, record 1, English, - primary%20mineral

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Primary and hypogene are generally considered synonymous, but hypogene, as the word implies, indicates formation by ascending solutions. All hypogene minerals are necessarily primary, but all primary ore minerals are not hypogene ...  6, record 1, English, - primary%20mineral

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Minéral qui n'a pas été altéré chimiquement depuis le dépôt et la cristallisation de la lave en fusion.  4, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20primaire

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

On distingue généralement les minéraux primaires des minéraux secondaires.  5, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20primaire

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish