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Record 1 2003-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

anhedral crystals: Crystals which do not display their crystal form [a fact that] usually presumes they are formed late in the history of igneous rock.

CONT

... anhedral crystals of chromite and phosphate ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Cristal se développant, non pas sous sa forme cristalline, mais sous une forme quelconque.

CONT

Les cristaux xénomorphes occupent souvent les vides restés vacants entre les cristaux antérieurement formés.

CONT

D'une manière [...] générale, les minerais se présentent sous deux aspects, automorphe ou xénomorphe. On considère que les cristaux automorphes sont antérieurs aux cristaux xénomorphes qui leur sont associés. Cependant, des phénomènes d'exsolution [...] peuvent se traduire par la formation concomitante de cristaux automorphes et xénomorphes.

Spanish

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