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ANHYDRITE ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

White, grayish or bluish evaporite rock in which the major constituent is anhydrite; the mineral may be in the form of interlocking grains or be as rectangular blades; often resembles a marble.

OBS

Varieties [of anhydrite rock] include tripestone and vulpinite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche sédimentaire de la famille des évaporites.

CONT

L'anhydrite est un peu plus dense et dure [que le gypse].

OBS

anhydrite; karsténite : Afin d'éviter toute confusion avec le minéral du même nom, il paraît souhaitable de désigner la roche en parlant de «roche riche en anhydrite», «roche anhydritique» ou «roche riche en karsténite».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
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