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FELDESPATOIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- feldspathoid
1, record 1, English, feldspathoid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a group of alkali aluminosilicate minerals similar to the feldspars in composition but having a lower silica-alkali ratio or containing chloride, sulfide, sulfate, or carbonate. 4, record 1, English, - feldspathoid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The difference is that the feldspathoids lacked the amount of silica to fully make them into feldspars when they were formed. They, as feldspars, are aluminum silicates of potassium, sodium, and/or calcium. 5, record 1, English, - feldspathoid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
F'oids: A contraction of feldspathoids. 3, record 1, English, - feldspathoid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- feldspathoïde
1, record 1, French, feldspatho%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les feldspathoïdes sont, à l'opposé des feldspaths, déficitaires en silicium et on peut voir en eux des minéraux symptomatiques des roches sous-saturées. 2, record 1, French, - feldspatho%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les feldspathoïdes, quoique contenant moins de silice que les feldspaths, résistent bien à l'altération chimique. 3, record 1, French, - feldspatho%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- feldespatoide
1, record 1, Spanish, feldespatoide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aluminosilicato de composición análoga a la de los feldespatos aunque pobre en sílice. 1, record 1, Spanish, - feldespatoide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los feldespatoides son aluminosilicatos de potasio, sodio o calcio, engendrados por magmas con escaso tenor en sílice. Son menos abundantes que los feldespatos propiamente dichos (saturados en sílice), con los cuales se hallan a veces asociados en una misma roca. 1, record 1, Spanish, - feldespatoide
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