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HETEROMORPHIC [1 record]

Record 1 2000-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Said of igneous rocks having similar chemical composition but different mineralogic composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Qualifie des roches magmatiques ayant une composition chimique identique mais présentant une structure minéralogique différente.

CONT

Nodule hétéromorphe.

OBS

S'oppose à «isomorphe».

Spanish

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