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MASSIVE MINERAL [1 record]

Record 1 2017-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
CONT

massive mineral. - If the crystalline grains are so small that they cannot be distinguished except under the high magnification of a microscope, the structure is described as compact and the mineral as massive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Si les grains sont trop fins pour être distingués à l'œil ou à la loupe, le minéral est dit massif (cryptocristallin si, à fort grossissement, il se montre formé de grains cristallins).

Spanish

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