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Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- groundmass
1, record 1, English, groundmass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rock matrix 2, record 1, English, rock%20matrix
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The finer-grained material of igneous rocks in which larger crystals (phenocrysts) and xenoliths are enclosed. 3, record 1, English, - groundmass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Kimberlites ... have a distinctive inequigranular texture due to the presence of large rounded, anhedral macrocrysts (i.e., megacrysts and xenocrysts) plus euhedral to subhedral phenocrysts set in a finer grained groundmass. 4, record 1, English, - groundmass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In igneous rocks the groundmass is equivalent to the matrix. 2, record 1, English, - groundmass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "matrix", although commonly used of igneous rocks, is more specifically applied to sedimentary rocks. 5, record 1, English, - groundmass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pâte
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A2te
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- matrice 2, record 1, French, matrice
correct, feminine noun
- matrice rocheuse 3, record 1, French, matrice%20rocheuse
feminine noun
- pâte matrice 4, record 1, French, p%C3%A2te%20matrice
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la coexistence de grands cristaux (phénocristaux) avec un fond, appelé pâte, fait de cristaux bien plus petits ou de verre, caractérise la variété de texture dite porphyrique [...] 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A2te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les kimberlites [...] présentent une texture hétérogranulaire distinctive attribuable à la présence de gros macrocristaux (mégacristaux et xénocristaux) automorphes de forme arrondie ainsi que de phénocristaux automorphes et subautomorphes qui sont répartis dans une matrice à grain plus fin. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A2te
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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