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GRANOPHYRIC TEXTURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- graphic texture
1, record 1, English, graphic%20texture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- runic texture 1, record 1, English, runic%20texture
correct, see observation
- graphic intergrowth 2, record 1, English, graphic%20intergrowth
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The texture of an igneous rock resulting from the intergrowth of quartz and feldspar crystals which presents on flat surfaces the appearance of Hebrew, cuneiform, runic, or hieroglyphic writing. 3, record 1, English, - graphic%20texture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A small-scale graphic texture is more specifically called a micrographic or granophyric texture. 3, record 1, English, - graphic%20texture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- texture graphique
1, record 1, French, texture%20graphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure graphique 2, record 1, French, structure%20graphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] texture évoquant une écriture cunéiforme et résultant de l'intercroissance de quartz et de feldspaths alcalins. 1, record 1, French, - texture%20graphique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] structures graphiques [...] sont extrêmement fréquentes dans les minerais. [...] Ces structures se forment quelquefois par exsolution, mais plus fréquemment par d'autres processus [dont] le remplacement orienté, par exemple pour certaines associations chalcocite-bornite [...]; le dépôt simultané au point eutectique, par exemple pour certaines associations chalcopyrite-bornite; cette dernière association pouvant aussi se former à partir d'un gel mélangé. 3, record 1, French, - texture%20graphique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] une structure peut être observable à l'œil nu si les grains minéraux sont gros, par exemple une structure graphique. 3, record 1, French, - texture%20graphique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- granophyric
1, record 2, English, granophyric
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- graniphyric 2, record 2, English, graniphyric
- graphophyric 2, record 2, English, graphophyric
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to a fine-scale intergrowth of quartz and either alkali feldspar or plagioclase found as interstitial, late-stage products in the groundmass of granites. 3, record 2, English, - granophyric
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is similar to graphic and micrographic but differs from these textures in that the intergrowth of quartz and feldspar is more irregular. 4, record 2, English, - granophyric
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
When developed on a microscopic scale, graphic texture is termed granophyric texture. 3, record 2, English, - granophyric
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- granophyrique
1, record 2, French, granophyrique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une structure micrographique. 2, record 2, French, - granophyrique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- granophyric texture
1, record 3, English, granophyric%20texture
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A texture in igneous rocks characterized by the irregular intergrowth of blebs, patches, and threads of quartz in a base of feldspar. 2, record 3, English, - granophyric%20texture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When developed on a microscopic scale, graphic texture is termed granophyric texture. 3, record 3, English, - granophyric%20texture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- structure granophyrique
1, record 3, French, structure%20granophyrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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