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MYRMEKITE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- myrmekite
1, record 1, English, myrmekite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An intergrowth of plagioclase containing drops or wormlike forms of quartz. 2, record 1, English, - myrmekite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- myrmékite
1, record 1, French, myrm%C3%A9kite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La «myrmékite» de certains granites est une association microscopique de quartz et de plagioclase, formant des bourgeons appliqués par une surface convexe contre des orthoses ou microclines, là où ceux-ci sont en contact avec un plagioclase [...] Les bourgeons peuvent avoir tout au plus 1 mm de dimension [...] La myrmékite résulte d'une réaction entre le feldspath potassique et le feldspath calcosodique. 2, record 1, French, - myrm%C3%A9kite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- myrmekitic alteration
1, record 2, English, myrmekitic%20alteration
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- myrmekitization 1, record 2, English, myrmekitization
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
myrmekitic : Having characteristic properties of myrmekite. 2, record 2, English, - myrmekitic%20alteration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- myrmékitisation
1, record 2, French, myrm%C3%A9kitisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les deux cas, la myrmékitisation est un phénomène métasomatique qui s'est effectué dans le solide au contact des grains cristallins. 1, record 2, French, - myrm%C3%A9kitisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-05-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- myrmekitic texture
1, record 3, English, myrmekitic%20texture
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- myrmekite texture 2, record 3, English, myrmekite%20texture
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any rock or ore texture with vermicular forms. 1, record 3, English, - myrmekitic%20texture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- structure myrmékitique
1, record 3, French, structure%20myrm%C3%A9kitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Structure graphique ou myrmékitique, analogue aux structures observées dans certaines roches cristallines. 2, record 3, French, - structure%20myrm%C3%A9kitique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Dans les roches,] le terme de [...] structure myrmékitique [...] doit être réservé à une structure d'interréaction entre minéraux en contact [....] 3, record 3, French, - structure%20myrm%C3%A9kitique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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