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POIKILOBLASTIC [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beerbachite
1, record 1, English, beerbachite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hornfels with large poikiloblastic crystals of olivine. 2, record 1, English, - beerbachite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- beerbachite
1, record 1, French, beerbachite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- poikiloblastic spot
1, record 2, English, poikiloblastic%20spot
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the disseminated sulphides are not normally homogeneously dispersed throughout the sandstone. Two very common textures are : i) poikiloblastic "spots" as much as 2 cm diameter, representing local accumulations of galena; spots may be randomly distributed in the sandstone or may show a slight preferential alignment parallel to bedding; ii) discontinuous galena-rich streaks distributed parallel to bedding, including crossbedding. 1, record 2, English, - poikiloblastic%20spot
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tache poeciloblastique
1, record 2, French, tache%20poeciloblastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ces sulfures ne sont normalement pas disséminés dans les grès de manière homogène. Deux textures sont très courantes. On observe d'abord i) des «taches» poeciloblastiques pouvant atteindre 2 cm de diamètre qui correspondent à des accumulations locales de galène. Ces taches peuvent être réparties dans le grès de manière à peu près aléatoire, ou bien elles peuvent manifester une lègère tendance à s'aligner parallèlement à la stratification. On observe également ii) des bandes discontinues riches en galène réparties parallèlement à la stratification, y compris la stratification oblique. 1, record 2, French, - tache%20poeciloblastique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- poikiloblastic
1, record 3, English, poikiloblastic
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- poeciloblastic 1, record 3, English, poeciloblastic
correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a metamorphic texture due to the development, during recrystallization, of a new mineral around numerous relicts of the original minerals, thus simulating the poikilitic texture of igneous rocks. 2, record 3, English, - poikiloblastic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poeciloblastique
1, record 3, French, poeciloblastique
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des roches métamorphiques poecilitiques. 2, record 3, French, - poeciloblastique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les structures «diablastiques» [...] et «poeciloblastiques» (inclusions poecilitiques des particules de la trame dans de grands cristaux) peuvent s'expliquer [...] par adaptation à minimiser les tensions internes [...] 3, record 3, French, - poeciloblastique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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