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PORPHYRITE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- porphyrite
1, record 1, English, porphyrite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term which has been variously used for pre-Tertiary andesitic rocks, altered andesite rocks, and hypabyssal rocks of marked porphyritic texture and andesitic composition. The last usage is now customary. The phenocrysts are generally plagioclase (average composition that of andesine) and mafic minerals, and the groundmass is holocrystalline and more coarsely grained than in andesite. 1, record 1, English, - porphyrite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porphyrite
1, record 1, French, porphyrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche effusive (généralement filonienne) ayant la composition des «diorites non quartzifères» correspondant à des faciès de paléolaves. 1, record 1, French, - porphyrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La structure est typiquement porphyrique, avec de gros cristaux feldspathiques clairs noyés dans une masse de fond sombre («porphyrite plagioclasique») ou bien avec des feldspaths et des amphiboles prismatiques («porphyrite amphibolique»). Ces porphyrites micacées et amphibolitiques foncées se trouvent dans la région de Lugano (Suisse), dans le Piémont et dans les Préalpes de Lombardie (Italie). 1, record 1, French, - porphyrite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- porfirita
1, record 1, Spanish, porfirita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nombre genérico de las rocas efusivas antiguas, químicamente básicas o neutras, que contienen grandes fenocristales inclusos en una pasta vítrea. 1, record 1, Spanish, - porfirita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- porphyry
1, record 2, English, porphyry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- porphyrite 2, record 2, English, porphyrite
correct, obsolete
- porphrite 3, record 2, English, porphrite
correct, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An igneous rock of any composition that contains conspicuous phenocrysts in a fine-grained groundmass ... 2, record 2, English, - porphyry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rock name descriptive of the groundmass composition usually precedes the term, e.g. diorite porphyry. 2, record 2, English, - porphyry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porphyre
1, record 2, French, porphyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche endogène montrant de grands minéraux (feldspaths, etc.) sur un fond uniforme ou à grain très fin. 2, record 2, French, - porphyre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales de construcción naturales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pórfido
1, record 2, Spanish, p%C3%B3rfido
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- pórfiro 1, record 2, Spanish, p%C3%B3rfiro
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca endógena constituida por cristales grandes o fenocristales inclusos en una matriz de grano fino. 1, record 2, Spanish, - p%C3%B3rfido
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pórfiro: galicismo innecesario por "pórfido". 1, record 2, Spanish, - p%C3%B3rfido
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- albitite
1, record 3, English, albitite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- albite porphyrite 2, record 3, English, albite%20porphyrite
correct
- albitophyre 2, record 3, English, albitophyre
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A porphyritic dike rock ... that is coarse-grained and composed almost wholly of albite. 3, record 3, English, - albitite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Other common accessory minerals are muscovite, garnet, apatite, quartz, and opaque oxides. 4, record 3, English, - albitite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- albitite
1, record 3, French, albitite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- albitophyre 2, record 3, French, albitophyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche intrusive de filon, à grain grossier, constituée presqu'exclusivement d'albite. 3, record 3, French, - albitite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les autres minéraux accessoires peuvent être de la muscovite, du grenat, de l'apatite, du quartz et des oxydes opaques. 3, record 3, French, - albitite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-10-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- quartz porphyrite
1, record 4, English, quartz%20porphyrite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A porphyrite carrying quartz as an accessory constituent; the representative in the medium-grain size group of the fine-grained dacite. 1, record 4, English, - quartz%20porphyrite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- porphyrite quartzifère 1, record 4, French, porphyrite%20quartzif%C3%A8re
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est une roche effusive paléovolcanique, avec la même composition que les diorites quartzifères et un aspect analogue aux porphyres quartzifères. 1, record 4, French, - porphyrite%20quartzif%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-10-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ortlerite
1, record 5, English, ortlerite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of hornblende porphyrite containing phenocrysts of hornblende in a holocrystalline feldspathic groundmass. 1, record 5, English, - ortlerite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ortlérite 1, record 5, French, ortl%C3%A9rite
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété basique de porphyrite dioritique. 1, record 5, French, - ortl%C3%A9rite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme s'emploie au féminin 2, record 5, French, - ortl%C3%A9rite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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