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PORPHYROBLASTIC [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- porphyroid
1, record 1, English, porphyroid
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A blastoporphyritic, or sometimes porphyroblastic, metamorphic rock of igneous origin. 2, record 1, English, - porphyroid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porphyroïde
1, record 1, French, porphyro%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche métamorphique montrant des amygdales quartzo-feldspathiques, plus ou moins cataclastiques, prises dans une matrice schisteuse. 2, record 1, French, - porphyro%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- porphyroblastic
1, record 2, English, porphyroblastic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to the texture of a recrystallized metamorphic rock having large ideoblasts of minerals possessing high form energy (e.g. garnet, andalusite) in a finer-grained crystalloblastic matrix. 1, record 2, English, - porphyroblastic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "blastoporphyritic." 2, record 2, English, - porphyroblastic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porphyroblastique
1, record 2, French, porphyroblastique
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décrit une roche métamorphique dont la texture présente des mégacristaux (porphyroblastes) dans une matrice aux cristaux plus fins (cristalloblastes). 1, record 2, French, - porphyroblastique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-03-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- blastoporphyritic
1, record 3, English, blastoporphyritic
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a relict texture in a metamorphic rock in which traces of an original porphyritic texture remain. 2, record 3, English, - blastoporphyritic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "porphyroblastic. " 3, record 3, English, - blastoporphyritic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- blastoporphyrique
1, record 3, French, blastoporphyrique
proposal, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-10-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- porphyroid gneiss
1, record 4, English, porphyroid%20gneiss
proposal
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porphyroid(adj.) : Said of or pertaining to... a blastoporphyritic of sometimes porphyroblastic metamorphic rock of igneous origin.... 2, record 4, English, - porphyroid%20gneiss
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gneiss porphyroïde
1, record 4, French, gneiss%20porphyro%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe de nombreuses variétés de gneiss : [...] "Gneiss porphyroïde" : à gros cristaux de quartz ou de feldspath. 2, record 4, French, - gneiss%20porphyro%C3%AFde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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