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ABSAROKITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- absarokite
1, record 1, English, absarokite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An alkalic basalt consisting of about equal amounts of olivine, augite, labradorite, and sanidine, with accessory biotite, apatite, and opaque oxides. 2, record 1, English, - absarokite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Leucite is sometimes present in small amounts. Absarokite forms a series with shoshonite with decreasing amounts of olivine and increasing amounts of plagioclase and sanidine. 2, record 1, English, - absarokite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It was named by Iddings in 1895 from the Absaroka Range, Wyoming. 3, record 1, English, - absarokite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- absarokite
1, record 1, French, absarokite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Balsate alcalin contenant approximativement les mêmes proportions d'olivine, d'augite, de labradorite et de sanidine. 2, record 1, French, - absarokite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La biotite, l'apatite et les oxydes opaques sont en faibles quantités. On peut également rencontrer, en plus petite quantité, de la leucite. 2, record 1, French, - absarokite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- absarokita
1, record 1, Spanish, absarokita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Traquiandesita con fenocristales de olivino y augita en una mesostasis con plagioclasa, feldespato potásico y, ocasionalmente, leucita. 1, record 1, Spanish, - absarokita
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