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AUGEN [2 records]

Record 1 2014-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Mineralogy
DEF

In foliate metamorphic rocks such as schists and gneisses, large lenticular mineral grains or mineral aggregates having the shape of an eye in cross section ...

OBS

augen: from the German for "eyes."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minéralogie
CONT

De gros cristaux, les porphyroblastes [...], se détachent dans la trame plus fine de la roche. [...] Ce sont notamment les «yeux» de feldspath des gneiss oeillés [...]

OBS

Pluriel de œil : yeux.

Key term(s)
  • yeux

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Mineralogy
PHR

Eyed structure.

PHR

Augen gneiss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Se dit de la texture de certains gneiss dans lesquels les feldspaths et le quartz présentent la forme d'yeux plus ou moins allongés.

Spanish

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