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Record 1 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
CONT

Gravity fractionation occurs during the early stages of magmatic crystallization when the magma is still dominantly liquid and crystals can sink through it to accumulate at the base of the magma chamber or interlayered with other early-formed minerals.

OBS

As opposed to "late magmatic mineral".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

Lorsque les cristaux sont bien individualisés, le minéral est dit automorphe; dans le cas contraire (pas de forme propre), [il] est dit xénomorphe. Le premier cas correspond aux minéraux qui cristallisent précocement, ils peuvent alors développer leurs formes propres, le second aux minéraux plus tardifs qui remplissent les espaces laissés libres par les premiers.

Spanish

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