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Record 1 2005-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A metamorphic rock consisting of soda-rich pyroxene and magnesia-rich garnet as essential minerals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche métamorphique formée de grenats et d'amphiboles provenant de la transformation du basalte.

CONT

[...] une variété remarquable de pyroxénite, l'éclogite, est formée par l'association de gros cristaux de pyroxène vert, l'omphazite, avec du grenat rouge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Roca metamórfica caracterizada por la asociación de un piroxeno verde (la onfacita) y de un granate rojo; contiene en menores proporciones un anfíbol (la esmeraldita) y rutilo.

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