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MORTAR STRUCTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

An early stage in the development of a mylonite, in which the larger crystals in a rock are surrounded by finely granular material formed by the crushing of interstitial crystals. It is most often observed in quartzo-feldspathic rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Ainsi prennent naissance les diverses variétés de mylonites, roches d'aspect schisteux, plus ou moins glandulaires et de teinte sombre, verdâtre à noire (développement de chlorites). À une granulation mécanique faible, respectant encore de gros îlots (structure en mortier), succèdent, des phénomènes cataclastiques plus intenses faisant apparaître une purée isotrope de débris formant une pâte à microcristaux distribués selon un flux schisteux [...] ou à apparence hyaline [...]

Spanish

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