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QUARTZ FELSITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quartz-porphyry
1, record 1, English, quartz%2Dporphyry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quartz porphyry 2, record 1, English, quartz%20porphyry
correct
- quartz felsite 3, record 1, English, quartz%20felsite
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A porphyritic extrusive or hypabyssal rock containing quartz and alkali feldspar phenocrysts embedded in a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline matrix. 1, record 1, English, - quartz%2Dporphyry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Felsite. ... The mass of the rock consists of a fine-grained matrix of felsic materials, particularly quartz, sodium and potassium feldspar, and may be termed a quartz felsite or quartz porphyry if the quartz phenocrysts are present. 3, record 1, English, - quartz%2Dporphyry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quartz porphyry: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - quartz%2Dporphyry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porphyre à quartz
1, record 1, French, porphyre%20%C3%A0%20quartz
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porphyre quartzifère 2, record 1, French, porphyre%20quartzif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- porphyre quartzique 3, record 1, French, porphyre%20quartzique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est une roche effusive de composition analogue au granite, mais présentant une structure différente : les cristaux de quartz (automorphes) et de feldspath sont noyés dans une mésostase uniforme, compacte, souvent colorée de rouge ou de gris (structure porphyrique). 2, record 1, French, - porphyre%20%C3%A0%20quartz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
porphyre quartzique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - porphyre%20%C3%A0%20quartz
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pórfido cuarcífero
1, record 1, Spanish, p%C3%B3rfido%20cuarc%C3%ADfero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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