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-PHYRIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- phyric
1, record 1, English, phyric
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- -phyric 2, record 1, English, %2Dphyric
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An adjective (or suffix) referring to porphyritic texture. 3, record 1, English, - phyric
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The plagioclase-phyric Jozini rhyolites, which are volumetrically the more significant unit, directly overlie the Sabie River basalts along most of the length of the Lebombo. Together with the sparsely quartz-phyric Mbuluzi rhyolites (and associated subsidiary quartz-phyric Oribi Beds), which are laterally discontinuous and occur principally in Swaziland, the two formations comprise a maximum thickness of around 5000 m of continuous rhyolite with no interbedded basalts. 4, record 1, English, - phyric
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms phyric and glomeroporphyritic indicate the presence of phenocrysts and clusters of phenocrysts, respectively. 5, record 1, English, - phyric
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Volcanic rocks classified according to the nature and abundance of phenocryst assemblages are often described as aphyric when 1% phenocrysts are visible with a hand lens. ... The suffix "-phyric" includes all of the phenocryst phases that occur in the rock, as long as the total content >1%. 6, record 1, English, - phyric
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
phyric: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - phyric
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à phénocristaux de
1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20ph%C3%A9nocristaux%20de
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Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux phénotypes de coulées peuvent être observés, ceux à phénocristaux de plagioclases (mousse de plagioclases) principalement à la limite des basaltes des marges externes et ceux aphyriques, pauvres en phénocristaux de plagioclases constituant les laves en coulées de type «aa» [...] 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20ph%C3%A9nocristaux%20de
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
à phénocristaux de : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20ph%C3%A9nocristaux%20de
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
À phénocristaux de feldspath, de plagioclase, de quartz. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20ph%C3%A9nocristaux%20de
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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