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AMYGDALOIDAL LAVA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Bird lava
1, record 1, English, Bird%20lava
correct, see observation, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Bird amygdaloidal lava 1, record 1, English, Bird%20amygdaloidal%20lava
correct, see observation, Africa
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. 1, record 1, English, - Bird%20lava
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laves de Bird
1, record 1, French, laves%20de%20Bird
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- laves amygdalaires de Bird 1, record 1, French, laves%20amygdalaires%20de%20Bird
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, Africa
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Supergroupe de Witwatersrand, Afrique du Sud. 1, record 1, French, - laves%20de%20Bird
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- amygdaloidal basalt lava flow 1, record 2, English, amygdaloidal%20basalt%20lava%20flow
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coulée de lave basaltique amygdalaire
1, record 2, French, coul%C3%A9e%20de%20lave%20basaltique%20amygdalaire
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- coulée de lave basaltique amygdaloïde 1, record 2, French, coul%C3%A9e%20de%20lave%20basaltique%20amygdalo%C3%AFde
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voir fiches «basalte amygdalaire», «coulée basaltique», «coulée de lave» et «lave basaltique». 1, record 2, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20lave%20basaltique%20amygdalaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-05-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- amygdaloidal lava
1, record 3, English, amygdaloidal%20lava
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- amygduler 2, record 3, English, amygduler
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lava in which the steam holes have been filled by chalcedony or other minerals. 2, record 3, English, - amygdaloidal%20lava
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At some stage after lava has solidified, the vesicles may be filled by a variety of secondary minerals, especially calcite and zeolites. The infilled vesicles are referred to as amygdales and the lavas containing them, amygdaloidal lavas.... 1, record 3, English, - amygdaloidal%20lava
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lave amygdaloïde
1, record 3, French, lave%20amygdalo%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lave amygdalaire 2, record 3, French, lave%20amygdalaire
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Souvent [les] vacuoles se remplissent par des cristallisations secondaires, faites de calcite ou de zéolites et dont l'aspect en amande donne aux laves une texture amygdalaire. 3, record 3, French, - lave%20amygdalo%C3%AFde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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