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CHARNOCKITA [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

An orthopyroxene-bearing granite formed at high temperature and pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Granite à hypersthène formé à très hautes pressions et températures.

CONT

Une [...] roche quelque peu aberrante est la charnockite, granite à microcline et hypersthène [...] Cette dernière semble caractériser certains grands socles. Elle est remarquable par l'absence d'eau de composition dans ses minéraux.

OBS

[...] doit son nom à celui de lord Charnock, fondateur de Calcutta dont le tombeau (1693) est en charnockite [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Variedad de granito caracterizada por su contenido en hiperstena, que pasa de 5%.

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