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PORFIDO VERDE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aphanite
1, record 1, English, aphanite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark rock of such close texture that its separate grains are invisible to the naked eye. 2, record 1, English, - aphanite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aphanite
1, record 1, French, aphanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aphanérite 2, record 1, French, aphan%C3%A9rite
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche dont les minéraux ne sont pas visibles à l'œil nu. 2, record 1, French, - aphanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aphanite : Autrefois, ce terme était appliqué seulement à une roche de la famille de la diorite, vert foncé uniforme. 2, record 1, French, - aphanite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- afanita
1, record 1, Spanish, afanita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de diorita uniformemente verde y, por extensión, cualquier roca endógena de la naturaleza del pórfido y de granulosidad tan fina que sus elementos no pueden ser distinguidos a simple vista. 1, record 1, Spanish, - afanita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- verd antique
1, record 2, English, verd%20antique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- verde antique 2, record 2, English, verde%20antique
correct
- verde antico 3, record 2, English, verde%20antico
correct
- serpentine marble 4, record 2, English, serpentine%20marble
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dark-green serpentinite, usually crisscrossed with white veinlets of calcite and magnesium carbonates. 3, record 2, English, - verd%20antique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Polished serpentinite is often named serpentine marble. 3, record 2, English, - verd%20antique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At times the rock is mottled with red due to unusual amounts of hematite (rosso di Levanto marble); well-known ornamental stone, often classed as marble in commerce. 3, record 2, English, - verd%20antique
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porphyre vert antique
1, record 2, French, porphyre%20vert%20antique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vert antique 2, record 2, French, vert%20antique
correct, masculine noun
- verde-antico 3, record 2, French, verde%2Dantico
masculine noun
- marbre serpentin 4, record 2, French, marbre%20serpentin
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche porphyrique renfermant des cristaux verts de plagioclases sur un fond noir. 5, record 2, French, - porphyre%20vert%20antique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette roche [paléovolcanique] provient du Péloponnèse (Grèce) et a été utilisée par les Romains comme pierre d'ornement. 1, record 2, French, - porphyre%20vert%20antique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pórfido verde
1, record 2, Spanish, p%C3%B3rfido%20verde
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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