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GRANODIORITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- granodiorite
1, record 1, English, granodiorite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse-grained igneous rock consisting of essential quartz, plagioclase feldspar, alkali feldspar, biotite and hornblende, with accessory sphene, apatite, and magnetite. 2, record 1, English, - granodiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Porphyritic biotite granodiorite. 3, record 1, English, - granodiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plagioclase is the dominant feldspar in the [grandiorite] equal to or greater than two-thirds of the total feldspar present. 2, record 1, English, - granodiorite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- granodiorite
1, record 1, French, granodiorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche intermédiaire entre les granites et les diorites quartziques, dont les constituants sont : le quartz, un plagioclase, de l'orthose, de la biotite et un peu de hornblende. 2, record 1, French, - granodiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les granodiorites ont une constitution voisine de celle du granite : leur teneur en silice peut être aussi forte que bien des granites vrais, mais dans la plupart des cas elles sont plus pauvres en silice (60 %) et en potasse, et plus riches en chaux [...] Bien des roches appelées communément «granites» se révèlent être des granodiorites lorsqu'on examine attentivement leurs feldspaths. 3, record 1, French, - granodiorite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Granodiorite à biotite porphyrique. 4, record 1, French, - granodiorite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- granodiorita
1, record 1, Spanish, granodiorita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granito de anfíbol en el cual las plagioclasas predominan sobre las ortosas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - granodiorita
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