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STRUCTURE FOLIEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intersertal texture
1, record 1, English, intersertal%20texture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the texture of a porphyritic igneous rock in which the groundmass, composed of a glassy or partly crystalline material other than augite, occupies the interstices between unoriented feldspar laths, the groundmass forming a relatively small proportion of the rock. 2, record 1, English, - intersertal%20texture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure intersertale
1, record 1, French, structure%20intersertale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- texture intersertale 2, record 1, French, texture%20intersertale
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] structure présente dans les roches magmatiques volcaniques, et caractérisée par des microlites ménageant entre eux des petits espaces polygonaux occupés par une mésostase (pâte) vitreuse ou crypto-cristalline. 3, record 1, French, - structure%20intersertale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la structure intersertale, les cases polygonales délimitées par les lattes feldspathiques sont occupées uniquement par du pyroxène largement cristallisé. Parfois un seul individu cristallin de pyroxène remplit à lui tout seul toute une case. 4, record 1, French, - structure%20intersertale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Texture» est synonyme de «structure» dans le sens de «structure des roches» p. ex. structure grenue, microgrenue, foliée,..., et non dans le sens de «structure minérale» comme c'est le cas pour «structure intersertale». 5, record 1, French, - structure%20intersertale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- textura intersertal
1, record 1, Spanish, textura%20intersertal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Textura de una roca endógena y vulcaniana cuando consta de placas de feldespato entre las cuales se han imbricado delgadas capas de vidrio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - textura%20intersertal
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