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DYSCRISTALLINE [2 records]

Record 1 1977-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

A textural term meaning well crystallized and applied to igneous rocks, such as granites, which are well crystallized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

La structure vitreuse et la structure microlithique sont groupées par "Shand" sous le nom de "structure dyscristalline", par opposition à la "structure eucristalline" des roches où tous les éléments sont bien individualisés.

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

Descriptive of igneous rocks whose mineral grains are too small to be seen without a microscope, refers to the groundmass of a porphyry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

La structure vitreuse et la structure microlithique sont groupées par "Shand" sous le nom de "structure dyscristalline", par opposition à la "structure eucristalline" des roches où tous les éléments sont bien individualisés.

Spanish

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