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ROCHE EQUANTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equant rock
1, record 1, English, equant%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
equant: Applied to crystals having the same or nearly the same ... dimensions in all directions ... 2, record 1, English, - equant%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche équante
1, record 1, French, roche%20%C3%A9quante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
équante : Ce terme venant du latin aequus(égal) signifie qu'une roche qualifiée d’équante comprend des minéraux qui ont tous environ la même taille. 2, record 1, French, - roche%20%C3%A9quante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- equant texture
1, record 2, English, equant%20texture
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "equant rock." 1, record 2, English, - equant%20texture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- texture équante
1, record 2, French, texture%20%C3%A9quante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- texture grenue normale 2, record 2, French, texture%20grenue%20normale
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Texture d’une roche dans les cristaux ne présentent pas d’orientation privilégiée. 3, record 2, French, - texture%20%C3%A9quante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les roches éruptives] ont une texture équante, c’est-à-dire qu’elles conservent à peu près la même composition dans toutes les directions de l’espace. 4, record 2, French, - texture%20%C3%A9quante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Suivant la taille des minéraux on distingue [...] : texture grenue normale (ou équante) dont les éléments sont de même dimension, sensiblement celle d’un grain de blé [...] 2, record 2, French, - texture%20%C3%A9quante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les minéraux jusqu'alors orientés(textures linéaire et planaire) perdent peu à peu toute orientation privilégiée et la roche prend l'aspect du granite(texture équante). 5, record 2, French, - texture%20%C3%A9quante
Record 2, Key term(s)
- texture isotrope
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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