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SPILITE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

... aphanitic and fine-grained igneous rocks containing varioles.

OBS

The term is derived from the Latin for "small pox", in allusion to the spotted appearance of weathered surfaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Variété de spilite se présentant comme un agrégat de petites billes fibreuses de feldspath résultant d’une dévitrification.

CONT

[...] la variolite des alluvions de la Durance [...] est une variété de diabase [...] Elle doit son nom à la présence de petites sphères de plagioclases blancs, légèrement en relief sur le fond vert foncé des pyroxènes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Diabasa que contiene esferolitos de feldespatos calcosódicos.

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Record 2 2010-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

An altered basalt containing albitized feldspar accompanied by low-temperature, hydrous crystallization products such as chlorite, calcite, and epidote.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche volcanique basique dont les minéraux primaires, plagioclases calciques et pyroxènes (augite) ont été transformés respectivement en albite-oligoclase et actinote, chlorite et épidote.

OBS

Cette transformation est due à l’interaction avec l’eau de mer lors de l’épanchement de la lave.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Roca magmática efusiva, amigdaloide que, al haber sido alterada por metasomatosis, perdió ciertos componentes luego reemplazados por otros (albita, serpentino, uralita).

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