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APHANITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A dark rock of such close texture that its separate grains are invisible to the naked eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche dont les minéraux ne sont pas visibles à l'œil nu.

OBS

aphanite : Autrefois, ce terme était appliqué seulement à une roche de la famille de la diorite, vert foncé uniforme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Variedad de diorita uniformemente verde y, por extensión, cualquier roca endógena de la naturaleza del pórfido y de granulosidad tan fina que sus elementos no pueden ser distinguidos a simple vista.

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