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DACITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dacite
1, record 1, English, dacite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quartz andesite 2, record 1, English, quartz%20andesite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-grained extrusive rock resembling andesite but having a more sodic plagioclase and more quartz. 3, record 1, English, - dacite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dacite: From the province of Dacia, Romania. 3, record 1, English, - dacite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dacite
1, record 1, French, dacite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lave ayant la composition d'une diorite quartzifère à phénocristaux de quartz, de plagioclases zonés, de hornblende et biotite souvent altérés. 2, record 1, French, - dacite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les dacites [...] correspondants microlitiques de l'estérellite [...] sont des roches gris-clair dans lesquelles on distingue des phénocristaux de quartz automorphe, d'andésine, de biotite et de hornblende ou de pyroxène. 3, record 1, French, - dacite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dacita
1, record 1, Spanish, dacita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca eruptiva gris o azulada, de composición semejante a la de la diorita cuarcífera (plagioclasa, cuarzo, mica negra, anfíboles). Presenta fenocristales inclusos en una pasta o masa vítrea. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dacita
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