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Record 1 2016-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
OBS

A Cornish term for hypabyssal rocks having the composition of granite, especially a quartz porphyry. Tourmaline, fluorite, and topaz may be accessories.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Microgranulites (feldspath, quartz, mica blanc) : un type, l'«elvan», possède du mica blanc dans les micros et dans les phénocristaux [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
OBS

Nombre dado a varias rocas de grano muy fino, como son las microgranulitas de moscovita y microgranitos.

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