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FELDSPATH AUTHIGENE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

Authigenic ... The term, as used, often refers to a mineral (such as quartz or feldspar) formed after deposition of the original sediment.

Key term(s)
  • autochthonous feldspar
  • authigenous feldspar
  • authigenetic feldspar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Les «feldspaths authigènes» sont souvent des plagioclases dont la composition varie entre celle de l'albite et de l'oligoclase basique-andésine. Leur formation [...] serait diagénétique, tardive et liée aux phénomènes de compaction.

Key term(s)
  • feldspath autochtone

Spanish

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