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Record 1 2012-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A fine-grained igneous rock comprised of light-coloured minerals, principally quartz and feldspar.

OBS

Felsite are usually acidic in composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche hololeucocrate à feldspath alcalin et quartz.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Roca ígnea de naturaleza ácida o intermedia, constitución entre grano fino y criptocristalina y que puede ser porfirítica.

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