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PHENOCRISTAL IGNE RELIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
CONT

Chlorite also replaces relict igneous phenocrysts. It is most commonly found rimming relict pyroxenes and associated with white mica replacing relict feldspars.

OBS

relict igneous phenocryst: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

phénocristal igné relique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

OBS

phénocristal : gros cristal, dit aussi cristal porphyrique, dans une roche à grain fin, témoin d'une phase de cristallisation plus rapide ayant donné la roche microgrenue.

OBS

relique : vestige d'une roche ayant existé antérieurement : enclave de péridotite dans le basalte, phénocristal dans une roche microlithique.

Spanish

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