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Record 1 1999-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A coarse-grained metamorphic rock containing hornblende as the dominant colored constituent, together with feldspar and quartz, the texture being typical of the gneisses. [It differs] from hornblende schist in grain size and texture only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Il est à remarquer que les gneiss à hornblende sont souvent très pauvres en quartz; leur feldspath est un plagioclase calcosodique [...]

Spanish

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