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PEGMATOIDE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pegmatoid
1, record 1, English, pegmatoid
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an igneous rock with the coarse-grained texture of a pegmatite but lacking graphic intergrowths or a typically granitic composition. 2, record 1, English, - pegmatoid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ultrabasic pegmatoid. 3, record 1, English, - pegmatoid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pegmatoïde
1, record 1, French, pegmato%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des pegmatoïdes ultrabasiques renferment : olivine, phlogopite, diopside, ou bien : diopside-phlogopite-apatite. 2, record 1, French, - pegmato%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le complexe du Bushveld [...] compte de haut en bas [...] : anorthosite; norite; pyroxénite porphyrique [...]; pegmatoïdes renfermant un peu de minerai; norite. 2, record 1, French, - pegmato%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pegmatoid
1, record 2, English, pegmatoid
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suggested to denote very coarse-grained facies of igneous rock having a pegmatite habit, but differing from pegmatite proper by the absence of graphic texture. 1, record 2, English, - pegmatoid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pegmatoïde
1, record 2, French, pegmato%C3%AFde
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
À faciès de pegmatite. 2, record 2, French, - pegmato%C3%AFde
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Texture pegmatoïde de l'amphibolite. 3, record 2, French, - pegmato%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-09-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ultrabasic pegmatoid
1, record 3, English, ultrabasic%20pegmatoid
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pegmatoïde ultrabasique
1, record 3, French, pegmato%C3%AFde%20ultrabasique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiches «pegmatoïde» (n.) et «ultrabasique» (adj.). 2, record 3, French, - pegmato%C3%AFde%20ultrabasique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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