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STRUCTURE AMYGDALOIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amygdaloidal structure
1, record 1, English, amygdaloidal%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- amygdaloid structure 2, record 1, English, amygdaloid%20structure
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the structure of a rock resulting from [the] presence [of amygdales]. 1, record 1, English, - amygdaloidal%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "spherulitic texture." 3, record 1, English, - amygdaloidal%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure amygdaloïde
1, record 1, French, structure%20amygdalo%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure amygdalaire 2, record 1, French, structure%20amygdalaire
correct, feminine noun
- texture amygdalaire 3, record 1, French, texture%20amygdalaire
correct, feminine noun
- texture glanduleuse 4, record 1, French, texture%20glanduleuse
correct, feminine noun
- structure à amygdales 5, record 1, French, structure%20%C3%A0%20amygdales
feminine noun
- structure à noyaux 5, record 1, French, structure%20%C3%A0%20noyaux
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] structure d'une roche dont certains éléments ont pris une forme d'amande. 2, record 1, French, - structure%20amygdalo%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Structure amygdaloïde [...] - Dans certains quartzites porphyroïdes, les noyaux de quartz revêtant la forme d'amandes très régulières. Placés dans les feuillets de la roche, ils refoulent les éléments voisins, en jouant le même rôle que les yeux de quartz des gneiss glanduleux. 6, record 1, French, - structure%20amygdalo%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La structure des roches métamorphiques. [...] Lorsque certains minéraux [...] forment des nodules alignés pouvant atteindre 1 à 3 cm de diamètre on a une texture oeillée (gneiss). Si les yeux s'allongent en amande, c'est la texture amygdalaire ou glanduleuse. 7, record 1, French, - structure%20amygdalo%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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