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SUBAUTOMORPHE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subhedral
1, record 1, English, subhedral
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hypidiomorphic 2, record 1, English, hypidiomorphic
correct
- subautomorphic 2, record 1, English, subautomorphic
correct
- subidiomorphic 3, record 1, English, subidiomorphic
correct
- hypautomorphic 4, record 1, English, hypautomorphic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In an igneous rock, applied to the individual mineral crystals that are bounded only partially by their own characteristic faces. 5, record 1, English, - subhedral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Subhedral seems to be now preferred. It is intermediate between "allotriomorphic" (or "anhedral") and "idiomorphic" (or "euhedral"). 5, record 1, English, - subhedral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
subhedral: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - subhedral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypautomorphe
1, record 1, French, hypautomorphe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hypidiomorphe 2, record 1, French, hypidiomorphe
correct, see observation
- subautomorphe 3, record 1, French, subautomorphe
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
S'applique aux minéraux dont la forme des cristaux n'a été conservée qu'en partie et qui sont limités par une partie seulement de leurs faces cristallines propres. 4, record 1, French, - hypautomorphe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux automorphes (limités par des faces nettes) sont plus anciens que les minéraux subautomorphes (dont la forme n'est qu'approximativement réalisée) qui, eux-mêmes, sont plus anciens que les minéraux xénomorphes (dépourvus de formes nettes). 3, record 1, French, - hypautomorphe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] des grains de chromite hypautomorphes [...], c'est-à-dire ne présentant pas leurs formes cristallines, mais n'atteignant pas non plus l'irrégularité des grains xénomorphes. 1, record 1, French, - hypautomorphe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hypidiomorphe : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - hypautomorphe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- subhedral crystal
1, record 2, English, subhedral%20crystal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pyrite occurs as small euhedral to subhedral crystals. 1, record 2, English, - subhedral%20crystal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subhedral: Said of the shape of a crystal, intermediate between euhedral and anhedral. 2, record 2, English, - subhedral%20crystal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cristal hypidiomorphe
1, record 2, French, cristal%20hypidiomorphe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cristal subautomorphe 2, record 2, French, cristal%20subautomorphe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pyrite forme de petits cristaux automorphes à hypidiomorphes. 1, record 2, French, - cristal%20hypidiomorphe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- subhedral phenocryst
1, record 3, English, subhedral%20phenocryst
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Kimberlites ... have a distinctive inequigranular texture due to the presence of large rounded, anhedral macrocrysts (i.e., megacrysts and xenocrysts) plus euhedral to subhedral phenocrysts set in a finer grained groundmass. 1, record 3, English, - subhedral%20phenocryst
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- phénocristal subautomorphe
1, record 3, French, ph%C3%A9nocristal%20subautomorphe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- phénocristal hypidiomorphe 2, record 3, French, ph%C3%A9nocristal%20hypidiomorphe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les kimberlites [...] présentent une texture hétérogranulaire distinctive attribuable à la présence de gros macrocristaux (mégacristaux et xénocristaux) automorphes de forme arrondie ainsi que de phénocristaux automorphes et subautomorphes qui sont répartis dans une matrice à grain plus fin. 1, record 3, French, - ph%C3%A9nocristal%20subautomorphe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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