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CA-PLAGIOCLASE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
CONT

Basalt is a rock that ... contains dark ferromagnesian minerals (such as pyroxene) and calcic plagioclase (a feldspar).

OBS

calcic plagioclase: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
OBS

plagioclase calcique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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