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EYE STRUCTURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- augen structure
1, record 1, English, augen%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- eyed structure 2, record 1, English, eyed%20structure
correct
- augen texture 3, record 1, English, augen%20texture
- eye structure 4, record 1, English, eye%20structure
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In some gneissic and schistose metamorphic rocks, a structure consisting of minerals like feldspar, quartz, or garnet that have been squeezed into elliptical or lens-shaped forms resembling eyes (augen), which are commonly enveloped by essentially parallel layers of contrasting constituents such as mica or chlorite. 2, record 1, English, - augen%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- texture oeillée
1, record 1, French, texture%20oeill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure oeillée 2, record 1, French, structure%20oeill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] texture de certains gneiss dans lesquels les feldspaths et le quartz présentent la forme d'yeux plus ou moins allongés. 3, record 1, French, - texture%20oeill%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La texture oeillée s'observe souvent dans les gneiss [...] où elle résulte de la déformation plastique, plus ou moins intense, de roches éruptives renfermant de grands cristaux de feldspaths (phénocristaux) avec recristallisation partielle : d'où la présence «d'yeux» feldspathiques. 4, record 1, French, - texture%20oeill%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsque certains minéraux, ou groupements de minéraux [...] forment des nodules alignés pouvant atteindre 1 à 3 cm de diamètre on a une texture oeillée (gneiss). 5, record 1, French, - texture%20oeill%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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