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Record 1 2015-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geology
DEF

One who holds the geological theory of metasomatosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géologie
DEF

Adepte du métasomatisme.

CONT

[...] les métasomatistes n'ont jusqu'ici opposé aucune théorie cohérente de l'ensemble des problèmes relatifs à la genèse des roches.

OBS

Deux groupes d'opinions, qui sont tous deux fondés sur des faits, mais qui extrapolent, s'affrontent et tendent à affirmer, le premier, celui des magmatistes [...]; le second celui des métasomatistes [...] que ces roches [cristallines] ne proviennent pas de magmas, mais résultent de transformation par métasomatose, en partie à l'état solide.

Spanish

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