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ABYSSAL CLASS PEGMATITE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

Abyssal pegmatites consist mainly of quartz and feldspar, and are generally barren or poorly mineralized with regard to rare elements such as niobium, tantalum, rare-earth elements, yttrium, and beryllium.

CONT

Abyssal class pegmatites typically occur in migmatitic rocks of upper amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Les pegmatites abyssales se composent principalement de quartz et feldspath, et elles sont généralement stériles ou faiblement minéralisées en éléments rares tels que le niobium , le tantale, les terres rares, l'yttrium et le béryllium.

CONT

Les pegmatites abyssales se rencontrent typiquement dans des roches migmatitiques témoignant d'un métamorphisme du faciès des amphibolites supérieur au faciès des granulites.

Spanish

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