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PERTHITIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

[Said of] the separation of one mineral from another by solid precipitation, forming a lattice type intergrowth, usually as thin, roughly parallel, layers in a host crystal.

CONT

The perthitic segregations typically develop along crystallographic planes ..., producing intergrowths of subparallel blebs, rods, strings, or lamellae of exsolved material in an optically continuous host.

OBS

Adjective of "perthite."

OBS

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

PHR

Perthitic K-feldspar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

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

PHR

Microcline perthitique.

PHR

Feldspath potassique perthitique.

Spanish

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