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KERSANTITE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A lamprophyre consisting of hornblende phenocrysts in a groundmass of alkali feldspar and hornblende.

OBS

Vogesite has a lesser amount of biotite than minette.

OBS

Named after the Vosges Mountains, France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Lamprophyre analogue à la kersantite, à hornblende au lieu de biotite.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Petrography
DEF

A lamprophyre composed of biotite plagioclase (oligoclase or andesine), with other minor minerals.

OBS

Named after the village of Kersanton, France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Lamprophyre à plagioclase et orthose, caractérisé par de la biotite, transformée souvent en chlorite et calcite.

OBS

Étymologie : de Kersanton, dans le Finistère (France).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Petrografía
DEF

Roca lamprofírica a base de plagioclasa y biotita; es una variedad de micromonzonita.

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