- myrmekite
- myr·me·kite
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Myrmekite — describes a vermicular, or wormy, intergrowth of quartz in plagioclase. The intergrowths are microscopic in scale, typically with maximum dimensions less than 1 millimeter. The plagioclase is sodium rich, usually albite or oligoclase. These… … Wikipedia
myrmekite — ▪ geology irregular, wormy penetration by quartz in plagioclase feldspar; these wartlike, wormlike, or fingerlike bodies may develop during the late stages of crystallization of igneous rocks if the two minerals (quartz and feldspar) grow… … Universalium
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Myrmekit — ist ein mikroskopisch dimensioniertes Wachstum von wurmförmigem Quarz im Plagioklas. Der Durchmesser der wurmartigen Quarzstängel oder Quarzröhren bewegt sich meist weit unter einem Millimeter. Diese Verwachsungsstruktur des Myrmekits mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rock microstructure — includes the texture of a rock and the small scale rock structures. The words texture and microstructure are interchangeable, with the latter preferred in modern geological literature. However, texture is still acceptable because it is a useful… … Wikipedia
Lorence G. Collins — Der US amerikanische Petrologe Lorence G. Collins: «Zwei Pfade verzweigten sich im Wald...ich schlug den weniger begangenen ein...das war der Unterschied.» Aus Robert Frost: «The Road Less Taken (Der weniger begangene Weg)» Lorence Gene Larry… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Radiohalo — Radiohalos are microscopic, spherical shells of discolouration in rocks, such as granite, or biotite caused by the inclusion of radioactive grains in the rock or by deposition of radioactive material in them. One widely accepted theory is that… … Wikipedia
Micrographic texture — In petrology, micrographic texture is a fine grained intergrowth of quartz and alkali feldspar, interpreted as the last product of crystallization in some igneous rocks which contain high or moderately high percentages of silica. Micropegmatite… … Wikipedia
Unité de Thiviers-Payzac — L unité de Thiviers Payzac, parfois aussi appelée nappe de Thiviers Payzac ou groupe du Bas Limousin, est une succession métasédimentaire du Bas Limousin, allant du Néoprotérozoïque terminal à l Ordovicien. Elle appartient au socle varisque du… … Wikipédia en Français
Радиоореол — Радиоореол[1] (англ. Radiohalo), плеохроический ореол[2][3] (англ. pleochroic halos) микроскопическая шаровидная оболочка с изменённой окраской, встречающаяся внутри минералов, таких как биотит, содержащихся в гранитах и других… … Википедия
