Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

porfirítica

French translation:

porphyrique

Added to glossary by lorette
Aug 21, 2006 21:01
17 yrs ago
Spanish term

porfiríticas

Spanish to French Science Geology volcan
productos de un volcán : "andesitas básicas **porfiríticas** con presencia de anfíboles a andesitas con un 56 a un 62 wt% de SiO2"
Proposed translations (French)
4 porphyrique
4 porphyritiques

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porphyrique

Domain --> Definition


Geological --> An igneous rock texture characterized by larger crystals (phenocrysts) in a matrix of distinctly finer crystals (groundmass).

Mining --> A. Said of the texture of an igneous rock in which larger crystals (phenocrysts) are set in a finer-grained groundmass, which may be crystalline or glassy or both. Also, said of a rock with such texture, or of the mineral forming the phenocrysts.

French porphyritique, porphyrique (porphyry).
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/po/po...

 Définition : Porphyrique - Futura-Sciences.comDéfinition : Porphyrique - Se dit de roches magmatiques contenant de grands cristaux dispersés dans une pâte microcristalline.
www.futura-sciences.com/comprendre/g/definition-porphyrique


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Note added at 35 mins (2006-08-21 21:36:30 GMT)
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Oups, le pluriel est passé à travers ! :-)
Que dit pluriel en espagnol, dit pluriel en français !
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porphyritiques

L'interprétation est que ces cristaux ont cristallisé dans le magma porphyritique et ont été transportés (pris en charge) par le magma ponceux pendant ...
users.swing.be/sw296348/Etna/Stromboli/Petro/Petro.htm
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