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Article Nº 3648 Cross-reference · Vol. III · p. 650

Trachytes

Original title: Traquites

See Dendrites (volume 1-335) and Geology (volume II-82).

See · Nº 1168 · Geology and mineralogy Dendrites Dendrites are dark, moss- or alga-like infiltrations of manganese and iron salts inside laminated rocks; the entry notes where they occur in the archipelago.
See · Nº 1645 · Geology and mineralogy Geology Geology of the Madeira archipelago: its Miocene volcanic origin around an eruptive centre at Curral das Freiras, and its rocks and volcanic products, from basalts, trachytes and essexites to dykes, tuffs, ash, clays and limestones, with local names and building uses. Erosion by rain, torrents and sea, the formation of fajãs by landslides, and the colours of the sands are also treated, with a note on a 1940 study of the Selvagens.

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Referenced here · 2: Dendrites Nº 1168
Geology Nº 1645
References this · 2: Basalts Nº 0461
Industries Nº 1864

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