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SAUSSURITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- saussurite
1, record 1, English, saussurite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tough, compact, and white, greenish, or grayish mineral aggregate consisting of a mixture of albite (or oligoclase) and zoisite or epidote, together with variable amounts of calcite, sericite, prehnite, and calcium-aluminum silicates other than those of the epidote group. 1, record 1, English, - saussurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Saussurite] is produced by alteration of calcic plagioclase. Saussurite was originally thought to be a specific mineral. 1, record 1, English, - saussurite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saussurite
1, record 1, French, saussurite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agrégat cristallin d'albite et zoïsite, dérivant de l'altération des plagioclases de roches gabbroïques, de couleur blanche à gris-vert. 2, record 1, French, - saussurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La saussurite provient de l'altération des feldspaths, plagioclases en particulier, des roches gabbrodioritiques. C'est un agrégat renfermant épidote et zoïsite où les plagioclases conservent leur dureté mais perdent leur éclat, leurs macles et leur clivage. 3, record 1, French, - saussurite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- saussurita
1, record 1, Spanish, saussurita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] mezcla blanco verdosa de varios minerales, con predominancia de la zoisita. 1, record 1, Spanish, - saussurita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Producto de la alteración de glabros y otras plagioclasas [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - saussurita
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