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ELECTRUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electrum
1, record 1, English, electrum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- elektrum 2, record 1, English, elektrum
correct
- argental gold 3, record 1, English, argental%20gold
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A naturally occurring, deep- to pale-yellow alloy of gold with silver; argentiferous gold, containing more than 20% silver. 2, record 1, English, - electrum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gold occurs mainly as native metal and electrum and shows a positive correlation with arsenic. 4, record 1, English, - electrum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- électrum
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9lectrum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- or argental 2, record 1, French, or%20argental
correct, masculine noun
- or argentifère 3, record 1, French, or%20argentif%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alliage naturel Au-Ag contenant plus de 20 % d'argent. Minerai d'or et d'argent. [Lexique : Les Minéraux] 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectrum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'or] se présente généralement sous forme native ou en alliage avec l'argent (électrum) [...] 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectrum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'or natif, comme l'argent d'ailleurs, est rarement pur; il est en effet fréquemment associé avec de l'argent, constituant les «électrums» ou alliages naturels titrant jusqu'à 40 % d'Ag. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectrum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : du grec «electron», nom employé par les Grecs pour désigner un alliage de 3 parties d'or et d'une partie d'argent, avec lequel les Anciens fabriquaient des coupes. 7, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectrum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geoquímica
- Minas de oro y de plata
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oro argental
1, record 1, Spanish, oro%20argental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mineral consistente en una liga natural de oro y de plata. 1, record 1, Spanish, - oro%20argental
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