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AUGITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- augite
1, record 1, English, augite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A usually black, greenish black, or dark green mineral which is the commonest member of the pyroxene group and contains titanium and ferric iron. 2, record 1, English, - augite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
augite: Named from the Greek word meaning luster. 2, record 1, English, - augite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- augite
1, record 1, French, augite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pyroxène monoclinique, calcique et ferromagnésien, commun dans les basaltes et les gabbros. 2, record 1, French, - augite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Souvent bien cristallisée, l'augite se présente en cristaux prismatiques, courts et épais [...] Le type cristallin est monoclinique. Les macles sont fréquentes [...] La teinte variera du vert-herbe au noir, selon les teneurs en métaux [...] La poussière est gris clair, tirant souvent sur le brun. d = 5,5-6 [...] l'éclat est vitreux. [...] Les augites sont parmi les plus fréquentes des formes de pyroxènes rencontrées dans les roches magmatiques méso- et mélanocrates. 3, record 1, French, - augite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un des plus fréquents [pyroxènes], l'augite se présente sous forme de cristaux très courts (grains) à section octogonale avec traces de clivage à angle droit, ce qui la distingue de la hornblende dont elle a sensiblement la même coloration [...] 4, record 1, French, - augite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- augita
1, record 1, Spanish, augita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato complejo, perteneciente al grupo de los piroxenos, de fórmula XY (Si, Al)2O6, en la cual X puede ser el calcio, el sodio o el manganeso en tanto que Y puede consistir en magnesio, hierro, aluminio o titanio. Forma cristales prismáticos de color verde negruzco y es, con el fesdespato, un constituyente esencial de las rocas basálticas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - augita
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