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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- graphite
1, record 1, English, graphite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plumbago 2, record 1, English, plumbago
correct
- black lead 3, record 1, English, black%20lead
correct, obsolete
- pot lead 4, record 1, English, pot%20lead
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hexagonal mineral, a naturally occurring crystalline form of carbon dimorphous with diamond. 5, record 1, English, - graphite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Graphite conducts electricity well, and is soft and unctuous, immune to most acids, and extremely refractory. It is used in lead pencils, paints and crucibles, as a lubricant and an electrode, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors. 5, record 1, English, - graphite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Graphite] is opaque, lustrous, greasy to the touch, and iron black to steel gray in color; it occurs as crystals or as flakes, scales, laminae, or grains in veins or bedded masses or as disseminations in metamorphic rocks. 5, record 1, English, - graphite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- graphite
1, record 1, French, graphite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mine de plomb 2, record 1, French, mine%20de%20plomb
correct, feminine noun
- plombagine 3, record 1, French, plombagine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de carbone cristallisé en lamelles hexagonales. 4, record 1, French, - graphite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le graphite est un minéral gris-noir, présentant l'éclat métallique. De densité 2,2, il est friable et laisse une trace sur le papier; il est gras et tendre au toucher. Il est bon conducteur de la chaleur et de l'électricité. 4, record 1, French, - graphite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- grafito
1, record 1, Spanish, grafito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- plombagina 2, record 1, Spanish, plombagina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forma alotrópica del carbono, que cristaliza en el sistema hexagonal; es un mineral negruzco, de brillo metálico, blando, que mancha los dedos; se debe su formación al metamorfismo de materias carbonadas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - grafito
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El grafito es una de las dos formas cristalinas que puede adoptar el carbono, siendo la otra el diamante. 3, record 1, Spanish, - grafito
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] Tacto grasiento, color de negro a gris claro. Riesgo de incendio. 4, record 1, Spanish, - grafito
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