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Record 1 2011-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A colorless or variously colored hexagonal mineral of the feldspathoid group, which is an alteration product of nepheline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral en cristaux prismatiques incolores, jaunes à orange-rose, ou encore rougeâtres à gris bleuâtre [...]

CONT

Hexagonale. [...] Incolore, rarement bleue. [...] la cancrinite est un minéral d'altération commun de la néphéline. Parfois primaire dans certaines roches sodiques (syénites néphéliniques).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicato de sodio y de calcio del grupo de los feldespatoides, parecido a la nefelina; cristaliza en el sistema hexagonal.

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