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CRYOLITE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Metals Mining
Universal entry(ies)
Na3AlF6
formula, see observation
DEF

A white or colorless monoclinic mineral [that] may contain iron and has been found chiefly in a pegmatite at Ivigtut, Greenland, in cleavable masses of waxy luster.

CONT

Natural and synthetic cryolite is used in the manufacture of aluminum.

OBS

Chemical formula: Na3AlF6

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines métalliques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Na3AlF6
formula, see observation
DEF

Minéral monoclinique pseudo-cubique [...] de couleur blanche, souvent veinée de gris ou de brun rougeâtre [...] rare à l'état naturel [et] recherché pour l'industrie de l'aluminium, où il sert de fondant pour le bain alumino-thermique.

OBS

Formule chimique : Na3AlF6

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas metálicas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Na3AlF6
formula, see observation
DEF

Fluoruro doble de aluminio y sodio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico; se usa como fundente de la alumina en la extracción del aluminio.

OBS

Sólido incoloro a blanco, algunas veces rojo, pardo o negro; soluble en soluciones de sales férricas y de aluminio.

OBS

Fórmula química: Na3AlF6

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