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Record 1 2011-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A yellowish-green to blackish-green monoclinic mineral occurring as formless grains or masses.

OBS

Named from the Greek meaning "increase", the base of the vertical prism having one side longer than the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Silicate alumino-calcique renfermant plus ou moins de fer ou manganèse, dense (3,5) et très dure (6 à 7), [qui] se présente en baguettes ou en grains de couleur verte.

OBS

La zoïsite est un minéral voisin plus pauvre en fer.

OBS

Étymologie : du grec epidosis, «accroissement». Allusion au fait que la base du prisme possède un paramètre presque double de l'autre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicato hidratado de calcio, aluminio y hierro [...] que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico.

CONT

La ortita es una epidota que contiene cerio y otras tierras raras.

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