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GRAY COBALT [2 records]

Record 1 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A tin-white or pale-gray isometric mineral ... It is an arsenic-deficient variety of skutterudite.

OBS

Smaltite usually contains some iron, often occurs with cobaltite, and represents an ore of cobalt and nickel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Arséniure de cobalt [...]

CONT

La smaltine a des formes cristallines très voisines de celles de la pyrite. [...] sa teinte est d'un très beau blanc d'étain, avec un vif éclat métallique. [...] sa poussière est grise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Arseniuro de cobalto [...], que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico.

OBS

Se usa para dar color a los esmaltes: de ahí su nombre.

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Record 2 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A grayish to silver-white cubic mineral with a reddish tinge [which] usually occurs massive and in association with smaltite, and represents an important ore of cobalt.

CONT

South Range ores are characterized by higher arsenic content, expressed as the arsenides niccolite and maucherite, and the sulpharsenides gersdorffite and cobaltite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Arséniosulfure naturel de cobalt [...] surtout abondant en Suède et en Norvège, exploité comme minerai de cobalt.

CONT

Les minerais du flanc sud sont caractérisés par une teneur plus élevée en arsenic, ce qui se traduit par la présence d'arséniures (nickélite et mauchérite) et de sulfoarséniure (gersdorffite et cobaltite).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Sulfuro de cobalto y de arsénico [...] beneficiado como mena del cobalto en Escandinavia.

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