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Record 1 2005-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Economic Geology
DEF

A yellow or orange hexagonal mineral: CdS. It is dimorphous with hawleyite and usually occurs as an earthy incrustation or coating on sphalerite and other zinc ores.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géologie économique
DEF

sulfure [qui] accompagne souvent les sulfures de zinc; en cristaux bien isolés, elle est rarissime. Elle forme surtout des enduits d'une belle couleur jaune vif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Geología económica
DEF

Sulfuro de cadmio CdS, hemimórfico, que cristaliza en el sistema hexagonal; forma eflorescencias pulverulentas, de color amarillo, generalmente sobre la blenda.

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