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Record 1 2013-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

... a white, light yellow, or dark orange to chestnut-brown, brittle, vitreous orthohombic mineral of the humite group ...

OBS

... found as small crystals in impure marbles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral (nésosilicate), voisin des péridots, du système cristallin orthorhombique ou monoclinique, de couleur blanche à jaune.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicato de magnesio que contiene flúor y cristaliza en el sistema rómbico; pertenece al grupo de los peridotos u olivinos.

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