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MELINITE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

A species of soft, unctuous clay, common in Bavaria, and probably identical with bore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Argile ocreuse et jaune, happant fortement à la langue.

OBS

[Il s'agit d'un] silicate ferroalumineux douteux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Arcilla ocre, de la familia del bol, con abundantes hidróxidos de hierro.

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