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OLIVINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- olivine
1, record 1, English, olivine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a rock containing a major proportion of [the] mineral [olivine]. 1, record 1, English, - olivine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- olivine
1, record 1, French, olivine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche constituée principalement [du] minéral [olivine]. 1, record 1, French, - olivine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gemmology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- olivine
1, record 2, English, olivine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An olive-green, grayish-green, or brown orthorhombic mineral [which] consists of the isomorphous solid-solution series forsterite-fayalite. 2, record 2, English, - olivine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Olivine is a common rock-forming mineral of basic, ultrabasic, and low-silica igneous rocks (gabbro, basalt, peridotite, dunite); it crystallizes early from a magma, weathers readily at the Earth's surface, and metamorphoses to serpentine. 2, record 2, English, - olivine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The clear green variety is used as a gemstone under the name peridot. 3, record 2, English, - olivine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Gemmologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- olivine
1, record 2, French, olivine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de péridot se présentant en prismes trapus légèrement aplatis, ou en grains vert olive (jaune si titanifère), à éclat vitreux, sans clivage mais souvent craquelés, à cassures conchoïdales. 2, record 2, French, - olivine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme péridot désigne un ensemble dont le seul représentant important est l'olivine, mélange en proportions variables d'un silicate de fer et d'un silicate de magnésium [...] C'est un minéral vert, orthorhombique, facilement attaqué par les agents atmosphériques et les acides [...] L'olivine est un élément symptomatique des roches basiques et ultrabasiques, pauvres en silice. 3, record 2, French, - olivine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En principe on peut avoir une série absolument continue entre la forstérite et la fayalite; on s'accorde à donner le nom d'olivine aux termes les plus banaux, qui possèdent en général la proportion Mg/Fe voisine de 3. La couleur est typiquement d'un beau vert-bouteille, les cristaux isolés sont assez exceptionnels [...] d varie de 6 à 6,5 [...] Pour les olivines, on citera n = 1,70, ce qui donne un bel éclat résineux à ce minéral. 4, record 2, French, - olivine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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