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OXIDE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
DEF

A naturally occurring inorganic compound with a structure based on close-packed oxygen atoms in which smaller, positively charged metal or other ions occur in interstices.

CONT

Oxide minerals, hematite, magnetite, rutile, anatase, ilmenite, and wolframite, occur in the veins only in small amounts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
CONT

Oxydes. Ce sont des minéraux dont les métaux sont combinés avec l'oxygène, comme la cuprite [...], l'hématite ou oligiste [...], la cassitérite [...], la magnétite [...], le corindon [...], etc. Ils se forment le plus souvent, dans les zones superficielles des gisements, en contact avec l'air par un processus d'oxydation.

CONT

Les oxydes (hématite, magnétite, rutile, anatase, ilménite et wolframite) ne sont présents dans les filons qu'en petites quantités.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

An extensive class of compounds formed by chemical combination of oxygen with another element or with an organic compound.

OBS

The commonest examples of inorganic oxides are water (an oxide of hydrogen) and carbon dioxide, both of which are products of combustion. Virtually all the elements except the noble gases form oxides, especially when heated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Corps résultant de l'union de l'oxygène soit avec un élément, soit avec un radical.

OBS

De tous les corps simples connus, seuls les gaz rares les plus légers ne donnent pas d'oxyde. On regroupe les oxydes en trois catégories selon leur comportement dans l'eau : 1° les oxydes basiques [...] 2° les oxydes acides [...] 3° les oxydes neutres [...]

Spanish

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