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SILLIMANITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sillimanite
1, record 1, English, sillimanite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A silicate of aluminum with the same formula as andalusite and cyanite ...; 2, record 1, English, - sillimanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... orthorhombic; white, gray, brown, or greenish; vitreous luster; Mohs' hardness, 6 to 7; specific gravity, 3.23; usually found as fine fibrous masses. 2, record 1, English, - sillimanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fibrolite is a variety. 2, record 1, English, - sillimanite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sillimanite
1, record 1, French, sillimanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate d'alumine anhydre [...] orthorhombique; dureté 6 à 7, densité 3,2 [se présentant sous la forme de] longues et fines aiguilles parfois en faisceau, incolores, à l'éclat nacré sur les surfaces de clivage. 2, record 1, French, - sillimanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Orthorhombique, [...] les cristaux ont un faciès aciculaire très caractérisé, et souvent on voit la sillimanite constituer un feutrage d'aiguilles très fines. [...] Plus dure, d= 6,5, et un peu plus dense que l'andalousite [...] Éclat nacré très net [...] La sillimanite est un minéral de série métamorphique assez profonde, plus riche en alumine que les séries normales. 3, record 1, French, - sillimanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En général, les coordinences ne sont pas exprimées dans les formules chimiques des minéraux, sauf pour différencier certains polymorphes. Par exemple, andalousite, disthène et sillimanite ont pour formule Al2SiO5, mais les atomes d'aluminium ont des coordinences différentes précisées en exposants : andalousite, Al[exposant]VI Al[exposant]V [O[SiO4]; sillimanite, Al[exposant]VI Al[exposant]IV [O[SiO4]. 4, record 1, French, - sillimanite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sillimanita
1, record 1, Spanish, sillimanita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - sillimanita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La sillimanita] se encuentra en forma de haces de fibras gruesas que pueden ser fácilmente separadas y cuyo brillo es vítreo; puede ser incolora, gris, amarilla o verde. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sillimanita
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