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Record 1 2016-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

The clear, colorless variety of "gypsum," occurring (especially in clays) in distinct, transparent monocyclic crystals or in large crystalline masses that easily leave into broad folia.

CONT

Several varieties of gypsum are recognized: the coarsely crystallized material, often colorless and transparent, is called selenite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

[...] variété translucide [de gypse] qui se rencontre à l'état massif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
OBS

Yeso.

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