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Record 1 1998-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Needlelike crystals of reddish-brown or yellow rutile, forming tangled swarms of inclusions in quartz.

Key term(s)
  • Veneris crinis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Aiguille dorée formée dans le quartz hyalin par le rutile.

CONT

[Le rutile peut être trouvé] en fines aiguilles (cheveux de Vénus) comme inclusions dans de grands cristaux de quartz [...]

CONT

Le rutile est un minéral largement disséminé dans les roches plutoniques. On le trouve souvent sous forme de fines inclusions (cheveux de Vénus, flèches d'amour) dans les cristaux de quartz auxquels il confère une teinte bleuâtre [...]

OBS

Terme généralement usité au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • cheveux de Vénus

Spanish

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