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MORION [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

morion: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

morion : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Gemmology
DEF

A very dark brown to black opaque variety [of smoky quartz].

OBS

Used as a gemstone.

OBS

Morion is the German, Danish, Spanish and Polish synonym for smoky quartz. The name is from a misreading of mormorion in Pliny the Elder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Variété de quartz fumé brun foncé à noir.

Spanish

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