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Record 1 2010-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Said of a crystal form that shows one dimension markedly smaller than the other two.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Se dit d'un cristal dont l'une de ses dimensions est petite par rapport aux autres.

CONT

[...] couple de faces parallèles beaucoup plus large que les autres faces; à la limite, on arrive à l'aplatissement; les cristaux se présentent en tables ou en plaquettes.

OBS

tabulaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Dícese de los minerales que cristalizan en forma de tabletas.

CONT

Baritina tabular.

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