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CRYSTALLINE FLAKE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
DEF

In economic geology, graphite disseminated in metamorphic rock as thin, visible flakes that are separable from the rock by mechanical means.

CONT

Flake graphite is foliated, consisting of flat, small crystals, whereas amorphous graphite is microcrystalline and is found in compact, earthy masses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
OBS

Nous proposons graphite cristallin à la lumière du texte suivant tiré du Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse (Source LAROG, 1982, vol. 5, p. 4940): «On retrouve le graphite à l'état naturel, tant sous l'aspect amorphe que sous l'aspect cristallin [...]. La variété cristalline est formée par empilement de nombreux feuillets plans dans chacun desquels les atomes de carbone forment un pavage hexagonal régulier.»

Spanish

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