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DENDROLITE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

The surficial deposit on minerals or stones forming branching patterns resembling shrubs or trees.

CONT

Dendrites look like fossils, but they are not the remains of living things. Dendrites (sometimes called dendrolites) are growths made of dark manganese minerals, usually psilomelane, that form in a branching (dendritic or arborescent) pattern.

CONT

The cobalt-iron-arsenide assemblage occurs in various textural forms, such as intergrowths, disseminations, dendrites, rosettes, and monocrystals ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Figure ressemblant à un arbre et produite à la surface ou à l'intérieur d'un minéral ou d'une pierre (comme dans le cas de l'agate mousseuse, par l'oxydation du manganèse ou d'un autre minéral étranger).

CONT

L'association à arséniures de cobalt-fer apparaît sous diverses formes texturales, notamment enchevêtrements, disséminations, dendrites, rosettes et monocristaux [...

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Cristales que se forman en las fisuras de las rocas, donde su conjunto adopta la forma de ramificaciones arborescentes.

CONT

Son, por ejemplo, corrientes las dendritas de los óxidos de manganeso, así como las arborizaciones de óxido de hierro que contienen algunas ágatas.

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