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Record 1 2011-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A bluish-black orthorhombic mineral which contains a complex silicate of iron, magnesium, aluminum, and lithium, occurring in fibrous and radiated aggregates.

OBS

It is related to anthophyllite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral du système orthorhombique, voisin de l'anthophyllite, de couleur bleue à violet foncé, presque noire.

OBS

Étymologie : en l'honneur du professeur Johan Holmquist, de Stockholm.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
OBS

Variedad de glaucofana.

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