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MINERAL SPECIES [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Any mineral that can be distinguished from all other minerals by current determinative methods.

CONT

All mineral species are defined by chemical composition, structural group, and crystal system ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Pour coordonner rationnellement notre connaissance de plus en plus complète des minéraux, il est nécessaire de les classer par catégories d'individus présentant les mêmes caractéristiques essentielles. Ces catégories constituent les espèces minérales.

OBS

Les caractères fondamentaux de l'espèce minérale sont [...] l'ordre géométrique, la périodicité dans l'arrangement de la matière [...] ainsi que la nature des atomes qui entrent dans la composition chimique de l'espèce minérale.

Spanish

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