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SOUTH AFRICAN WONDERSTONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gemmology
- Jewellery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pyrophyllite
1, record 1, English, pyrophyllite
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pencil stone 2, record 1, English, pencil%20stone
correct
- South African wonderstone 3, record 1, English, South%20African%20wonderstone
correct
- Ottosdal G Stone 3, record 1, English, Ottosdal%20G%20Stone
correct
- Koranna stone 3, record 1, English, Koranna%20stone
correct
- African wonderstone 4, record 1, English, African%20wonderstone
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A massive, white, gray, grayish-white, greenish, brownish-green or yellowish mineral species, talclike in appearance [which] is used for slate pencils and carvings and includes part of what is known as agalmatolite. 5, record 1, English, - pyrophyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It has been used both as an ornamental stone and as a container for the reaction constituents in the synthesis of industrial diamonds. 3, record 1, English, - pyrophyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Massive pyrophyllite corresponds to the Chinese carving material called agalmatolite. 6, record 1, English, - pyrophyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pyrophyllite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - pyrophyllite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Gemmologie
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pyrophyllite
1, record 1, French, pyrophyllite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral de couleur blanche, jaunâtre ou verdâtre [de] la sous-classe des phyllosilicates [consistant en] un silicate basique hydraté d'aluminium qui cristallise dans le système monoclinique [et] se présente en lamelles facilement clivables, en petits amas cristallins ou fibroradiés. 2, record 1, French, - pyrophyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voisine de l'albâtre en apparence et utilisée autrefois comme elle en sculpture. Parfois de couleur verte, elle se rapproche vaguement du jade. 3, record 1, French, - pyrophyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La pyrophyllite massive est employée pour la fabrication de petits objets ornementaux en «pagodite». 4, record 1, French, - pyrophyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Étymologie : du grec «pûros», feu, et «phullon», feuille. Allusion à la structure en feuille qui s'exfolie au feu. 4, record 1, French, - pyrophyllite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
pyrophyllite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - pyrophyllite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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