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TWIN PLANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-12-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- twin plane
1, record 1, English, twin%20plane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- twinning plane 2, record 1, English, twinning%20plane
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a twin crystal, a plane through which one twin individual forms a mirror image of the other, or the plane at right angles to the axis about which one individual is rotated with respect to the other. 2, record 1, English, - twin%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The parts of a twin crystal are related to each other in the following [way:] The relation may be as if one part were derived from the other by reflection over a common plane, the "twin plane." 3, record 1, English, - twin%20plane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan de macle
1, record 1, French, plan%20de%20macle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] plan réticulaire commun aux deux cristaux; ce plan de macle correspond souvent au plan d'accolement des deux cristaux. 2, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20macle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut imaginer qu'un cristal de gypse se réfléchit dans un plan parallèle au premier pinacoïde. En unissant ensuite le cristal primitif et son image, on obtient la macle du gypse en forme de queue d'aronde, où le plan de réflexion fait fonction de plan de symétrie de l'ensemble [...] Ce nouveau plan de symétrie est appelé «plan de macle». 3, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20macle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plano de macla
1, record 1, Spanish, plano%20de%20macla
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Macla. Conjunto formado por dos o más cristales que han crecido unidos, dispuestos simétricamente respecto a una cara común o plano de macla. 1, record 1, Spanish, - plano%20de%20macla
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