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OSMIUM IRIDIFERE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A tin-white or steel-gray rhombohedral mineral [which] is a native alloy containing ... iridium and ... osmium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Alliage naturel d'iridium et d'osmium, se trouvant dans les gisements de platine.

CONT

L'iridosmine est une substance d'un blanc d'étain ou d'un gris de plomb. Elle est rhomboédrique et on lui rattache [...] deux variétés : la newjanskite et la sysserskite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Aleación natural de iridio y osmio presente en ciertos minerales del platino; cristaliza en el sistema hexagonal y forma pequeños cristales tabulares de brillo metálico y color de estaño.

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