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HORN QUICKSILVER [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Economic Geology
DEF

A tetragonal mineral [which] is a colorless, white or faintly tinted tasteless salt, ... used as a cathartic, fungicide, and insecticide; when fused, it has a horny appearance.

Key term(s)
  • kalomel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géologie économique
DEF

[...] chlorure de mercure assez rare qui cristallise dans le système quadratique sous forme d'encroûtements de couleur grise, blanche ou jaune, présentant un éclat adamantin.

CONT

Les minerais de mercure sont exploitables à teneur très faible (0,5 % Hg); ils ne sont guère enrichis par la cémentation (formation de mercure natif et de calomel [...])

Spanish

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