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SPEISSCOBALT [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A tin-white or pale-gray isometric mineral ... It is an arsenic-deficient variety of skutterudite.

OBS

Smaltite usually contains some iron, often occurs with cobaltite, and represents an ore of cobalt and nickel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Arséniure de cobalt [...]

CONT

La smaltine a des formes cristallines très voisines de celles de la pyrite. [...] sa teinte est d'un très beau blanc d'étain, avec un vif éclat métallique. [...] sa poussière est grise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Arseniuro de cobalto [...], que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico.

OBS

Se usa para dar color a los esmaltes: de ahí su nombre.

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