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TURKEY STONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gemmology
- Mineralogy
- Jewellery
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turquoise
1, record 1, English, turquoise
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- turquois 2, record 1, English, turquois
correct
- Turkey stone 3, record 1, English, Turkey%20stone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A triclinic mineral [which] is isomorphous with chalcosiderite. 3, record 1, English, - turquoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Turquoise is blue, blue-green, or yellowish green; when sky blue it is valued as the most important of the nontransparent gem materials. It usually occurs as reniform masses with a botryoidal surface in the zone of alteration of aluminum-rich igneous rocks ... 3, record 1, English, - turquoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8•4H2O 4, record 1, English, - turquoise
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gemmologie
- Minéralogie
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- turquoise
1, record 1, French, turquoise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phosphate, du système cristallin triclinique, se présentant le plus souvent en globules radiés, ou en masses compactes et rognons dans certaines roches sédimentaires. 2, record 1, French, - turquoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Minéral généralement opaque, parfois trouble et transparent à l'état de poudre. Couleur bleu ciel, vert bleuâtre ou vert pomme. Éclat cireux peu prononcé. Trait blanc. Fortement pléochroïque. Est depuis longtemps appréciée comme pierre précieuse et d'ornementation. 3, record 1, French, - turquoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8•4H2O 4, record 1, French, - turquoise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estudio de las gemas
- Mineralogía
- Artículos de joyería
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- turquesa
1, record 1, Spanish, turquesa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fosfato hidratado de aluminio y cobre [...] que cristaliza en el sistema triclínico aunque aparentemente amorfo; es una piedra preciosa, que se encuentra en forma de masas concrecionadas de color azul. 1, record 1, Spanish, - turquesa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8•4H2O 2, record 1, Spanish, - turquesa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- novaculite
1, record 2, English, novaculite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- razor stone 2, record 2, English, razor%20stone
correct
- Turkey stone 2, record 2, English, Turkey%20stone
correct
- galactite 3, record 2, English, galactite
correct, obsolete
- hone stone 4, record 2, English, hone%20stone
- whet slate 4, record 2, English, whet%20slate
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz. 5, record 2, English, - novaculite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Novaculite is used as a whetstone for sharpening cutting instruments. The term is little used outside of Arkansas and Oklahoma where it is found in Lower Paleozoic strata. 3, record 2, English, - novaculite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- novaculite
1, record 2, French, novaculite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La novaculite est une roche siliceuse cryptocristalline très dense, à texture homogène et de couleur claire. Elle ressemble au chert, mais s'en distingue par la prédominance du quartz sur la calcédoine. La novaculite est associée dans cette partie des États-Unis à du chert et à des schistes. C'est donc un complexe argilo-siliceux avec apports terrigènes. 1, record 2, French, - novaculite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- novaculita
1, record 2, Spanish, novaculita
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca sedimentaria silícea que presenta gran dureza, grano fino y una textura homogénea. Se emplea como piedra de afilado. 2, record 2, Spanish, - novaculita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
la llamada novaculita [...] consiste en un sílex (o chert) compuesto casi enteramente por cuarzo microcristalino granular y con color blanco lechoso dominante. El ejemplo más conocido es de Novaculita de Caballos y de Arkansas que se localizan en el tránsito Devónico-Carbonífero en una amplia región de USA y en la que existe más del 90 por 100 de sílex. 3, record 2, Spanish, - novaculita
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