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ALLOCHROMATIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- allochromatic
1, record 1, English, allochromatic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a mineral that, in its purest state, is colorless, but that has color due to submicroscopic inclusions, or to the presence of a closely related element that has become part of the chemical structure of the mineral. 2, record 1, English, - allochromatic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- allochromatique
1, record 1, French, allochromatique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un minéral dont la couleur résulte de l'inclusion de substances d'origine étrangère. 2, record 1, French, - allochromatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les feldspaths [...] sont [...] des minéraux typiquement allochromatiques, qui prennent diverses colorations (jaune, brun, rougeâtre, vert, noir, gris) en raison des différentes impuretés qu'ils renferment [...] 3, record 1, French, - allochromatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «idiochromatique». 2, record 1, French, - allochromatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alocromático
1, record 1, Spanish, alocrom%C3%A1tico
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de los minerales cuyos colores no dependen ni de su estructura cristalina ni de su composición química, sino de la presencia de impurezas en proporciones tan ínfimas que hasta pueden escapar a los métodos ordinarios de análisis. 1, record 1, Spanish, - alocrom%C3%A1tico
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