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Record 1 2003-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A layer-lattice mineral ... of which two forms occur, a fibrous one known as chrysotile, and a lamellar one, antigorite.

CONT

Serpentine is the main alteration product of olivines and pyroxenes.

OBS

Not to be confused with the rock of the same name.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Phyllosilicate en feuillets à 2 couches, [...] du système monoclinique ou orthorhombique, en lamelles (l'antigorite) ou en fibres (la chrysotile), souvent associées dans des roches (appelées serpentinites, ou aussi serpentines) montrant des masses vert pétrole à vert noirâtre (antigorite) traversées de filonnets de fibres soyeuses vert-jaune (chrysotile), orthogonale aux épontes.

CONT

[...] le talc et la serpentine proprement dite [...] se présentent en masses feuilletées blanc verdâtre, donnant une poussière onctueuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
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