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ALTERED MINERAL [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prosopite
1, record 1, English, prosopite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fluoride mineral usually occurring as minute, tabular crystals of a colourless, white, or greyish colour, often altered into pseudomorphs such as fluorite, apatite, and kaolin. 2, record 1, English, - prosopite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prosopite
1, record 1, French, prosopite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (fluorure) du système cristallin monoclinique, incolore, blanc à gris, à éclat métallique, pulvérulent, massif ou à grains fins. 2, record 1, French, - prosopite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prosopita
1, record 1, Spanish, prosopita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fluoruro de calcio y aluminio, que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - prosopita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La prosopita] se encuentra en forma de cristales transparentes e incoloros. 1, record 1, Spanish, - prosopita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reticulated
1, record 2, English, reticulated
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- reticulate 2, record 2, English, reticulate
correct, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Describing a rock texture in which partially altered crystals form a network that encloses remnants of the original, unaltered mineral. 2, record 2, English, - reticulated
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réticulé
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9ticul%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- reticulado
1, record 2, Spanish, reticulado
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suelo reticulado. 2, record 2, Spanish, - reticulado
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-04-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- thorite
1, record 3, English, thorite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate. 2, record 3, English, - thorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The radioactivity of thorite often brings it to a state of metamiction, in which its crystal structure becomes unstable thereby causing the crystal edges to become smooth and rounded. When this happens, the thorite may gain hydroxyl (OH) molecules in place of the silica (SiO4) molecules and transform into a different mineral, thorogummite. 3, record 3, English, - thorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Thorite is currently an important ore of uranium. A variety of thorite often called "uranothorite" is particularly rich in uranium... Other varieties of thorite include "orangite, "an orange variety; "calciothorite" an impure variety with trace amounts of calcium and "freyalite" actually a discredited variety containing cerium([which] turned out to be an altered form of the mineral melanocerite). 4, record 3, English, - thorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formulas: (Th,U)SiO4 or (Th,Fe,Y,P,Ca)SiO4 5, record 3, English, - thorite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- thorite
1, record 3, French, thorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate naturel de thorium, du système cristallin quadratique [pouvant] contenir jusqu'à 25 % d'uranium. 2, record 3, French, - thorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La variété orangite possède une couleur jaune-orangé [...] Il existe une variété uranifère, l'uranothorite. 3, record 3, French, - thorite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formules chimiques : (Th,U)SiO4 ou (Th,Fe,Y,P,Ca)SiO4 4, record 3, French, - thorite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- brannerite
1, record 4, English, brannerite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A complex, black, opaque titanate of uranium and other elements in which the weight of uranium exceeds that of titanium. 2, record 4, English, - brannerite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uranium vein deposits are concentrations of uranium minerals, such as pitchblende, coffinite, and brannerite, in fractures, shear zones, and stockworks. 3, record 4, English, - brannerite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Except for pitchblende, [brannerite] is the most radioactive opaque mineral known.... Found in the placers of Stanley Basin, Idaho. A monoclinic mineral, possibly... ;generally altered externally and internally to brown, yellow-brown, and olive-green. 2, record 4, English, - brannerite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- brannérite
1, record 4, French, brann%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- brannerite 2, record 4, French, brannerite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral de calcium, de fer, d'uranium, de titane, de thorium et d'ytrium que l'on trouve, sous forme de cristaux prismatiques noirs ou en masses granulaires, à Stanley Basin dans l'Idaho (États-Unis d'Amérique) et à Bellinzona, en Suisse. 3, record 4, French, - brann%C3%A9rite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes filoniens d'uranium sont des concentrations de minéraux d'uranium, comme la pechblende, la coffinite et la brannerite, contenue dans des fractures, des zones de cisaillement et des stockwerks. 2, record 4, French, - brann%C3%A9rite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[brannerite :] Étymologie : en l'honneur de J.C. Branner, géologue américain. 4, record 4, French, - brann%C3%A9rite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Minerales radioactivos (Minas metálicas)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- brannerita
1, record 4, Spanish, brannerita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Óxido de titanio y de uranio. Es un mineral negro, brillante, que cristaliza en el sistema tetragonal o rómbico. 1, record 4, Spanish, - brannerita
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-07-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Inceptisol
1, record 5, English, Inceptisol
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- inceptisol 2, record 5, English, inceptisol
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Very young soils having one or more of the diagnostic layers that can develop readily, but without much leaching, deposition in the subsoil, or mineral alteration. 2, record 5, English, - Inceptisol
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 DEF
In United States Department of Agriculture soil taxonomy, a soil order characterized by having one or more horizons in which mineral materials other than carbonates or amorphous silica have been altered or removed but not accumulated to a significant degree. 1, record 5, English, - Inceptisol
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Inceptisol
1, record 5, French, Inceptisol
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- inceptisol 2, record 5, French, inceptisol
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1978-07-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hydrotitanite
1, record 6, English, hydrotitanite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mineral. It is an altered perowskite. 1, record 6, English, - hydrotitanite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- hydrotitanite
1, record 6, French, hydrotitanite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Substance minérale résultant de l'altération de la perovskite. 1, record 6, French, - hydrotitanite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-02-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Astrochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- metashale
1, record 7, English, metashale
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shale altered by incipient metamorphic reconstitution but not recrystallized and without the development of partings or preferred mineral orientation. 2, record 7, English, - metashale
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Astrochimie et cosmochimie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- métargile
1, record 7, French, m%C3%A9targile
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ainsi un ancien basalte est un "métabasalte", et une ancienne argile peut-être appelée "métargile" (...) 1, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9targile
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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