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GEL MINERAL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- torniellite
1, record 1, English, torniellite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellowish or gray amorphous, claylike mineral which shows the properties of a reversible gel, depending on the water content. 1, record 1, English, - torniellite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- torniellite
1, record 1, French, torniellite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate hydraté amorphe d'alumine. 1, record 1, French, - torniellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De la localité de Torniella, près de Sienne (Italie). 2, record 1, French, - torniellite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aluminum phosphate solution
1, record 2, English, aluminum%20phosphate%20solution
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"aluminum phosphate" is a white gel, derived from the interaction of solutions of aluminum sulfate and sodium phosphate, insoluble in water, ethanol and solutions of alkali hydroxides, most of it soluble in dilute mineral acid, corrosive to tissue. 2, record 2, English, - aluminum%20phosphate%20solution
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- phosphate d'aluminium en solution
1, record 2, French, phosphate%20d%27aluminium%20en%20solution
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- allophane
1, record 3, English, allophane
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An amorphous hydrated aluminosilicate of variable composition. 2, record 3, English, - allophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
An amorphous clay mineral [which] consists of a hydrous aluminum gel... with minor amounts of bases and accessory acid radicals... 3, record 3, English, - allophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... first named by Stromeyer and Hausmann in 1816, from the Greek for "other" and "appear," in allusion to its change in appearance under the blowpipe. 4, record 3, English, - allophane
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- allophane
1, record 3, French, allophane
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'argile colloïdale, mélange de silicates d'aluminium hydratés où prédomine l'halloysite, particulièrement abondante dans les andosols dus à l'altération des roches volcaniques basiques. 2, record 3, French, - allophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En climat tempéré, on note souvent une transformation progressive des illites et des chlorites en montmorillonite et même en allophanes (gels silico-alumineux). 3, record 3, French, - allophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains auteurs emploient le terme allophane au féminin (ex. : Grand dictionnaire Larousse encyclopédique [LAROG 1982], mais la plupart des ouvrages spécialisés le mettent au masculin (ex. : Dictionnaire de la chimie et de ses applications [DCHIM 1978] et Dictionnaire de géologie, de Foucault et Raoult [FOUGE 1995]). 4, record 3, French, - allophane
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Mineralogía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- alófana
1, record 3, Spanish, al%C3%B3fana
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio hidratado que resulta de la meteorización de las rocas silicatadas. 2, record 3, Spanish, - al%C3%B3fana
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