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GREEN GARNET [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- garnet peridotite
1, record 1, English, garnet%20peridotite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- garnetiferous peridotite 2, record 1, English, garnetiferous%20peridotite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Garnet peridotite is a coarse-grained, ultra mafic igneous rock which forms at extreme depths within the [Earth's] upper mantle, over 40 km in depth. As such, the rock is composed of high pressure, high temperature forming minerals such as olivine which gives the rock an [overall] green colouration of varying shades. 3, record 1, English, - garnet%20peridotite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- péridotite à grenat
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9ridotite%20%C3%A0%20grenat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit d'une péridotite contenant de nombreux cristaux de grenat pyropes noyés dans de l'olivine verdâtre. 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9ridotite%20%C3%A0%20grenat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- topazolite
1, record 2, English, topazolite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of andradite(garnet) that is yellowish green. 2, record 2, English, - topazolite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- topazolite
1, record 2, French, topazolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété jaune ambrée ou jaune verdâtre du grenat «andradite». 2, record 2, French, - topazolite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- topazolita
1, record 2, Spanish, topazolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granate amarillo, del grupo de la andradita. 1, record 2, Spanish, - topazolita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gemmology
- Jewellery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- grossular
1, record 3, English, grossular
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- grossularite 2, record 3, English, grossularite
correct
- grossularia 1, record 3, English, grossularia
correct
- gooseberry stone 3, record 3, English, gooseberry%20stone
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The calcium-aluminum end member of the garnet group, usually characterized by a green color... 3, record 3, English, - grossular
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It may be colorless, yellow, orange, brown, rose, or red, and it often occurs in contact-metamorphosed impure limestones. The principal variety is essonite. 3, record 3, English, - grossular
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Gemmologie
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- grossulaire
1, record 3, French, grossulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- grenat grossulaire 2, record 3, French, grenat%20grossulaire
correct, masculine noun
- grossularite 3, record 3, French, grossularite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral de la famille des grenats constitué de silicate naturel d'aluminium et de calcium. 4, record 3, French, - grossulaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avec les pyropes, les grossulaires sont les plus communs de tous les grenats. [...] d = 6,5 [...] Sa teinte est très claire, il est quelquefois presque incolore, souvent d'un brun noirâtre, d'où son nom de grossulaire. Son éclat est vitreux et assez vif. C'est le moins dur de tous les grenats [...] 5, record 3, French, - grossulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Estudio de las gemas
- Artículos de joyería
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- grosularia
1, record 3, Spanish, grosularia
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- grossularia 1, record 3, Spanish, grossularia
correct, feminine noun
- grosulerita 1, record 3, Spanish, grosulerita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granate cálcico [...], que también suele contener óxidos de hierro y de cromo; cristaliza en forma de dodecaedros romboidales y existe en variedades de muchos colores, especialmente la verde y la parda, además de la incolora. 1, record 3, Spanish, - grosularia
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-05-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Jewellery
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cross-over shanks
1, record 4, English, cross%2Dover%20shanks
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ladies diamond and green garnet(uvarovite) ring in 18-karat white gold. Centre round brilliant diamond in four sprongs with two pear-shape diamonds set at each end of extended cross-over shanks to set above and below diamond. 1, record 4, English, - cross%2Dover%20shanks
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tiges entrecroisées
1, record 4, French, tiges%20entrecrois%C3%A9es
proposal, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bague pour dame avec diamants et grenats verts (uvarovites) sur monture en or blanc, 18 carats. Au centre, un diamant rond, de taille brillant, retenu par quatre griffes, et deux diamants, de taille en poire, à chaque extrémité de l'anneau se prolongeant en tiges entrecroisées pour passer au-dessus et au-dessous du diamant. 1, record 4, French, - tiges%20entrecrois%C3%A9es
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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