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Record 1 2022-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
CONT

Black chalcedony is a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz. Chalcedony can have different colors like greenish blue, brownish orange, yellowish green, and greenish blue. Pure black is rare.

OBS

black onyx: incorrect name for black single colored agate or chalcedony which is usually colored artificially.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
CONT

Parfois, lorsque l'on pense acheter de l'onyx, on nous donne souvent, par escroquerie ou simple ignorance, des pierres de calcédoine teintes en noir. Il est cependant facile de distinguer ces matériaux en les plaçant devant une lumière forte : l'onyx naturel présente une légère translucidité brune, tandis que la calcédoine noire est totalement opaque.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Gemmology
DEF

A dark blue variety of the mineral crocidolite [considered as a] semiprecious gemstone.

CONT

Hawk's eye is a green, grey or blue variety of quartz that has parallel, fibrous inclusions of crocidolite that give it a greenish cat's eye effect(chatoyancy). This mineral has a silky luster. It looks a lot like tiger's eye, and often occurs with it in the same rock, but the internal structure is different.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Variété de quartz présentant des reflets chatoyants jaune-bleu, dus à la présence d'inclusions de crocidolite.

OBS

[Ce minéral] provient d'Afrique méridionale et est utilisé comme pierre d'ornement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Estudio de las gemas
DEF

Cuarzo que posee inclusiones de crocidolita sin oxidar de color azul grisáceo.

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Record 3 2013-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Animal Biology
DEF

That is of the colour of verdigris(greenish blue).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biologie animale
DEF

[Qui a la] couleur du cuivre oxydé, donc entre vert et bleu.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Silicon carbide... has a diamond-like structure and is nearly as hard as the diamond. It is prepared by heating fine [silicon dioxide] and coke with a little salt and sawdust in an electric furnace. The crystals obtained are greenish blue to black. It was one of the most widely used abrasives for grinding and cutting metals.

OBS

Carborundum®: a registered trademark.

OBS

for "carborundum" : When the tradename is used with a small "c", it is no longer considered as a registered trademark.

Key term(s)
  • Carborundum®

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

[...] est produit au four électrique à partir de silice et de carbone. De couleur noire à reflets bleutés, c'est le plus pur et le plus tranchant des abrasifs connus [...] On emploie le carbure de silicium surtout pour le ponçage des apprêts, des vernis et des laques ainsi que le décapage des parquets.

OBS

«carborundum» : Appellation commerciale maintenant passée dans l'usage, synonyme de carbure de silicium.

OBS

Carborundum® : marque déposée

Key term(s)
  • Carborundum

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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Record 5 2011-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

A permanent greenish blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina.

OBS

[It] has a bluish undertone, is permanent for all uses, and is made in a limited range of shades.

OBS

cobalt blue: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Bleu violacé, avec une saturation légèrement plus faible, historiquement obtenu à partir de sels de cobalt.

OBS

Le bleu de cobalt PB28 est un aluminate de cobalt. [...] D'autres versions du bleu de cobalt sont : PB35 : bleu céruléum; PB72 et PB74 : bleus de cobalt foncé; PB36 : turquoise de cobalt.

OBS

Identifié dans le Colour Index par les numéros C.I. (et noms C.I.) «CI 77 346» (Pigment blue 28) et CI 77 343 (Pigment blue 36).

OBS

Utilisation : couleurs fines. [Observation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.]

OBS

Tonalité : bleu d'émail, nuances : clair, foncé. Origine : minéral; nature chimique : aluminate de cobalt [...] ne pas utiliser en épaisseur (craquelures) surtout avec huile.

OBS

bleu de cobalt; bleu de four : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

OBS

bleu de cobalt : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A kaolin with varying amounts of chromium oxide(4% to 9%) replacing aluminum oxide. Color pale indigo-blue, pale greenish blue, celandine-green. Luster waxy to dull.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Variété chromifère de kaolin.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

A southern and eastern African guenon monkey related to the grivet but having the face, chin , hands, and feet black.

CONT

Vervet monkeys(Chlorocebus aethiops) are found from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. [...] Chlorocebus aethiops is usually around 400 to 600 mm in length(head and body), with tales about 300 to 500 mm. [...] Males are larger than females. [...] The faces of vervet monkeys are usually sooty black. A defining characteristic of this species is the greenish color of the upper parts of the face, which is caused by the banding together of individual hairs with black and yellow strands. In males, the scrotum and surrounding areas are bright blue or a greenish color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Primate assez répandu en Afrique et en Asie de l'ouest [avec] pelage gris vert, visage noir entouré de poils blancs (autre remarque intéressante: ce singe a les testicules d'un bleu turquoise éclatant et la verge rouge).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
CONT

El mono verde, al que también se le conoce por el nombre de mono tota, está muy extendido por toda África del sur, donde se le puede encontrar principalmente en la sabana, los bosques de ribera y los matorrales costeros. [...] Hay varias subespecies o razas distintas de mono verde, pero suelen tener en común su cola larga, la cara pequeña y normalmente negra, pelo largo y grueso (aunque de color variable), manos y pies oscuros y, en el caso de los machos, el escroto azul.

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Record 8 1998-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
DEF

A variable color averaging a dark greenish blue that is greener, lighter, and stronger than teal duck or teal blue and greener and less strong than drake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
OBS

Sorte de bleu.

Spanish

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Record 9 1989-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

Nonbubbly, unweathered, coarse-grained glacier ice, often occurring as blue bands; it is distinguished by a slightly bluish or greenish color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

(...) glace de glacier pauvre en bulles d'air, (...).

Spanish

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Record 10 1983-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a mixed colour with a greenish blue tinge, the best grade being prepared from ultramarine and viridian

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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