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TRICLINIC CRYSTAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- principal indices
1, record 1, English, principal%20indices
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A biaxial crystal belongs to the orthorhombic, monoclinic, or triclinic system and possesses "three" significant indices of refraction... 1, record 1, English, - principal%20indices
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indices principaux
1, record 1, French, indices%20principaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cet «illipsoïde des indices» (E) [...] possède trois axes rectangulaires : 1. L'un correspondant à la direction du plus grand indice («ng»). 2. L'autre correspondant à la direction du plus petit indice («np»). 3. Le troisième normal aux deux précédents et correspondant à un indice moyen («nm»), qui n'est d'ailleurs pas la moyenne arithmétique des deux indices extrêmes. Ces trois indices sont dits «indices principaux» du milieu anisotrope considéré. 1, record 1, French, - indices%20principaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gyrolite
1, record 2, English, gyrolite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- centrallasite 2, record 2, English, centrallasite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a silicate mineral... known to crystallize in the triclinic system of crystal formation. 3, record 2, English, - gyrolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gyrolite is most commonly found white or colourless in appearance. In optical mineralogy, colourless sections of any mineral allow the whole constituent of the white light to pass through making the mineral non-pleochroic between crossed nicols of polarizing microscopes. ... Gyrolite is most commonly found exhibiting vitreous to dull luster when viewed in reflected light of [a] polarizing light microscope. 3, record 2, English, - gyrolite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gyrolite
1, record 2, French, gyrolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- centrallassite 2, record 2, French, centrallassite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (silicate) du système cristallin triclinique pseudo-hexagonal, incolore ou blanc, éclat vitreux. 1, record 2, French, - gyrolite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- girolita
1, record 2, Spanish, girolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato hidratado de calcio y magnesio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico. 1, record 2, Spanish, - girolita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crystal system
1, record 3, English, crystal%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- crystallization system 2, record 3, English, crystallization%20system
correct
- crystallographic system 2, record 3, English, crystallographic%20system
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of six(or seven) categories of a crystal according to the symmetry of its faces and its dimensional equivalences in the lattices or axes of reference. These include : cubic or isometric, hexagonal, tetragonal, orthorhombic, trigonal or rhombohedral, monoclinic, and triclinic. 3, record 3, English, - crystal%20system
Record 3, Key term(s)
- crystal systems
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- système cristallin
1, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20cristallin
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- système cristallographique 2, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20cristallographique
correct, masculine noun
- système de cristallisation 2, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20cristallisation
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les cristaux se ramènent à 7 systèmes ou formes primitives déterminées par les faces du cristal se coupant suivant des angles fixes. Ces systèmes présentent des plans et des axes de symétrie également bien définis et ayant entre eux des relations précises. On distingue les systèmes cubique, quadratique, hexagonal, orthorhombique, rhomboédrique, monoclinique et triclinique. 3, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20cristallin
Record 3, Key term(s)
- systèmes cristallins
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema cristalino
1, record 3, Spanish, sistema%20cristalino
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- sistema cristalográfico 2, record 3, Spanish, sistema%20cristalogr%C3%A1fico
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La combinación de todos los elementos posibles de simetría da lugar a la existencia de 32 clases cristalinas. Éstas pueden ser agrupadas por afinidades, ya por ser iguales sus ejes y ángulos cristalográficos (singonía cristalina), ya por tener idénticos los conjuntos de ejes que permiten caracterizar a los sistemas cristalinos. Éstos son [...] siete [...]: sistema cúbico [...], sistema cuadrático o tetragonal [...], sistema ortorrómbico o, simplemente rómbico [...], sistema hexagonal [...], sistema romboédrico [...], sistema monoclínico o clinorrómbico [...], sistema triclínico, asimétrico o anórtico [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - sistema%20cristalino
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-08-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Trigonometry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crystal symmetry
1, record 4, English, crystal%20symmetry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crystal Symmetry. All sodium feldspars are triclinic at room temperature; on the other end, potassium feldspar can be monoclinic or triclinic. 2, record 4, English, - crystal%20symmetry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Trigonométrie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- symétrie cristalline
1, record 4, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20cristalline
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- symétrie des cristaux 2, record 4, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20des%20cristaux
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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