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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Economic Geology
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rammelsbergite
1, record 1, English, rammelsbergite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- white nickel 2, record 1, English, white%20nickel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A white or pinkish, metallic, orthorhombic mineral of the löllingite group, trimorphous with pararammelsbergite and krutovite, occurring as short prismatic crystals and in massive form, and having a specific gravity of 6. 97 to 7. 1 and a hardness of 5. 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale. 2, record 1, English, - rammelsbergite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: NiAs2 3, record 1, English, - rammelsbergite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géologie économique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rammelsbergite
1, record 1, French, rammelsbergite
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 du système orthorhombique constitué d'arséniure naturel de nickel se présentant en cristaux ressemblant à l'arsénopyrite, de couleur blanc d'étain. 2, record 1, French, - rammelsbergite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minerais de nickel sont fréquemment mélangés, surtout dans les filons, à des minerais de [cobalt, de fer, de cuivre et d'argent] : ainsi la rammelsbergite avec la safflorite [...] 3, record 1, French, - rammelsbergite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : NiAs2 2, record 1, French, - rammelsbergite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geología económica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rammelsbergita
1, record 1, Spanish, rammelsbergita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arseniuro de níquel [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - rammelsbergita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La rammelsbergita] se encuentra en forma de masas grisáceas, de brillo metálico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - rammelsbergita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: NiAs2 2, record 1, Spanish, - rammelsbergita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- andalusite
1, record 2, English, andalusite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hollow spar 2, record 2, English, hollow%20spar
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brown, yellow, green, red, or gray orthorhombic mineral [which] is trimorphous with kyanite and sillimanite. 3, record 2, English, - andalusite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Andalusite occurs in thick, nearly square prisms in schists, gneisses, and hornfelses; it forms at medium temperatures and pressures of a regionally metamorphosed sequence and is characteristic of contact-metamorphosed argillaceous rocks. 3, record 2, English, - andalusite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: Al2SiO5 4, record 2, English, - andalusite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- andalousite
1, record 2, French, andalousite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système orthorhombique constitué d'un nésosilicate d'alumine, se présentant en cristaux gris clair ou rosés. 2, record 2, French, - andalousite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'andalousite s'altère difficilement et est fréquente dans les roches très métamorphisées. Ainsi au contact d'un granite, un schiste peut contenir ce type d'aluminosilicate. 3, record 2, French, - andalousite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : d'Andalousie (Espagne). 2, record 2, French, - andalousite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Al2SiO5 2, record 2, French, - andalousite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- andalucita
1, record 2, Spanish, andalucita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Una de las tres formas que puede adoptar el silicato anhidro de aluminio [...], propio de las rocas aluminíferas y arcillosas que han sido metamorfizadas al contacto con magmas de fusión. 1, record 2, Spanish, - andalucita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Al2SiO5 1, record 2, Spanish, - andalucita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- goethite
1, record 3, English, goethite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- göthite 2, record 3, English, g%C3%B6thite
correct
- xanthosiderite 3, record 3, English, xanthosiderite
correct
- allcharite 3, record 3, English, allcharite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellowish, reddish, or brownish-black orthorhombic mineral [which] is trimorphous with lepidocrocite and akaganéite. 3, record 3, English, - goethite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Goethite is the commonest constituent of many forms of natural rust or of limonite, and it occurs especially as a weathering product in the gossans of sulfide-bearing ore deposits. 3, record 3, English, - goethite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Goethite: [Etymology:] named after the poet and philosopher Goethe. 4, record 3, English, - goethite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: alpha-Fe+3O(OH) 4, record 3, English, - goethite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
The word "alpha" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter. 4, record 3, English, - goethite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- goethite
1, record 3, French, goethite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- göthite 2, record 3, French, g%C3%B6thite
correct, feminine noun
- xanthosidérite 3, record 3, French, xanthosid%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
- allcharite 2, record 3, French, allcharite
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Oxyde naturel hydraté de fer [...] orthorhombique, qui peut être un constituant de la limonite. 4, record 3, French, - goethite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : en l'honneur du poète Goethe. 5, record 3, French, - goethite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : alpha-Fe+3O(OH) 5, record 3, French, - goethite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le mot «alpha» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante. 5, record 3, French, - goethite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- goethita
1, record 3, Spanish, goethita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Óxido de hierro [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico bipiramidal; sus pequeños cristales pardos se encuentran agrupados en forma de haces. 1, record 3, Spanish, - goethita
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: alpha-Fe+3O(OH) 2, record 3, Spanish, - goethita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-11-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- disthene
1, record 4, English, disthene
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- kyanite 2, record 4, English, kyanite
correct
- cyanite 3, record 4, English, cyanite
correct
- sappare 4, record 4, English, sappare
correct
- sappar 5, record 4, English, sappar
correct, less frequent
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A triclinic mineral... trimorphous with andalusite and sillimanite, [occurring] in blades that are distinctly harder across than along. 6, record 4, English, - disthene
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
disthene: So called by Hauy, because its crystals have the property of being electrified positively and negatively. It is the sappare of Saussure, and the cyanite or kyanite of Werner. 7, record 4, English, - disthene
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: Al2SiO5 8, record 4, English, - disthene
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
kyanite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 4, English, - disthene
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- disthène
1, record 4, French, disth%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- kyanite 2, record 4, French, kyanite
correct, feminine noun
- cyanite 3, record 4, French, cyanite
correct, feminine noun
- sappare 4, record 4, French, sappare
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (nésosilicate d'alumine) du système cristallin triclinique, trimorphe avec l'andalousite et la sillimanite. 5, record 4, French, - disth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il se présente en baguettes aplaties, à clivages nets, de couleur bleue à verte. On le rencontre dans les roches métamorphiques ayant subi de hautes pressions. 5, record 4, French, - disth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
disthène [...] Étymologie : du grec dis, «deux ou double», et sthénos, «force», allusion aux deux duretés selon deux directions dans ce minéral. Cyanite : du grec kuanos, «bleu». 6, record 4, French, - disth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
sappare : Nom donné au disthène bleu du Saint-Gothard par Saussure. 7, record 4, French, - disth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Formule chimique : Al2SiO5 8, record 4, French, - disth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 OBS
disthène; kyanite : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 4, French, - disth%C3%A8ne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- distena
1, record 4, Spanish, distena
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- cianita 1, record 4, Spanish, cianita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio [...] que cristaliza en el sistema triclínico [...], de color azul celeste, propio de las rocas metamórficas. 1, record 4, Spanish, - distena
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-11-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Food Additives
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- anatase
1, record 5, English, anatase
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- octahedrite 2, record 5, English, octahedrite
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brown, dark-blue, or black tetragonal mineral which consists of a titanium oxide and is trimorphous with rutile and brookite, occurring as an alteration product of other titanium minerals. 2, record 5, English, - anatase
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two crystalline modifications of titanium dioxide: rutile and anatase. Only the anatase variety finds use as a color additive. Principal uses of this white pigment are in sub-coating of confectionery panned goods and in icings. 3, record 5, English, - anatase
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... anatase [is] derived from decalcification of perovskite. 4, record 5, English, - anatase
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Named after the Greek meaning "erection" which alludes to the fact that the octahedron is longer than other tetragonal species. 2, record 5, English, - anatase
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: TiO2 2, record 5, English, - anatase
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Additifs alimentaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- anatase
1, record 5, French, anatase
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- oisanite 2, record 5, French, oisanite
correct, feminine noun
- octaédrite 3, record 5, French, octa%C3%A9drite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral brun, bleu foncé ou noir, du système quadratique, constitué d'un oxyde naturel de titane, dont la composition est la même que pour le rutile et la brookite, mais avec une disposition différente des atomes de titane et d'oxygène. 2, record 5, French, - anatase
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Minéral typique des crevasses et veines minéralisées de type «alpin» dans des gneiss et des schistes, l'anatase est associée au quartz, à l'adulaire, à l'hématite et à d'autres oxydes de titane. 4, record 5, French, - anatase
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les oxydes de titane. [...] Le rutile, quadratique, en est la forme stable à haute température et à haute pression alors que l'anatase, quadratique, et la brookite, orthorhombique ne sont stables qu'à basse température. 5, record 5, French, - anatase
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'anatase [provient] de la décalcification de pérovskite [...] 6, record 5, French, - anatase
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : TiO2 2, record 5, French, - anatase
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Aditivos alimentarios
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- anatasa
1, record 5, Spanish, anatasa
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- olsanita 1, record 5, Spanish, olsanita
correct, feminine noun
- octaedrita 1, record 5, Spanish, octaedrita
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Óxido de titanio. 1, record 5, Spanish, - anatasa
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sus cristales tienen la misma estructura tetragonal que los del rutilo pero los átomos de sus dos elementos constituyentes se hallan dispuestos de otro modo en la red cristalina. 1, record 5, Spanish, - anatasa
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: TiO2 2, record 5, Spanish, - anatasa
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-09-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- brookite
1, record 6, English, brookite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- pyromelane 2, record 6, English, pyromelane
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brown, reddish, or sometimes black orthorhombic mineral [which] is trimorphous with rutile and anatase, and occurs in druses and cavities. 2, record 6, English, - brookite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: TiO2 3, record 6, English, - brookite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- brookite
1, record 6, French, brookite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- pyromélane 2, record 6, French, pyrom%C3%A9lane
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bioxyde de titane naturel [...] 2, record 6, French, - brookite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Brookite ou arkansite. [...] Elle se présente toujours en cristaux, ceux-ci étant tabulaires, lamellaires ou prismatiques dans les fentes dites «alpines» situées dans les schistes et les gneiss. Elle y est associée au quartz, à l'adulaire, à l'anatase, au sphène, au rutile, etc. 3, record 6, French, - brookite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : dédiée à Brooke, minéralogiste anglais. 3, record 6, French, - brookite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «arkansite» qui est un terme plus spécifique. 4, record 6, French, - brookite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Formule chimique : TiO2 4, record 6, French, - brookite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- brookita
1, record 6, Spanish, brookita
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bióxido de titanio [...] que cristaliza en el sistema ortorrómbico; forma pequeños cristales de color rojo parduzco. 1, record 6, Spanish, - brookita
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-08-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- kyanite blade
1, record 7, English, kyanite%20blade
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- cyanite blade 2, record 7, English, cyanite%20blade
correct
- disthene blade 2, record 7, English, disthene%20blade
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kyanite : A triclinic mineral... trimorphous with andalusite and sillimanite, [occurring] in blades that are distinctly harder across than along. 3, record 7, English, - kyanite%20blade
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
kyanite: Also called cyanite and disthene. 2, record 7, English, - kyanite%20blade
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
kyanite blade: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 7, English, - kyanite%20blade
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- baguette de disthène
1, record 7, French, baguette%20de%20disth%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- baguette de cyanite 2, record 7, French, baguette%20de%20cyanite
correct, feminine noun
- baguette de kyanite 2, record 7, French, baguette%20de%20kyanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le disthène] se présente en baguettes aplaties, à clivages nets, de couleur bleue à verte. On le rencontre dans les roches métamorphiques ayant subi de hautes pressions. 3, record 7, French, - baguette%20de%20disth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Autres noms du disthène : kyanite ou cyanite. 2, record 7, French, - baguette%20de%20disth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
baguette de disthène : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 7, French, - baguette%20de%20disth%C3%A8ne
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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