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WOLFRAM [6 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Iron tungstate... often associated with wolfram.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

On connaît un tungstate de fer quadratique, métastable par rapport à la ferbérite monoclinique : c'est la «réinite». C'est un minéral exceptionnel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Scheelita seudomorfizada por wolframita.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
W
symbol
7440-33-7
CAS number
DEF

A metallic element in the sixth group of the periodic system, and a member of the chromium family.

OBS

Found combined in certain minerals, as wolframite and scheelite, and isolated as a hard brittle, white, or gray metal. ... Symbol, W [= Latin "wolframium"]; atomic weight, 184; specific gravity, 19.3 at 20°C.

OBS

tungsten: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

OBS

wolfram : The principal meaning of this word is that of a native tungstate of iron and manganese, but it is also used as a synonym for the metal tungsten, obtained from this mineral.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
W
symbol
7440-33-7
CAS number
DEF

Métal lourd d'une grande dureté [qu'on] rencontre dans les roches essentiellement sous forme d'oxyde : la wolframite.

OBS

Élément de numéro atomique 74; masse atomique 183,92.

OBS

tungstène : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

OBS

wolfram : Le sens premier de ce terme est celui d'un tungstate naturel de fer et de manganèse, que l'on trouve associé au quartz, en masses clivables, et qui constitue le principal minerai de tungstène. (Syn. : wolframite). Cependant, il est aussi utilisé comme synonyme de tungstène.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
W
symbol
7440-33-7
CAS number
OBS

Elemento químico de símbolo W, número atómico 74, masa atómica 183.85 ±3, y configuración electrónica (Xe)5d46s2, con 29 nucleídos, 5 de los cuales son estables. Forma cristales metálicos con estructura cúbica centrada en el espacio.

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Record 3 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Software
OBS

A trademark of Wolfram Research, Inc.

Key term(s)
  • Mathematica

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Logiciels
OBS

Nom d'un logiciel de résolutions d'équations et de fonctions mathématiques utilisé sur l'ordinateur Next.

OBS

Marque de commerce de Wolfram Research, Inc.

Key term(s)
  • Mathematica

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

Mennicke attribute [the name wolfram] to the alchemists, who called the metal "spuma lupi, "which means wolf spume or foam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minerai de fer arsenical.

DEF

Arséniure de fer.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Iron sulfide in the form of pyrite, containing gold, probably in solid solution.

CONT

Wolfram occurs in the Victorian deep leads, and in the Irish auriferous pyrites veins...

OBS

pyrite: term often used in the plural (pyrites).

Key term(s)
  • auriferous pyrites

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
CONT

Essai de valorisation de la pyrite aurifère du gisement de Hanes - Région de Zlatna (Roumanie).

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A tungstate of iron and manganese, probably a variety of wolfram.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Tungstate naturel de manganèse. (Variété ferreuse de hubnérite.)

Spanish

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