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WOLFRAMITE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Metals Mining
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wolframite
1, record 1, English, wolframite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wolfram 2, record 1, English, wolfram
correct
- tobacco jack 2, record 1, English, tobacco%20jack
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brownish- or grayish-black mineral occurring in short monoclinic, prismatic, bladed crystals. 3, record 1, English, - wolframite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wolframite is the main tungsten mineral. 4, record 1, English, - wolframite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: (Fe,Mn)WO4 5, record 1, English, - wolframite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Mines métalliques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- wolframite
1, record 1, French, wolframite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- wolfram 2, record 1, French, wolfram
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (tungstate) du système cristallin monoclinique, se présentant en prismes aplatis, souvent maclés, avec un clivage parfait. 3, record 1, French, - wolframite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La wolframite se présente souvent en masses lamellaires, à éclat submétallique, noirâtre. On la trouve dans des filons, au sein de granites et de leurs auréoles métamorphiques. 3, record 1, French, - wolframite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La wolframite est le principal minérai de tungstène [...] 4, record 1, French, - wolframite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : (Fe,Mn)WO4 5, record 1, French, - wolframite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Minas metálicas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- volframita
1, record 1, Spanish, volframita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- wolframita 1, record 1, Spanish, wolframita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volframato de hierro y manganeso [...] que cristaliza en el sistema clinorrómbico [y que] se encuentra en forma de cristales prismáticos, de brillo metálico y de color pardo o negro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - volframita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: (Fe,Mn)WO4 2, record 1, Spanish, - volframita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tungstite
1, record 2, English, tungstite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tungstic ochre 2, record 2, English, tungstic%20ochre
correct
- tungstic ocher 3, record 2, English, tungstic%20ocher
correct
- wolframine 4, record 2, English, wolframine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellow or yellowish-green mineral ... often occurring with tungsten ores. 5, record 2, English, - tungstite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By oxidation wolframite may become encrusted with tungstic ochre, or tungstite, sometimes known as wolframine, a name to be carefully distinguished from wolframite. 6, record 2, English, - tungstite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: WO3•H2O 7, record 2, English, - tungstite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tungstite
1, record 2, French, tungstite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- wolframine 2, record 2, French, wolframine
correct, feminine noun
- wolframocre 2, record 2, French, wolframocre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (trioxyde de tungstène) jaune ou jaune-verdâtre, pulvérulent, du système cristallin orthorhombique. 1, record 2, French, - tungstite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : WO3 •H2O 3, record 2, French, - tungstite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tungstita
1, record 2, Spanish, tungstita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Óxido de tungsteno o volframio hidratado [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - tungstita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] mineral amarillento o verdoso [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - tungstita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: WO3 •H2O 2, record 2, Spanish, - tungstita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-04-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wolframite series
1, record 3, English, wolframite%20series
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- wolframite 2, record 3, English, wolframite
correct
- wolframite group 3, record 3, English, wolframite%20group
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series between two minerals: huebnerite and ferberite. 2, record 3, English, - wolframite%20series
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The stability relations of the wolframite series.... Minerals of the wolframite group form a complete solid solution series between the two end-members, ferberite, FeWO4, and huebnerite, MnWO4. 4, record 3, English, - wolframite%20series
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wolframite is the name of the series and the name applied to indistinguishable specimens and specimens intermediate between the two end members [huebnerite and ferberite]. 2, record 3, English, - wolframite%20series
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- série de la wolframite
1, record 3, French, s%C3%A9rie%20de%20la%20wolframite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- série des wolframites 2, record 3, French, s%C3%A9rie%20des%20wolframites
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ferbérite forme une série avec l'hübnérite. C'est le terme ferreux de la série de la wolframite, le terme manganésifère étant l'hübnérite. 3, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20de%20la%20wolframite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La série de la wolframite est] isomorphe avec tous les termes intermédiaires entre la ferbérite [...] et l'hübnérite [...] termes extrêmes ne se rencontrant que rarement à l'état pur. 4, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20de%20la%20wolframite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-04-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- oxide mineral
1, record 4, English, oxide%20mineral
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- oxide 2, record 4, English, oxide
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A naturally occurring inorganic compound with a structure based on close-packed oxygen atoms in which smaller, positively charged metal or other ions occur in interstices. 2, record 4, English, - oxide%20mineral
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oxide minerals, hematite, magnetite, rutile, anatase, ilmenite, and wolframite, occur in the veins only in small amounts. 3, record 4, English, - oxide%20mineral
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- oxyde
1, record 4, French, oxyde
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- minéral oxydé 2, record 4, French, min%C3%A9ral%20oxyd%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oxydes. Ce sont des minéraux dont les métaux sont combinés avec l'oxygène, comme la cuprite [...], l'hématite ou oligiste [...], la cassitérite [...], la magnétite [...], le corindon [...], etc. Ils se forment le plus souvent, dans les zones superficielles des gisements, en contact avec l'air par un processus d'oxydation. 3, record 4, French, - oxyde
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les oxydes (hématite, magnétite, rutile, anatase, ilménite et wolframite) ne sont présents dans les filons qu'en petites quantités. 2, record 4, French, - oxyde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2012-03-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- tungsten
1, record 5, English, tungsten
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- wolfram 2, record 5, English, wolfram
correct, see observation, less frequent
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metallic element in the sixth group of the periodic system, and a member of the chromium family. 3, record 5, English, - tungsten
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 5, English, - tungsten
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tungsten: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS). 4, record 5, English, - tungsten
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 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. 4, record 5, English, - tungsten
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tungstène
1, record 5, French, tungst%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- wolfram 2, record 5, French, wolfram
correct, see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Métal lourd d'une grande dureté [qu'on] rencontre dans les roches essentiellement sous forme d'oxyde : la wolframite. 3, record 5, French, - tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Élément de numéro atomique 74; masse atomique 183,92. 3, record 5, French, - tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 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). 4, record 5, French, - tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 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. 4, record 5, French, - tungst%C3%A8ne
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- tungsteno
1, record 5, Spanish, tungsteno
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- volframio 1, record 5, Spanish, volframio
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 5, Spanish, - tungsteno
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- alluvial placer
1, record 6, English, alluvial%20placer
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- alluvial placer deposit 2, record 6, English, alluvial%20placer%20deposit
correct
- stream placer 3, record 6, English, stream%20placer
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a placer formed by the action of running water, as in a stream channel or alluvial fan. 4, record 6, English, - alluvial%20placer
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
placer: A surficial mineral deposit formed by mechanical concentration of mineral particles from weathered debris. The common types are beach placers and alluvial placers. 5, record 6, English, - alluvial%20placer
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stream and beach placers are widespread in occurrence and include the famous gold placers of the world, as well as deposits of magnetite, ilmenite chromite, wolframite, scheelite, cassiterite, rutile, zircon, monazite, and garnet. 6, record 6, English, - alluvial%20placer
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- placer alluvial
1, record 6, French, placer%20alluvial
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- placer alluvionnaire 2, record 6, French, placer%20alluvionnaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans nos régions, spécialement celles qui ont un certain relief [...] il faut s'attendre à trouver surtout des placers alluviaux [...] dont la source première est le roc mais aussi le till et les sédiments fluvio-glaciaires soumis à l'érosion actuelle. 3, record 6, French, - placer%20alluvial
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les placers de plus grand intérêt sont les placers alluvionnaires, c'est-à-dire ceux qui sont formés par le courant des cours d'eau. Ils comprennent de célèbres gisements aurifères et des gisements de platine, de pierres précieuses, de magnétite, d'ilménite, de rutile, de monazite, de cassitérite [...] 2, record 6, French, - placer%20alluvial
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- placer aluvial
1, record 6, Spanish, placer%20aluvial
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el placer aluvial consiste en arenas transportadas por las aguas corrientes y luego abandonadas por éstas selectivamente, según las dimensiones y densidad de los granos. 1, record 6, Spanish, - placer%20aluvial
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-12-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Various Metal Ores
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- comb texture
1, record 7, English, comb%20texture
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- comb structure 1, record 7, English, comb%20structure
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some veins... display comb textures indicating sequential deposition from the wall rocks inward; cassiterite commonly occurs at, or close to, the vein walls, and is succeeded inward by wolframite, although the reverse also occurs. 1, record 7, English, - comb%20texture
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- texture en dents de peigne
1, record 7, French, texture%20en%20dents%20de%20peigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains filons [...] présentent des textures en dents de peigne indiquant un dépôt séquentiel des minéraux des épontes du filon vers l'intérieur; de la cassitérite se rencontre fréquemment le long des bordures des filons ou à proximité, de la wolframite lui succède vers l'intérieur de la caisse filonienne, bien que la relation inverse puisse également être observée. 1, record 7, French, - texture%20en%20dents%20de%20peigne
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1978-01-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Lindgren's mineral sequence
1, record 8, English, Lindgren%27s%20mineral%20sequence
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The established mineral sequence, as determined... by Lindgren [is given in the following table]. The minerals within each group are listed in the order of their deposition, the earliest-formed minerals being listed first. It must be emphasized that although the mineral sequence holds in general, there are many exceptions, reversals, and examples of overlapping deposition.... 1. Quartz(continued), chlorite, tourmaline, lime-iron silicates, sericite, albite, adularia, barite, fluorite, siderite, rhodochrosite, ankerite, calcite(continued). 2. Magnetite, specularite(sometimes later, uraninite. 3. Pyrite, arsenopyrite, cobalt and nickel arsenides. 4. Cassiterite(sometimes preceding pyrite), wolframite(scheelite), molybdenite(?). 5. Pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, stannite, bismuthinite(?) 6. Sphalerite, enargite, tennantite, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, galena, chalcocite, stromeyerite, argentite, ruby silver, polybasite, chalcopyrite, lead-silver sulfantimonides, native silver, native bismuth, electrum, tellurides, native gold. 7. Stibnite, cinnabar. 2, record 8, English, - Lindgren%27s%20mineral%20sequence
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- succession de Lindgren
1, record 8, French, succession%20de%20Lindgren
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voici cette succession, telle que W. Lindgren l'a proposée [...] : (1) Quartz, chlorite, tourmaline, silicates de fer et calcium séricite, albite adulaire, barytine, fluorine, sidérose, dialogite, ankérite, calcite (le dépôt de quartz et de calcite continue ou se répète souvent dans les phases suivantes. (2) Magnétite, oligiste (quelquefois un peu plus tard), uraninite. (3) Pyrite, mispickel, arséniures de nickel et de cobalt. (4) Cassitérite (précédant quelquefois la pyrite), wolfram et scheelite, molybdénite. (5) Pyrrhotine, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, stannine, bismuthine. (6) Blende, énargite, tennantite, tétraédrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, galène, chalcosine, stroméyérite, argentite, argents rouges, polybasite, chalcopyrite, sulfo-antimoniures de plomb et d'argent, argent, bismuth, électrum, tellurures, or natif. (7) Stibine, cinabre. 2, record 8, French, - succession%20de%20Lindgren
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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