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AETHIOPS MINERAL [2 records]

Record 1 2010-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Metals Mining
  • Economic Geology
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
HgS
formula, see observation
DEF

A black isometric mineral which consists of a natural sulfide of mercury, is dimorphous with cinnabar; a source of mercury.

OBS

Chemical formula: HgS

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géologie économique
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
HgS
formula, see observation
DEF

Minéral du système cubique constitué de sulfure naturel de mercure, très voisin du cinabre et de couleur noire.

CONT

Le principal minerai de mercure est le cinabre [...] (le métacinabre ou métacinnabarite, très voisin, est noir et de symétrie cubique).

OBS

Formule chimique : HgS

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas metálicas
  • Geología económica
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
HgS
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: HgS

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Glossaire 41

Spanish

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