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BLACK COBALT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Cells and Batteries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black mass
1, record 1, English, black%20mass
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Batteries are composed of metals including lithium, manganese, cobalt, and nickel. Once a battery reaches the end of its service life, it is collected, dismantled, and shredded. The shredded material is then processed to produce black mass, which contains high amounts of these metals. 2, record 1, English, - black%20mass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Piles et accumulateurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- broyat noir
1, record 1, French, broyat%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- masse noire 2, record 1, French, masse%20noire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poudre résultant du broyage de piles ou d'accumulateurs électrochimiques, qui contient des métaux ou des composés métalliques pouvant être recyclés. 3, record 1, French, - broyat%20noir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
broyat noir : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 12 décembre 2024. 4, record 1, French, - broyat%20noir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- asbolite
1, record 2, English, asbolite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- asbolane 1, record 2, English, asbolane
correct
- asbolan 2, record 2, English, asbolan
correct
- earthy cobalt 3, record 2, English, earthy%20cobalt
correct
- black cobalt 4, record 2, English, black%20cobalt
correct
- cobalt ocher 4, record 2, English, cobalt%20ocher
correct
- aithalite 5, record 2, English, aithalite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft, black, earthy mineral aggregate, often classed as a variety of wad, containing oxides of manganese and cobalt, the content of cobalt sometimes reaching as much as 32%(or 40% cobalt oxide). 4, record 2, English, - asbolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A variety [of wad] known as asbolite carries as much as 32 percent cobalt. 5, record 2, English, - asbolite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- asbolane
1, record 2, French, asbolane
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- asbolite 2, record 2, French, asbolite
correct, feminine noun
- asbolithe 3, record 2, French, asbolithe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral noir pulvérulent du groupe des wads cobaltifères, constitué d'hydrates naturels de manganèse et de cobalt. 3, record 2, French, - asbolane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] wads cobaltifères ou asbolanes : hydrates de manganèse contenant divers métaux et principalement du cobalt. 4, record 2, French, - asbolane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après le Dictionnaire de la chimie et de ses applications, de Duval, 1978, p. 102, le terme «asbolane» est masculin. 3, record 2, French, - asbolane
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- asbolita
1, record 2, Spanish, asbolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- asbolana 1, record 2, Spanish, asbolana
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Óxido hidratado de manganeso que se encuentra en la naturaleza mezclado con un 20 a 30 % de cobalto y se beneficia como mena de este último metal. 1, record 2, Spanish, - asbolita
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Antique Ceramics (Museums and Heritage)
- Stoneware
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- black basaltes
1, record 3, English, black%20basaltes
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Egyptian black 2, record 3, English, Egyptian%20black
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A name adopted by Josiah Wedgwood to designate a black stoneware perfected by him c. 1768. However, black wares had been made in Staffordshire before this date, the earliest by the Elers brothers at the beginning of the 18th century. 1, record 3, English, - black%20basaltes
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Black basaltes is a fine-grained unglazed body stained with cobalt and manganese oxides. It could be cut and polished on a lathe or a lapidary's wheel, and was the first strictly ornamental ware to be developed by Wedgwood, although production also included wares of domestic utility. 1, record 3, English, - black%20basaltes
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Céramique ancienne (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Grès
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- grès noir égyptien
1, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%20noir%20%C3%A9gyptien
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Key term(s)
- grès noir
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-11-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Economic Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- stainierite
1, record 4, English, stainierite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A black hydrous sesquioxide of cobalt, with some iron and aluminium,(...). The crystalline form of heterogenite. Granular and crystalline, not colloidal. Orthorhombic(?). 1, record 4, English, - stainierite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géologie économique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- stainiérite
1, record 4, French, staini%C3%A9rite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le cobalt trivalent ne peut exister que dans des milieux très oxydants, surtout quand le pH est inférieur à 7. En fait il semble bien qu'il n'existe qu'un type d'hydroxyde de cobalt, de formule Co(OH)2, présentant deux faciès extrêmes, l'un amorphe: "hétérogénite (...), l'autre bien cristallisé: la stainiérite (...) 1, record 4, French, - staini%C3%A9rite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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