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EARLY CRYSTAL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- early crystal
1, record 1, English, early%20crystal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cumulus minerals represent early crystals that accumulated from a magma to form the framework of the rock and are typically sub-equant and or euhedral in habit. 1, record 1, English, - early%20crystal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cristal précoce
1, record 1, French, cristal%20pr%C3%A9coce
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gemmology
- Diamond Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- twinned crystal
1, record 2, English, twinned%20crystal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- twinning 2, record 2, English, twinning
- compound crystal 3, record 2, English, compound%20crystal
- twin crystal 4, record 2, English, twin%20crystal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A characteristic of some rough diamonds; two crystals that are bonded along a seam and rotated 60° to one another; inclusions are normally trapped along the seam; also referred to as twinning. 5, record 2, English, - twinned%20crystal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crystal distorted at the atomic level early in its growth as a result of changes in the orientation of atoms; as atoms continue to attach themselves to the re-oriented segment, another crystal begins to form, intergrown with the first. Twin crystals can be made up of two or more such intergrown crystals holding planes of atoms in common. 6, record 2, English, - twinned%20crystal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Seam line along which twinned crystal is formed. 5, record 2, English, - twinned%20crystal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gemmologie
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cristal maclé
1, record 2, French, cristal%20macl%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jonction le long de laquelle le cristal maclé est formé. 2, record 2, French, - cristal%20macl%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-09-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
- Industrial Ceramics
- Physics of Solids
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- grain boundary
1, record 3, English, grain%20boundary
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(Semicond. 1903) Boundary between two tiny crystal regions of a multicrystalline material; utilized for rectification properties in early semiconductor diodes. 2, record 3, English, - grain%20boundary
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
- Céramiques industrielles
- Physique des solides
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- joint de grain
1, record 3, French, joint%20de%20grain
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- frontière de grain 2, record 3, French, fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20grain
feminine noun
- limite de grain 2, record 3, French, limite%20de%20grain
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le frittage ne fait pas intervenir [...] une liaison des particules par une phase vitreuse. La cohérence et la densification des poudres pressées se produisent par suite de transformations affectant la surface des particules et conduisant à des interfaces solide-solide appelées joints de grains. 3, record 3, French, - joint%20de%20grain
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Rodot-Dupas, p.5) (Semicond. 1903). 2, record 3, French, - joint%20de%20grain
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fragilité des joints de grain. 4, record 3, French, - joint%20de%20grain
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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