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Record 1 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A hydrous silicate of zinc and aluminum, occurring as a fibrous crust.

OBS

Etymology: after Julien Jean Joseph Fraipont (1857-1910), a Belgian zoologist, and Charles Fraipont of Liege.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Silicate hydraté de zinc et d'aluminium. Berthiérine zincifère, définie par J. Esquevin, 1956.

Spanish

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