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HOGTOOTH SPAR [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A variety of calcite that occurs in acute crystals resembling the tooth of a dog.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

dents de cochon : Cristaux aigus ou arêtes anguleuses hérissées dans tous les sens [...] [pouvant] atteindre jusqu'à une dizaine de centimètres de long [...]

CONT

La calcite en dent de chien [est une variété de calcite en] cristaux pointus [...]

Spanish

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