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Record 1 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Gemmology
DEF

A complex silicoborate with a vitreous lustre ...

OBS

[It is] usually black or blackish and opaque(schorl), but also blue(indicolite), red(rubellite), green, or colourless..., known as precious tourmaline, and much used as a gem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Borosilicate d'aluminium contenant du fluor, avec en outre du fer, du manganèse, du magnésium, du lithium, et qui cristallise dans le système rhomboédrique.

CONT

Cyclosilicates. [...] Les tourmalines sont des minéraux caractéristiques des pegmatites, roches des coupoles de granite et surtout de leurs apophyses. Les cristaux sont souvent énormes, colorés, à faces courbes [...]

OBS

La tourmaline fait partie des pierres fines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Estudio de las gemas
DEF

Silicato complejo [que] cristaliza en el sistema romboédrico y se encuentra en forma de cristales alargados, de sección triangular, diversamente coloreados, según su composición, o bien incoloros.

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Record 2 2011-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
DEF

A variety of tourmaline, of an indigo-blue color, sometimes with a tinge of azure or green.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Variété de tourmaline, bleu-indigo.

CONT

On appelle indicolite une variété bleue de tourmaline dont la couleur approche celle du saphir.

OBS

Les variétés [de tourmaline] se distinguent par la couleur : la «rubellite», rose [...], l'«indigolite», bleue; le «schorl», noir; l'«achroïte», incolore.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Estudio de las gemas
  • Artículos de joyería
DEF

Variedad de turmalina que contiene litio [...]

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