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LEPTOCHLORITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leptochlorite
1, record 1, English, leptochlorite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral consisting of any of several chlorites of indistinct crystallization. 1, record 1, English, - leptochlorite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- leptochlorite
1, record 1, French, leptochlorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] on fait la distinction entre «orthochlorites» et «leptochlorites» [...] les dernières sont riches en fer et se présentent en agrégats lamellaire; terreux ou compact. 1, record 1, French, - leptochlorite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- moravite
1, record 2, English, moravite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-scaly chloritic mineral of the leptochlorite group, resembling thuringite. Iron-black. H. 3. 5. G. 2. 38. A hydrous silicate of aluminum iron, and magnesium [found at] Gobitschau, Moravia. 1, record 2, English, - moravite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moravite
1, record 2, French, moravite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate hydraté d'aluminium et de fer. 2, record 2, French, - moravite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La moravite a été citée par Dana, 1932, comme étant une chlorite. 1, record 2, French, - moravite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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