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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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A gray, opaque tetragonal mineral with a tinge of copper-red, usually massive, fine-grained in habit or as distinct equant crystals, having a specific gravity of 4. 635 and a hardness of 3. 5 on the Mohs scale...  1, record 1, English, - famatinite

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Chemical formula: Cu₃SbS₄  2, record 1, English, - famatinite

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Minéral (sulfure de cuivre et d'antimoine) du système cristallin quadratique, contenant 43,3 % de cuivre, du groupe de la stannite.  2, record 1, French, - famatinite

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Formule chimique : Cu₃SbS₄  3, record 1, French, - famatinite

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Antimoniosulfuro de cobre [...]; es un mineral, isomorfo de la enargita, propio de la sierra de Famatina, en los Andes argentinos.  1, record 1, Spanish, - famatinita

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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A radioactive mineral that crystallizes in the isometric system, occurs in worn cubic crystals, is brownish black to reddish brown in color, and has resinous luster ...  1, record 2, English, - thorianite

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... hardness is 7 on the Mohs scale, and specific gravity is 9. 7-9. 8.  1, record 2, English, - thorianite

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Chemical formula: ThO₂  2, record 2, English, - thorianite

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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C'est un minéral [...] à éclat submétallique, noir, à poussière noire; cassure inégale; d = 6,5, [la masse spécifique] = 9,8. Elle a son gîte primaire dans certaines pegmatites, mais assez stable, on la trouvera dans certains sables associés avec des minéraux stables et de haute densité : zircon, ilménite, geikélite, thorite, monazite, etc.  1, record 2, French, - thorianite

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Formule chimique : ThO₂  2, record 2, French, - thorianite

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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A green to sky-blue monoclinic mineral of the rosasite group, having a specific gravity of 4. 0 to 4. 2 and a hardness of about 4. 5 on the Mohs scale...  1, record 3, English, - rosasite

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... found in the oxidized zones of zinc-copper-lead ore deposits.  1, record 3, English, - rosasite

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Chemical formula: (Cu⁺²,Zn₂(CO₃)(OH)₂  2, record 3, English, - rosasite

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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Minéral secondaire (carbonate), du système cristallin monoclinique, trouvé dans les zones d'oxydation des gisements de [zinc-cuivre-plomb] sous forme de croûtes botryoïdales ou fibreuses, de couleur verte à vert bleuâtre.  2, record 3, French, - rosasite

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Formule chimique : (Cu⁺²,Zn₂(CO₃)(OH)₂  3, record 3, French, - rosasite

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Record 4,  Textual support,  English

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A ten-point scale of mineral hardness developed by Friedrich Mohs.  5, record 4, English, - Mohs%20scale

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One scratch hardness scale, called the Mohs Scale, rates very soft talc with a hardness of 1 and diamond, which will scratch all other materials, with a hardness of 10.  6, record 4, English, - Mohs%20scale

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

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Pour évaluer la dureté des solides cristallins, on a proposé des échelles empiriques comme celle de A.G. Werner [...] Une échelle plus complète, proposée en 1822 par F. Mohs, est encore couramment utilisée aujourd'hui en minéralogie [...] L'échelle de Mohs comprend dix termes constitués par autant de minéraux choisis comme étalons, ordonnés de façon à ce que chaque élément de l'échelle raye le précédent et soit rayé par le suivant. Ce sont : 1) talc; 2) gypse; 3) calcite; 4) fluorite; 5) apatite; 6) orthose; 7) quartz; 8) topaze; 9) corindon; 10) diamant.  4, record 4, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Mohs

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Escala de dureza de los minerales, de uno, el más blando, talco, a diez, el más duro, diamante.  1, record 4, Spanish, - escala%20de%20Mohs

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A white or pinkish, metallic, orthorhombic mineral of the löllingite group, trimorphous with pararammelsbergite and krutovite, occurring as short prismatic crystals and in massive form, and having a specific gravity of 6. 97 to 7. 1 and a hardness of 5. 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale.  2, record 5, English, - rammelsbergite

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Chemical formula: NiAs₂  3, record 5, English, - rammelsbergite

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

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Minéral du système orthorhombique constitué d'arséniure naturel de nickel se présentant en cristaux ressemblant à l'arsénopyrite, de couleur blanc d'étain.  2, record 5, French, - rammelsbergite

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Les minerais de nickel sont fréquemment mélangés, surtout dans les filons, à des minerais de [cobalt, de fer, de cuivre et d'argent] : ainsi la rammelsbergite avec la safflorite [...]  3, record 5, French, - rammelsbergite

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Formule chimique : NiAs₂  2, record 5, French, - rammelsbergite

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Arseniuro de níquel [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [...]  1, record 5, Spanish, - rammelsbergita

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[La rammelsbergita] se encuentra en forma de masas grisáceas, de brillo metálico.  1, record 5, Spanish, - rammelsbergita

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Fórmula química: NiAs₂  2, record 5, Spanish, - rammelsbergita

Record 6,  Textual support,  English

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A yellowish-brown to greenish-gray monoclinic amphibole, having a specific gravity of 3. 34 and a hardness of 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale [and] found in metamorphic rocks.  2, record 6, English, - dannemorite

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

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Minéral, groupe des amphiboles, du système cristallin monoclinique, de couleur brun jaunâtre à gris verdâtre.  2, record 6, French, - dannemorite

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Forme une série minérale avec la tirodite.  2, record 6, French, - dannemorite

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Record 7,  Textual support,  English

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A transparent to translucent mineral... found in many different colors(often blue or purple) and [having] a hardness of 4 on the Mohs scale.  4, record 7, English, - fluorite

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Fluorite occurs in veins, usually as a gangue mineral associated with lead, tin, and zinc ores, and is commonly found in crystalline cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage. It is the principal ore of fluorine ...  4, record 7, English, - fluorite

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fluorite: Named from the Latin fluere, "to flow," because it melts easily and in allusion to its use as a flux.  5, record 7, English, - fluorite

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fluorspar : Commercial name for fluorite-rich rock.  6, record 7, English, - fluorite

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Chemical formula: CaF₂  5, record 7, English, - fluorite

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

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Fluorure naturel de calcium [présentant] un éclat vitreux et une certaine transparence.  6, record 7, French, - fluorine

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La fluorite sert à faire des vases, des coupes, etc.; on l'utilise aussi comme fondant, dans la métallurgie, sous le nom de «spath fluor».  6, record 7, French, - fluorine

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Étymologie : du latin fluere, fluor, «couler, écoulement». Allusion à la propriété de la fluorite d'aider à la fusion en donnant de la fluidité aux matières fondues, d'où son usage en sidérurgie.  4, record 7, French, - fluorine

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Formule chimique : CaF₂  7, record 7, French, - fluorine

Record 7,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Sólido cristalino de color amarillo, verde o púrpura. Es la principal fuente de flúor.  4, record 7, Spanish, - fluorita

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La fluorita [...] se encuentra en forma de cristales cúbicos o hexaedros [...]. Se forma sobre todo en las fisuras de las rocas y, además de la variedad incolora, existen otras a las cuales la presencia de óxidos metálicos confiere matices violados, rosados, amarillos o verdes.  3, record 7, Spanish, - fluorita

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Fórmula química: CaF₂  3, record 7, Spanish, - fluorita

Record 8,  Textual support,  English

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Of a brittle mineral, the resistance to scratching or abrasion by another mineral, e. g., the Mohs scale of relative hardness, which ranges from 1(talc) to 10(diamond) or the Povarennykh scale from 1(talc [001]) to 15(bort diamond [111]).  3, record 8, English, - hardness

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Hardness or resistance to abrasion, varies very considerably in minerals and depends largely on the strength of bonding within the crystals. Hardness forms an important field test in the identification of minerals.  2, record 8, English, - hardness

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

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Propriété d'un minéral de résister plus ou moins à la production d'une rayure par un autre minéral.  2, record 8, French, - duret%C3%A9

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Les minéraux [...] présentent des caractères constants, tels que : dureté, éclat, etc., car ce sont des combinaisons chimiques.  3, record 8, French, - duret%C3%A9

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Le diamant est d'une dureté très grande : il raye tous les minéraux sans être rayé par eux.  4, record 8, French, - duret%C3%A9

Record 8,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Resistencia que opone un mineral a ser rayado por otro.  1, record 8, Spanish, - dureza

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La dureza depende esencialmente de la estructura cristalina de los minerales, como lo demuestra elocuentemente el caso del carbono en sus tres formas de cristalización: diamante, carbón mineral y grafito.  1, record 8, Spanish, - dureza

Record 9,  Textual support,  English

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The green gemstone variety of the mineral andradite.  3, record 9, English, - demantoid

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The gemstone Uralian emerald is also known as demantoid. In spite of its name, it is not a kind of emerald, but a type of garnet. The stone is [a] mineral andradite and is rich in both calcium and iron. The chemical formula for Uralian emerald is Ca₃Fe₂(SiO₄) ₃. On the Moh's Hardness scale, this gem scores a 6. 5. Most stones are very small in size, and gems larger that 1 gram are highly sought after.  2, record 9, English, - demantoid

Record 9,  Textual support,  French

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Variété verte de l'andradite.  3, record 9, French, - d%C3%A9manto%C3%AFde

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Le démantoïde [...] produit des éclats de lumière caractéristiques, très beaux et intenses, avec une dispersion des rayons lumineux selon les différentes couleurs du spectre. En gemmologie, cette propriété est appelée «feux». C'est de cette caractéristique optique qu'il tire son nom de «démantoïde» qui signifie «ressemblant au diamant» [...] Le démantoïde a été découvert en Russie où il est également appelé «émeraude de l'Oural».  3, record 9, French, - d%C3%A9manto%C3%AFde

Record 9,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Variedad de granate cuyos cristales verdes se usan en joyería.  1, record 9, Spanish, - demantoide

Record 10,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A number representing the relative hardness of a mineral, metal, or other material as determined by any of more than 30 different hardness tests.  6, record 10, English, - hardness%20number

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Vickers Hardness Number ...: A number related to the applied load and the surface area of the permanent impression ...  7, record 10, English, - hardness%20number

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One scratch hardness scale, called the Mohs Scale, rates very soft talc with a hardness of 1 and diamond, which will scratch all other materials, with a hardness of 10.  4, record 10, English, - hardness%20number

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

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Le nombre de dureté Vickers [...] est le rapport de la charge F et de la surface S de l'empreinte.  2, record 10, French, - indice%20de%20duret%C3%A9

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Record 11,  Textual support,  English

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For particular quantities of a given kind, an ordered set of values, continuous or discrete, defined by convention as a reference for arranging quantities of that kind in order of magnitude.  1, record 11, English, - conventional%20reference%20scale

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Examples : a) the Mohs hardness scale; b) the pH scale in chemistry; c) the scale of octane numbers for petroleum fuel.  1, record 11, English, - conventional%20reference%20scale

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conventional reference scale; reference-value scale: terms and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrologoy (OIML), and others.  2, record 11, English, - conventional%20reference%20scale

Record 11,  Textual support,  French

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Pour des grandeurs particulières d'une nature donnée, ensemble de repères ordonnés, continu ou discret, défini par convention comme référence pour classer en ordre croissant ou décroissant les grandeurs de cette nature.  1, record 11, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage

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Exemples : a) l'échelle de dureté de Mohs; b) l'échelle de pH en chimie; c) l'échelle des indices d'octane pour les carburants.  1, record 11, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage

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échelle de repérage : terme et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML).  2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage

Record 11,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 12,  Textual support,  English

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A measure of the resistance of minerals or metals to scratching; for minerals it is defined by comparison with 10 selected minerals which are numbered in order of increasing hardness according to the Mohs scale.  2, record 12, English, - scratch%20hardness

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Scratch hardness tests are relatively quick. A simple, though crude, method of measuring relative hardness is to determine whether or not one material will scratch another. For minerals this is a commonly used method of determining hardness.  1, record 12, English, - scratch%20hardness

Record 12,  Textual support,  French

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Dans la pratique cristallographique et minéralogique, on considère surtout la résistance à la rayure, qui, bien que dépendant de la nature de la pointe employée, de son inclinaison et de la force qu'on lui applique, constitue cependant toujours une caractéristique essentielle.  1, record 12, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20la%20rayure

Record 12,  Textual support,  Spanish