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(CS NA)2(AL2SI4)O12•H2O [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pollucite
1, record 1, English, pollucite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pollux 2, record 1, English, pollux
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A colorless, transparent, zeolite mineral [occurring] massive or in cubes, and ... used as a gemstone. 3, record 1, English, - pollucite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Tanco pegmatite ... contains the largest known concentration of pollucite. 4, record 1, English, - pollucite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4)O12•H2O 5, record 1, English, - pollucite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pollucite
1, record 1, French, pollucite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pollux 2, record 1, French, pollux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (tectosilicate de césium) du système cristallin cubique, incolore, du groupe des zéolites. 3, record 1, French, - pollucite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la pegmatite de Tanco contient la plus vaste concentration connue de pollucite. 4, record 1, French, - pollucite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : Allusion au fait que, dans l'Antiquité, Pollux, frère de Castor, accompagnait toujours celui-ci (la pollucite a été découverte à l'île d'Elbe avec la castorite (Castor), maintenant appelée pétalite). 5, record 1, French, - pollucite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4)O12•H2O 6, record 1, French, - pollucite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- polucita
1, record 1, Spanish, polucita
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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