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AMBLYGONITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A triclinic mineral commonly occurring in white or greenish cleavable masses, and mined as an ore of lithium.

OBS

amblygonite: Named from the Greek for "blunt angle."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral du système triclinique constitué de fluophosphate d'aluminium et de lithium qui se présente en cristaux prismatiques grossiers blanc verdâtre ou blanc rosé et qui est exploité comme minerai de lithium.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Fluofosfato de aluminio y litio PO4(FAl)Li, de color verdoso, que cristaliza en el sistema triclínico; es beneficiado como mena del litio.

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