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Record 1 2004-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A naturally occurring alloy of silver with mercury; mercurian silver.

OBS

It is found in the oxidation zone of silver deposits and as scattered grains in cinnabar ores.

Key term(s)
  • mercurian silver

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

[Minéral du] système cristallin cubique [...] qui est un alliage d'argent contenant 20 à 30 % de mercure.

OBS

Étymologie : d'un mot arabe, tiré du grec «malagma», signifiant «ensemble», «marier».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Amalgama natural de plata; sus cristales blancos, octaédricos y de brillo metálico se benefician en Chile.

CONT

La amalgama de plata es una aleación natural de plata y mercurio que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico.

OBS

El término amalgama designa en general a cualquier mineral que conste de un metal disuelto en el mercurio y no exclusivamente cuando se trata de la aleación de éste con la plata.

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