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ARSENICAL FAHLERZ [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Copper Mining
DEF

A blackish lead-gray isometric mineral which consists of a natural sulfarsenide of copper and iron ...

OBS

... an arsenical variety of fahlore, and an important ore of copper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines de cuivre
DEF

Minéral du système cubique, du groupe des cuivres gris, constitué de sulfoarséniure de cuivre et de fer;

OBS

... variété arsénicale de cuivre gris.

OBS

La tétraédrite forme avec la tennantite une série chimique continue.

OBS

tennantite : étymologie : en l'honneur de S. Tennant, chimiste anglais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas de cobre
DEF

Arseniosulfuro de cobre y hierro [...] que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico [...]

OBS

[...] es uno de los minerales del grupo de los cobres grises, que se encuentra en forma de masas compactas o de tetraedros sueltos, de color gris oscuro.

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