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FIBROUS STRUCTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

In mineral deposits, a pattern of finely acicular, rodlike crystals, e.g. in chrysotile and amphibole asbestos.

DEF

... if the crystals in a mineral aggregate are greatly elongated and have a relatively small cross-section, the structure or texture is fibrous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

[...] texture que montrent les agrégats cristallins dont les cristallites individuelles se trouvent disposées de telle manière que chacune d'entre elles possède un axe des fibres orienté dans la même direction.

CONT

Les minerais de manganèse [...] sont assez répandus [...] Les plus importants sont [...] les oxydes, parmi lesquels les psilomélanes [...] Leur structure est [...] tantôt amorphe, pulvérulente et terreuse [...], tantôt fibreuse et concrétionnée.

Spanish

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