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KEARSARGEITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pumpellyite
1, record 1, English, pumpellyite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lotrite 2, record 1, English, lotrite
correct, see observation, obsolete
- kearsargeite 3, record 1, English, kearsargeite
correct, see observation, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A greenish epidote-like mineral [that] is probably related to clinozoisite. 4, record 1, English, - pumpellyite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally the mineral was described under the name "lotrite" from the southern Carpathian Mountains (Murgoci, 1901). Charles H. Palache ... in 1920 ... noted a green mineral which he believed to be a new mineral ... Unaware of Murgoci's earlier work ... he [proposed] to call it "kearsargeite." B.S. Butler didn't like the name, and Palache changed [it] in "pumpellyite," in honor of Pumpelly, the noted 19th century U.S. Geological Survey geologist ... 3, record 1, English, - pumpellyite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pumpellyite
1, record 1, French, pumpellyite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lotrite 2, record 1, French, lotrite
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Minéral] du système monoclinique [qui] ressemble aux épidotes ... 3, record 1, French, - pumpellyite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pumpellyita
1, record 1, Spanish, pumpellyita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato complejo de aluminio, magnesio, hierro y calcio, que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - pumpellyita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] se encuentra en forma de agujas muy finas, de color entre verde y pardo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pumpellyita
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