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LIGHT-RED SILVER ORE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gold and Silver Mining
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- proustite
1, record 1, English, proustite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- light-ruby silver 2, record 1, English, light%2Druby%20silver
correct
- light red silver ore 3, record 1, English, light%20red%20silver%20ore
correct
- light-red silver ore 2, record 1, English, light%2Dred%20silver%20ore
correct
- arsenical silver blende 3, record 1, English, arsenical%20silver%20blende
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cochineal-red mineral that crystallizes in the rhombohedral system, consists of silver arsenic sulfide, is isomorphous with pyrargyrite, and occurs massively and in crystals. 2, record 1, English, - proustite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: Ag3AsS3 4, record 1, English, - proustite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- proustite
1, record 1, French, proustite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- argent rouge clair 2, record 1, French, argent%20rouge%20clair
correct, masculine noun
- argent rouge arsenical 2, record 1, French, argent%20rouge%20arsenical
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sulfure d'argent et d'arsenic rouge groseille, du système cristallin rhomboédrique. 2, record 1, French, - proustite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proustite. C'est l'argent rouge clair arsenical. Il est rare de le rencontrer bien cristallisé [...] mais le type classique est l'enduit encroûtant. Très tendre, d = 2, et fragile, dense [...], d'une belle teinte groseille claire, poussière rouge intense vif, transparent ou au moins translucide avec un bel éclat adamantin [...] Il noircit lentement à l'air et à la lumière. Il peut être confondu avec la cuprite. 1, record 1, French, - proustite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : Ag3AsS3 3, record 1, French, - proustite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- argent rouge clair arsenical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Minas de oro y de plata
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- proustita
1, record 1, Spanish, proustita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arseniosulfuro de plata [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - proustita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La proustita] se encuentra en forma de cristales hexagonales muy brillantes, de color escarlata, que contienen 65 por ciento de plata. 1, record 1, Spanish, - proustita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: Ag3AsS3 2, record 1, Spanish, - proustita
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