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MULLITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Natural Construction Materials
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mullite
1, record 1, English, mullite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An aluminum silicate, ... formed by heating other aluminum silicates (such as cyanite, sillimanite, and andalusite) to high temperatures, and the only stable member of the group. 1, record 1, English, - mullite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Colorless crystals; specific gravity, 3.15; melting point, 1,810 °C; insoluble in water. Found in nature, but rare. Used in refractories and in glass. 1, record 1, English, - mullite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mullite
1, record 1, French, mullite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate d'aluminium à caractère hautement réfractaire. 2, record 1, French, - mullite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe [...] un autre composé correspondant à un silicate d'alumine, mais de formule différente, c'est la «mullite», très rare dans la nature, mais très courante artificiellement (brique alumineuse, porcelaine). Tous les autres corps, tels andalousite, sillimanite, disthène, après fusion ou ramollissement (t = 1500 °), fournissent par refroidissement de la mullite. 3, record 1, French, - mullite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Materiales de construcción naturales
- Materiales refractarios (Metalurgia)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mullita
1, record 1, Spanish, mullita
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 de aluminio [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - mullita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La mullita] es un producto que resulta de la transformación de los silicatos de alúmina a temperaturas elevadas [...] la mullita es, por lo demás, el componente principal de la porcelana y otras cerámicas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - mullita
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