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Record 1 2004-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Economic Geology
DEF

A black mineral consisting of an impure vanadium sulfide whose exact composition is not known. It is mined as an ore of vanadium at Minasragra, Peru.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géologie économique
CONT

La "patronite" [est un] sulfure de vanadium que l'on trouve avec le bitume au Pérou.

OBS

Étymologie : dédiée à Rizo-Patrona, qui découvrit ce minerai de vanadium.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Geología económica
DEF

Sulfuro de vanadio VS4, rico en azufre, que constituye la mena principal de ese metal, beneficiada en Perú; es un mineral verde, muy oscuro, de fractura concoidea.

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