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SARD [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Mineralogy
CONT

Sard is a translucent chalcedony that is brown to dark reddish-brown. It is formed from the deposition of silica at low temperatures from silica-rich waters percolating through cracks and fissures in other rocks.

OBS

... similar to "carnelian" but having less intense colors (darker and more brownish), and classed by some as a variety of carnelian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Minéralogie
CONT

La sardoine fait partie de la grande famille des quartz et désigne un quartz polycristallin translucide à grains fins de couleur beige à brun uniforme [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

Inhabitant of Sardinia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Habitant de la Sardaigne.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Economics
OBS

UNCED [United Nations Conference on Environment and Development]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Génie agricole
  • Économie agricole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Ingeniería agrícola
  • Economía agrícola
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