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SODA HORNBLENDE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A black monoclinic mineral of the amphibole group occurring in strongly pleochroic prisms in certain sodium-rich igneous rocks.

OBS

arfvedsonite: Named after Professor J.A. Arfvedson, Swedish chemist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Amphibole du système monoclinique, de couleur vert-noir à noir, se présentant généralement en masses grenues lamellaires et parfois en cristaux prismatiques.

OBS

arfvedsonite : Étymologie : en l'honneur du minéralogiste scandinave J.A. Arfvedson.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Variedad de anfíbol que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico.

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