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ANORTHITE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anorthite
1, record 1, English, anorthite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- An 2, record 1, English, An
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An end-member of the plagioclase feldspar series, ... consisting of calcium-aluminium silicate and containing no sodium. 3, record 1, English, - anorthite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... named by Rose (1832) from the Greek "an," not, and "orthos," upright, in reference to its oblique crystal form. 4, record 1, English, - anorthite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anorthite
1, record 1, French, anorthite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- An 2, record 1, French, An
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral constituant le pôle calcique de la série des plagioclases [...], triclinique. 3, record 1, French, - anorthite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : du grec an, «privé de», et orthos, «droit» (allusion à l'absence d'angle droit du système cristallin. 4, record 1, French, - anorthite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- anortita
1, record 1, Spanish, anortita
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 alumínico de calcio CaAl2 Si2 O8, del grupo de los feldespatos-plagioclasas, propios de las rocas eruptivas básicas; cristaliza en el sistema triclínico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - anortita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anorthite eutectic
1, record 2, English, anorthite%20eutectic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where the water pressure is 5,000 bars, conceivable in a magma at depth of 10 km ..., the anorthite eutectic is 73 percent anorthite and its melting temperature is 1,095°C. 1, record 2, English, - anorthite%20eutectic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- concentration eutectique anorthite
1, record 2, French, concentration%20eutectique%20anorthite
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- concentration eutectique An 1, record 2, French, concentration%20eutectique%20An
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] l'alliage zinc-magnésium présente une combinaison MgZn2, laquelle peut donner, soit avec le zinc, soit avec le magnésium, deux eutectiques dont les points d'eutexie sont 344 °C et 368 °C et dont les teneurs correspondantes sont 48 p. cent et 90 p. cent de zinc. 2, record 2, French, - concentration%20eutectique%20anorthite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] un minimum commun E, ou point eutectique ayant pour abscisse la concentration eutectique Or [orthose]35 Ab [albite] 65 et, pour ordonnée, la température eutectique. 3, record 2, French, - concentration%20eutectique%20anorthite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-06-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- anorthite basalt
1, record 3, English, anorthite%20basalt
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Basalt in which the plagioclase is anorthite; however, rocks described as such apparently have bytownite, rather than anorthite, and seem to be rich in silica. 2, record 3, English, - anorthite%20basalt
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- basalte à anorthite
1, record 3, French, basalte%20%C3%A0%20anorthite
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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