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BLUE ORE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- azurite
1, record 1, English, azurite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chessylite 2, record 1, English, chessylite
correct, see observation
- blue copper ore 3, record 1, English, blue%20copper%20ore
correct
- blue malachite 3, record 1, English, blue%20malachite
correct
- chessy copper 4, record 1, English, chessy%20copper
correct
- Chessy copper 5, record 1, English, Chessy%20copper
correct
- blue carbonate of copper 6, record 1, English, blue%20carbonate%20of%20copper
correct
- blue copper carbonate 7, record 1, English, blue%20copper%20carbonate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deep-blue to violet-blue monoclinic mineral [which] is an ore of copper and ... a common secondary mineral associated with malachite in the upper (oxidized) zones of copper veins. 3, record 1, English, - azurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Azurite [is] found in fine crystals at Chessy, France, from which it received its British name (chessylite). 8, record 1, English, - azurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
azurite: Named in reference to its color. 9, record 1, English, - azurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 9, record 1, English, - azurite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- azurite
1, record 1, French, azurite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chessylite 2, record 1, French, chessylite
correct, feminine noun
- bleu de montagne 3, record 1, French, bleu%20de%20montagne
correct, masculine noun
- cuivre carbonaté bleu 4, record 1, French, cuivre%20carbonat%C3%A9%20bleu
correct, masculine noun
- cuivre de Chessy 5, record 1, French, cuivre%20de%20Chessy
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] minéral d'un bleu intense, formé d'un carbonate basique de cuivre [...] généralement associé à la malachite et à d'autres minéraux du cuivre. 6, record 1, French, - azurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'azurite cristallise dans le système monoclinique (cristaux à faciès très variés). Minéral secondaire, elle se forme par altération des sulfures et des sulfosels de cuivre; par conséquent, on la trouve également sous forme de patines et d'incrustations dans les zones supérieures des gisements cuprifères. 6, record 1, French, - azurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Plus rare que la malachite, l'azurite est, comme elle, un minéral de formation secondaire des parties supérieures de la zone d'oxydation des gisements de cuivre que l'on trouve à Chessy, Rhône (France) [...] 7, record 1, French, - azurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
azurite: Carbonate naturel de cuivre [...] que l'on trouve en abondance dans les mines de Chessy, près de Lyon, d'où son nom commun de chessylite. 8, record 1, French, - azurite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 9, record 1, French, - azurite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- azurita
1, record 1, Spanish, azurita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- malaquita azul 1, record 1, Spanish, malaquita%20azul
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carbonato de cobre [....], de color azul, que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - azurita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Al absorber agua y perder ácido carbónico, [la azurita] se convierte en malaquita (verde), lo cual explica que ésta sea más abundante que la azurita y que ambas coexistan en los mismos criaderos de cobre. 1, record 1, Spanish, - azurita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 1, record 1, Spanish, - azurita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blue ore
1, record 2, English, blue%20ore
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Blue ore was derived from cherty oxide lithofacies of iron-formation and is composed of fine grained, blue to dark grey-black hematite with lesser amounts of red hematite, martite, and brown goethite. It has a distinctly porous granular texture and contains primary ovoid granules or oolites of iron oxide replaced by later hematite or goethite, or enlarged by overgrowths of iron oxide. Blue ore may be friable to crumbly or nodular, or hard coherent and lumpy where a high proportion of secondary iron oxide cements relict fragments. 1, record 2, English, - blue%20ore
Record 2, Key term(s)
- blue iron ore
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- minerai de fer bleu
1, record 2, French, minerai%20de%20fer%20bleu
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le minerai de fer bleu est dérivé de lithofaciès oxydés et cherteux de la formation de fer; il est composé d'hématite à grain fin, de couleur bleue à gris foncé-noir, avec des quantités moindres d'hématite rouge, de martite et de goethite brune. Sa texture est distinctement grenue et poreuse et contient des granules ovoïdes primaires ou oolites d'oxydes de fer remplacés ultérieurement par de l'hématite ou de la goethite, ou agrandis par des accroissements secondaires d'oxydes de fer. Le minerai de fer bleu peut être soit friable à granulaire ou noduleux ou bien encore cohérent, dur et grumeleux lorsqu'une forte proportion d'oxydes de fer d'origine secondaire cimente les fragments reliques. 2, record 2, French, - minerai%20de%20fer%20bleu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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