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BIRREFRINGENTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Iceland spar
1, record 1, English, Iceland%20spar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Iceland crystal 1, record 1, English, Iceland%20crystal
correct
- double-refracting spar 1, record 1, English, double%2Drefracting%20spar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very pure and transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtained in Iceland, that cleaves easily and perfectly into rhombohedrons and that exhibits strong double refraction; an optical calcite. It occurs in vugs and cavities in volcanic rocks and as nodules in residual clays in limestone regions. 2, record 1, English, - Iceland%20spar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spath d'Islande
1, record 1, French, spath%20d%27Islande
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- spath calcaire 2, record 1, French, spath%20calcaire
correct, masculine noun
- calcaire d'Islande 3, record 1, French, calcaire%20d%27Islande
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de calcite pouvant être utilisée en optique en raison de ses qualités de réfraction. 4, record 1, French, - spath%20d%27Islande
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La calcite] est un minéral universellement répandu. Il se présente en diverses variétés: le «spath d'Islande», en beaux cristaux dans des géodes ou des filons; le «spath satiné» [...]; les «stalagmites, stalactites» et «pisolites» [...]; le «grès cristallisé de Fontainebleau» [...]; l'«onyx calcaire» [...] 5, record 1, French, - spath%20d%27Islande
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- espato de Islandia
1, record 1, Spanish, espato%20de%20Islandia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- espato doble 1, record 1, Spanish, espato%20doble
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Espato] de caliza [...] muy transparente y fuertemente birrefringente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - espato%20de%20Islandia
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