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CERA MINERAL [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
DEF

A peculiar, waxy, dark reddish-brown hydrocarbon ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
DEF

Substance bitumineuse rouge foncé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Asfaltos de petróleo
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
OBS

Carburo bituminoso [...]; es una cera mineral que se encuentra en ciertas minas de mercurio.

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Record 2 2010-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Chemistry
  • Petrochemistry
Universal entry(ies)
C20H34
formula, see observation
DEF

Hydrocarbon occurring in brown coal as transparent masses or small, waxy triclinic crystals.

OBS

Chemical formula: C20H34

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Chimie
  • Chimie du pétrole
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C20H34
formula, see observation
DEF

Variété d'hydrocarbure trouvée dans le lignite sous forme de masses transparentes.

OBS

Formule chimique : C20H34

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Química
  • Petroquímica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C20H34
formula, see observation
DEF

Variedad de cera mineral que se encuentra en los campos diamantíferos de Brasil [...]

OBS

Fórmula química: C20H34

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Record 3 2003-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Se dit de la cassure d'un minéral, quand elle présente de petits éclats soulevés, comme ceux des cassures de la cire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Dícese del mineral que se quiebra como la cera, o sea formando numerosas escamas en los bordes de la fractura.

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