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ILMENITA [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- menaccanite
1, record 1, English, menaccanite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- manaccanite 2, record 1, English, manaccanite
correct
- menachanite 3, record 1, English, menachanite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A variety of ilmenite found in the form of sand at Menaccan, Cornwall. 4, record 1, English, - menaccanite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ménaccanite
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9naccanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ménacannite 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9nacannite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fer titané, que l'on rencontre en grains ou nodules isolés dans les sables de Menaccan. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9naccanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variété d'ilménite. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9naccanite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- menaccanita
1, record 1, Spanish, menaccanita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hierro titanado que cristaliza en el sistema hexagonal [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - menaccanita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] variedad de ilmenita con mayor contenido en hierro que ésta. 1, record 1, Spanish, - menaccanita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crichtonite
1, record 2, English, crichtonite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of ilmenite in which the proportion of titanic oxide is less than normal. 2, record 2, English, - crichtonite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crichtonite
1, record 2, French, crichtonite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (variété d'ilménite), du système cristallin rhomboédrique, contenant moins d'oxydes de titane. 2, record 2, French, - crichtonite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- crichtonita
1, record 2, Spanish, crichtonita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de ilmenita cuyos cristales adoptan la forma de romboedros agudos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - crichtonita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- geikielite
1, record 3, English, geikielite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bluish or brownish black rhombohedral mineral which consists of a titanate of magnesium, structurally similar to ilmenite. 1, record 3, English, - geikielite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- geikielite
1, record 3, French, geikielite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système rhomboédrique, oxyde naturel de titane et de magnésium, se présentant en masses ou en cristaux analogues à ceux de l'ilménite, de couleur brun noirâtre. 1, record 3, French, - geikielite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : du nom de Geikie, directeur du Geological Survey en Grande-Bretagne. 1, record 3, French, - geikielite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- geikielita
1, record 3, Spanish, geikielita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Titanato de magnesio y hierro [...], que cristaliza en el sistema romboédrico; es una variedad de ilmenita negruzca y algo brillante. 1, record 3, Spanish, - geikielita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-11-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- leucoxene
1, record 4, English, leucoxene
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral composed of rutile with some anatase or sphene ... 2, record 4, English, - leucoxene
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... occurs in igneous rocks, usually as an alteration product of ilmenite. 2, record 4, English, - leucoxene
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- leucoxène
1, record 4, French, leucox%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agrégat cryptocristallin, blanchâtre, jaune ou brun, résultant de l'altération des minerais titanifères [...] 2, record 4, French, - leucox%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est un mélange de sphène et de rutile, avec parfois brookite et hématite. 2, record 4, French, - leucox%C3%A8ne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geoquímica
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- leucoxeno
1, record 4, Spanish, leucoxeno
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Titanato que forma una fina capa grisácea o amarillenta en la superficie de los granos de ilmenita. 1, record 4, Spanish, - leucoxeno
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-09-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- kimberlite
1, record 5, English, kimberlite
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An alkalic peridotite containing abundant phenocrysts of olivine ... and phlogopite ..., in a fine-grained groundmass of calcite, second-generation olivine, and phlogopite ... 2, record 5, English, - kimberlite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Kimberlite is a volatile-rich ultrabasic rock that has an enriched incompatible (Sr, Zr, Hf, Nb, REEs) and compatible (Ni, Cr, Co) element signature similar to, but distinct from lamproites. 3, record 5, English, - kimberlite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name is derived from Kimberley, South Africa ... 2, record 5, English, - kimberlite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- kimberlite
1, record 5, French, kimberlite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Péridotite très serpentinisée remplissant, sous forme de brèche d'explosion, les cheminées volcaniques. 2, record 5, French, - kimberlite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les kimberlites sont des roches ultrabasiques riches en produits volatils dont l'enrichissement en éléments compatibles (Ni, Cr, Co) et incompatibles (Sr, Zr, Hf, Nb et ÉTR) définit une signature semblable à celle des lamproïtes, bien que distincte. 3, record 5, French, - kimberlite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Citons la kimberlite, roche qui forme la matière principale de la brèche qui remplit les célèbres cheminées diamantifères du Cap, et qui est formée de phénocristaux de péridot, bronzite, diopside chromifère, grenat et biotite plongés dans une pâte vitreuse serpentinisée. 4, record 5, French, - kimberlite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- kimberlita
1, record 5, Spanish, kimberlita
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peridotita consistente en una aglomeración de olivino, piroxeno, granate, biotita e ilmenita. 1, record 5, Spanish, - kimberlita
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Constituye el mineral de relleno de las chimeneas diamantíferas del África central y austral y debe su nombre a la ciudad de Kimberley. 1, record 5, Spanish, - kimberlita
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Chemistry
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- iron titanium trioxide ("ilmenite" type)
1, record 6, English, iron%20titanium%20trioxide%20%28%5C%22ilmenite%5C%22%20type%29
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- ilmenite 2, record 6, English, ilmenite
correct
- titaniferous iron ore 3, record 6, English, titaniferous%20iron%20ore
correct
- titanic iron ore 3, record 6, English, titanic%20iron%20ore
correct
- titanoferrite 4, record 6, English, titanoferrite
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An iron-black rhombohedral mineral which consists of a titanate of iron and which is the principal ore of titanium, as well as a source of iron. 5, record 6, English, - iron%20titanium%20trioxide%20%28%5C%22ilmenite%5C%22%20type%29
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ilmenite ... is sometimes used for increasing the density of oil-well cement slurries. 6, record 6, English, - iron%20titanium%20trioxide%20%28%5C%22ilmenite%5C%22%20type%29
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ilmenite: Named after the Ilmen Mountains, USSR. 5, record 6, English, - iron%20titanium%20trioxide%20%28%5C%22ilmenite%5C%22%20type%29
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
iron titanium trioxide (ilmenite type): The word "ilmenite" must be italicized. 1, record 6, English, - iron%20titanium%20trioxide%20%28%5C%22ilmenite%5C%22%20type%29
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: FeTiO3 5, record 6, English, - iron%20titanium%20trioxide%20%28%5C%22ilmenite%5C%22%20type%29
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- trioxyde de fer et de titane (type «ilménite»)
1, record 6, French, trioxyde%20de%20fer%20et%20de%20titane%20%28type%20%C2%ABilm%C3%A9nite%C2%BB%29
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- ilménite 2, record 6, French, ilm%C3%A9nite
correct, feminine noun
- fer titané 3, record 6, French, fer%20titan%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- titanoferrite 3, record 6, French, titanoferrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système rhomboédrique constitué de titanate de fer, de couleur noire. 4, record 6, French, - trioxyde%20de%20fer%20et%20de%20titane%20%28type%20%C2%ABilm%C3%A9nite%C2%BB%29
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ilménite [...] ressemble à l'hématite mais la trace qu'elle laisse sur la porcelaine est noire à rouge-brun. 5, record 6, French, - trioxyde%20de%20fer%20et%20de%20titane%20%28type%20%C2%ABilm%C3%A9nite%C2%BB%29
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trioxyde de fer et de titane (type ilménite) : Le mot «ilménite» s'écrit ici en italique. 1, record 6, French, - trioxyde%20de%20fer%20et%20de%20titane%20%28type%20%C2%ABilm%C3%A9nite%C2%BB%29
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : FeTiO3 4, record 6, French, - trioxyde%20de%20fer%20et%20de%20titane%20%28type%20%C2%ABilm%C3%A9nite%C2%BB%29
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Química
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- ilmenita
1, record 6, Spanish, ilmenita
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hierro titanado que se encuentra en las rocas eruptivas, en forma de tabletas o laminillas brillantes, de color pardo negruzco; cristaliza en el sistema rómbico. 1, record 6, Spanish, - ilmenita
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: FeTiO3 2, record 6, Spanish, - ilmenita
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-12-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- basanomelan
1, record 7, English, basanomelan
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral. It is a variety of menaccanite. 1, record 7, English, - basanomelan
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- basanomélane
1, record 7, French, basanom%C3%A9lane
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'ilménite que l'on trouve au Saint-Gothard. 2, record 7, French, - basanom%C3%A9lane
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Oxyde de fer et de titane naturel. 3, record 7, French, - basanom%C3%A9lane
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- basanomelana
1, record 7, Spanish, basanomelana
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de ilmenita propia de los Alpes. 1, record 7, Spanish, - basanomelana
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