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MICA NEGRA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biotite
1, record 1, English, biotite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- black mica 2, record 1, English, black%20mica
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark-brown or dark-green to black mica ... found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. 3, record 1, English, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Named after the French physicist, J.B. Biot. 4, record 1, English, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
biotite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - biotite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biotite
1, record 1, French, biotite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mica noir 2, record 1, French, mica%20noir
correct, masculine noun
- mica biotite 3, record 1, French, mica%20biotite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral que l'on trouve dans les roches du groupe des micas, roches éruptives et métamorphiques. 4, record 1, French, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La biotite se présente en lamelles noires à l'éclat mordoré, détachables à l'épingle [...] 5, record 1, French, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le mica noir, ou biotite, [...] peut être considéré comme une combinaison de muscovite et d'un silicate ferro-magnésien, l'olivine [...] 6, record 1, French, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biotite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - biotite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- biotita
1, record 1, Spanish, biotita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- mica negra 1, record 1, Spanish, mica%20negra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] diversas variedades de mica ferromagnésica, de color pardo negruzco [...]; puede contener también manganeso y titanio [...] cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico y en forma de láminas elásticas [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - biotita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dacite
1, record 2, English, dacite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- quartz andesite 2, record 2, English, quartz%20andesite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-grained extrusive rock resembling andesite but having a more sodic plagioclase and more quartz. 3, record 2, English, - dacite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dacite: From the province of Dacia, Romania. 3, record 2, English, - dacite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dacite
1, record 2, French, dacite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lave ayant la composition d'une diorite quartzifère à phénocristaux de quartz, de plagioclases zonés, de hornblende et biotite souvent altérés. 2, record 2, French, - dacite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les dacites [...] correspondants microlitiques de l'estérellite [...] sont des roches gris-clair dans lesquelles on distingue des phénocristaux de quartz automorphe, d'andésine, de biotite et de hornblende ou de pyroxène. 3, record 2, French, - dacite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- dacita
1, record 2, Spanish, dacita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca eruptiva gris o azulada, de composición semejante a la de la diorita cuarcífera(plagioclasa, cuarzo, mica negra, anfíboles). Presenta fenocristales inclusos en una pasta o masa vítrea. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dacita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-08-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- iron magnesia mica 1, record 3, English, iron%20magnesia%20mica
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ferromagnesian mica 2, record 3, English, ferromagnesian%20mica
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ferromagnesian: Containing iron and magnesium. 3, record 3, English, - iron%20magnesia%20mica
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mica ferromagnésien
1, record 3, French, mica%20ferromagn%C3%A9sien
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mica renfermant du fer et du magnésium dans des proportions variables. 2, record 3, French, - mica%20ferromagn%C3%A9sien
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La biotite appartient au groupe des micas ferromagnésiens et se présente en cristaux monocliniques pseudohexagonaux de couleur brun-noir rougêatre. [...] Certaines [biotites] contiennent peu de magnésium, d'autres sont riches en fer trivalent [...] 1, record 3, French, - mica%20ferromagn%C3%A9sien
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geoquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- mica ferromagnésica
1, record 3, Spanish, mica%20ferromagn%C3%A9sica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- mica negra 1, record 3, Spanish, mica%20negra
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las micas ferromagnésicas o negras contienen además, como su nombre lo indica, hierro o magnesio, o los dos a la vez. Son de color muy oscuro, generalmente pardo. Entre ellas figuran las siguientes: biotita, flogopita, lepidolita, zinnwaldita, etc. 1, record 3, Spanish, - mica%20ferromagn%C3%A9sica
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