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ANDALUCITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- andalusite
1, record 1, English, andalusite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hollow spar 2, record 1, English, hollow%20spar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brown, yellow, green, red, or gray orthorhombic mineral [which] is trimorphous with kyanite and sillimanite. 3, record 1, English, - andalusite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Andalusite occurs in thick, nearly square prisms in schists, gneisses, and hornfelses; it forms at medium temperatures and pressures of a regionally metamorphosed sequence and is characteristic of contact-metamorphosed argillaceous rocks. 3, record 1, English, - andalusite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: Al2SiO5 4, record 1, English, - andalusite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- andalousite
1, record 1, French, andalousite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système orthorhombique constitué d'un nésosilicate d'alumine, se présentant en cristaux gris clair ou rosés. 2, record 1, French, - andalousite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'andalousite s'altère difficilement et est fréquente dans les roches très métamorphisées. Ainsi au contact d'un granite, un schiste peut contenir ce type d'aluminosilicate. 3, record 1, French, - andalousite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : d'Andalousie (Espagne). 2, record 1, French, - andalousite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Al2SiO5 2, record 1, French, - andalousite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- andalucita
1, record 1, Spanish, andalucita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Una de las tres formas que puede adoptar el silicato anhidro de aluminio [...], propio de las rocas aluminíferas y arcillosas que han sido metamorfizadas al contacto con magmas de fusión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - andalucita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Al2SiO5 1, record 1, Spanish, - andalucita
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