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AXINITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- axinite
1, record 1, English, axinite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glass schorl 2, record 1, English, glass%20schorl
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral of the cyclosilicate group which is formed by the contact of metamorphism of limestone or by pneumatolysis and which commonly occurs as glassy wedge-shaped triclinic crystals. 2, record 1, English, - axinite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The next stage in the development of many deposits was the formation of volatile-bearing minerals such as amphiboles, epidote, idocrase, fluorite, tourmaline and axinite. 3, record 1, English, - axinite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
axinite: Named from the Greek meaning "axe," referring to the wedgelike shape of the crystals. 2, record 1, English, - axinite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- axinite
1, record 1, French, axinite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Borosilicate d'aluminium, de fer, de manganèse, de calcium, se présentant en cristaux d'arêtes très vives, triclinique. 2, record 1, French, - axinite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'axinite [...] est un minéral qui prend naissance aux dépens des calcaires, dans les auréoles de contact des granites enrichis pneumatolytiquement en bore. 3, record 1, French, - axinite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- axinita
1, record 1, Spanish, axinita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Borosilicato de aluminio y calcio, con pequeñas proporciones de hierro y de manganeso, que cristaliza en el sistema triclínico; sus cristales, de aristas cortantes, son de color pardo violáceo, a veces verdecidos por una capa superficial de clorita pulverulenta. 1, record 1, Spanish, - axinita
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