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PROSOPITA [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A fluoride mineral usually occurring as minute, tabular crystals of a colourless, white, or greyish colour, often altered into pseudomorphs such as fluorite, apatite, and kaolin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral (fluorure) du système cristallin monoclinique, incolore, blanc à gris, à éclat métallique, pulvérulent, massif ou à grains fins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Fluoruro de calcio y aluminio, que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico [...]

OBS

[La prosopita] se encuentra en forma de cristales transparentes e incoloros.

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