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WAVELLITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wavellite
1, record 1, English, wavellite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A white to yellow, green, or brown orthorhombic mineral [occurring] usually in small hemispherical aggregates [and] exhibiting a strongly developed internal radiating structure. 2, record 1, English, - wavellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wavellite: named after William Wavell (died 1829), an English physician. 3, record 1, English, - wavellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H2O 4, record 1, English, - wavellite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- wavellite
1, record 1, French, wavellite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phosphate hydraté d'aluminium cristallisant dans le système orthorhombique sous forme d'agrégats semi-sphériques ou globulaires, à structure radiée, de couleur variant du bleu au jaune et au vert-gris, d'éclat nacré. 2, record 1, French, - wavellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la wavellite [se présente] en agrégats globulaires, croûtes, stalactites à structure fibroradiée, jaune-vert à vert, dans les fissures de roches alumineuses peu métamorphiques ainsi que dans des limonites phosphatées [...] 3, record 1, French, - wavellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H2O 4, record 1, French, - wavellite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- wavellita
1, record 1, Spanish, wavellita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- wawellita 1, record 1, Spanish, wawellita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fosfato hidratado de aluminio, que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [y que] se encuentra en forma de agregados fibrosos de color entre blanco verdoso y amarillo parduzco. 1, record 1, Spanish, - wavellita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H2O 2, record 1, Spanish, - wavellita
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