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AMOSITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Asbestos Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amosite
1, record 1, English, amosite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- brown asbestos 2, record 1, English, brown%20asbestos
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an iron-rich, asbestiform variety of amphibole occurring in long fibers. 3, record 1, English, - amosite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term asbestos means the fibrous form of mineral silicates belonging to rock-forming minerals of the serpentine group, i.e. chrysotile (white asbestos), and of the amphibole group, i.e. actinolite, amosite (brown asbestos, cummingtonite-grunerite), anthophyllite, crocidolite (blue asbestos), tremolite ... 4, record 1, English, - amosite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Amosite] may consist of an orthorhombic amphibole ... or of a monoclinic amphibole ... 3, record 1, English, - amosite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Mines d'amiante
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amosite
1, record 1, French, amosite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- amiante brun 2, record 1, French, amiante%20brun
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'amiante ou asbeste appartenant au groupe des amphiboles et au sous-groupe des anthophyllites ferrifères (ou ferroanthophyllites). 3, record 1, French, - amosite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Substance minérale naturelle, l'amiante ou asbeste est un silicate fibreux. On distingue deux groupes minéralogiques, les serpentines et les amphiboles [...] Les amphiboles comprennent cinq variétés : la crocidolite (ou amiante bleu), l'amosite (ou amiante brun), la trémolite, l'actinolite, l'anthophyllite. 4, record 1, French, - amosite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Minas de amianto
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- amosita
1, record 1, Spanish, amosita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los asbestos son una familia de minerales fibrosos, los cuales incluyen actinolita, amosita, antofilita, crisolita, crocidolita y tremolita. 1, record 1, Spanish, - amosita
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