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HIPERSTENA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hypersthene
1, record 1, English, hypersthene
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Hy 2, record 1, English, Hy
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grayish, greenish, black, or brown mineral of the orthopyroxene group which is isomorphous with enstatite and is found as an essential constituent of many igneous rocks. 2, record 1, English, - hypersthene
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypersthène
1, record 1, French, hypersth%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral translucide à presque opaque, d'éclat légèrement perlé sur les faces de clivage, de couleur noir grisâtre, noir verdâtre à vert brunâtre. 2, record 1, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les membres les plus importants de [la série des pyroxènes orthorhombiques] sont : l'enstatite [...], la bronzite [...] et l'hypersthène [...] 3, record 1, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : du grec uper, «au-dessus», et sthenos, «force». Allusion à la dureté supérieure de ce minéral par rapport aux autres pyroxènes. 2, record 1, French, - hypersth%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hiperstena
1, record 1, Spanish, hiperstena
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de hierro y de magnesio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico, se encuentra en forma de cristales de brillo metálico, de color pardo violáceo, que forman parte de los gabros y de las andesitas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hiperstena
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