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HORNABLENDA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hornblende
1, record 1, English, hornblende
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ferric variety of aluminum amphibole. 2, record 1, English, - hornblende
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hornblende
1, record 1, French, hornblende
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amphibole contenant de l'aluminium. 2, record 1, French, - hornblende
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La principale [amphibole] est la hornblende, en général vert foncé, courante dans les syénites, diorites et roches métamorphiques calciques et dont la formule varie [...] 3, record 1, French, - hornblende
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Faciès des amphibolites à hornblende et plagioclases. 3, record 1, French, - hornblende
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue deux sortes de hornblende : a) la hornblende commune (ou verte) [...]; b) la hornblende basaltique (ou brune) [...] 4, record 1, French, - hornblende
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Étymologie : vieux nom allemand signifiant blende cornée. 4, record 1, French, - hornblende
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hornablenda
1, record 1, Spanish, hornablenda
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hornblenda 1, record 1, Spanish, hornblenda
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio, calcio, hierro y magnesio perteneciente al grupo de los anfíboles. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hornablenda
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los componentes preponderantes de la hornblenda son la alúmina [...] y el óxido ferroso [...] Se encuentra en forma de masas laminares o de prismas de seis caras, cristalizados en el sistema monoclínico, de color verde oscuro o pardo negruzco. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hornablenda
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