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CASSURE BRILLANTE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aragonite
1, record 1, English, aragonite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- arragonite 2, record 1, English, arragonite
correct
- Aragon spar 3, record 1, English, Aragon%20spar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral similar to calcite in consisting of calcium carbonate but differing from calcite in its orthorhombic crystallization, greater density, and less distinct cleavage. 4, record 1, English, - aragonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aragonite may be columnar or fibrous, occasionally in branching helictitic forms called flos-ferri ("flowers of iron") from their association with the ores at the Carinthian iron mines. 5, record 1, English, - aragonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: CaCO3 6, record 1, English, - aragonite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aragonite
1, record 1, French, aragonite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aragonite est un carbonate de chaux, cristallisé en prisme, plus dur et plus dense que la calcite, à cassure vitreuse très brillante. À une température élevée, l'aragonite se décompose en un grand nombre de petits cristaux de calcite. 2, record 1, French, - aragonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : CaCO3 3, record 1, French, - aragonite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- arragonite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aragonito
1, record 1, Spanish, aragonito
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aragonita 2, record 1, Spanish, aragonita
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carbonato cálcico rómbico piramidal. Asociado a conquiolina, forma perlas y madreperlas. Junto a calcita se halla en la concha de muchos moluscos, y como resultado de la calcificación, en las incrustaciones minerales producidas por las rodofíceas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - aragonito
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nombre derivado de Aragón, España. 4, record 1, Spanish, - aragonito
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: CaCO3 5, record 1, Spanish, - aragonito
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- samarskite
1, record 2, English, samarskite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- uranotantalite 2, record 2, English, uranotantalite
correct, rare
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A velvet-black to brown, orthorhombic mineral with a splendent vitreous or resinous luster, found in granite pegmatites. 3, record 2, English, - samarskite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
samarskite: named after the Russian Colonel von Samarski. 3, record 2, English, - samarskite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- samarskite
1, record 2, French, samarskite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (oxyde) du système cristallin monoclinique, de radioactivité moyenne à forte, noir velouté. 2, record 2, French, - samarskite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les samarskites sont [...] orthorhombiques. [...] Les cristaux, rares, sont raboteux et mal formés, prismatiques et allongés [...] La teinte générale est noir de poix, tirant un peu sur le brun; poussière brun rouge; cassure brillante quand elle est très récente. d=5-6, [la masse spécifique]=5, 7 à 6, 2. [...] Les teneurs en thorium sont généralement assez faibles [...] 3, record 2, French, - samarskite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
samarskite : étymologie : en l’honneur du colonel russe von Samarski. 4, record 2, French, - samarskite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- samarskita
1, record 2, Spanish, samarskita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Niobato y tantalato de itrio y erbio, que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - samarskita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] en ciertas partes contiene uranio y en otras el itrio es reemplazado por calcio. 1, record 2, Spanish, - samarskita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- obsidian
1, record 3, English, obsidian
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- volcanic glass 2, record 3, English, volcanic%20glass
correct
- Iceland agate 3, record 3, English, Iceland%20agate
correct, see observation, less frequent
- hyalopsite 3, record 3, English, hyalopsite
correct, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A black or dark-colored volcanic glass, usually of rhyolite composition, characterized by conchoidal fracture ... sometimes banded or [with] microlites. 4, record 3, English, - obsidian
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Volcanic glass, or obsidian, is formed when the intense heat of a volcano fuses sand. Hard, black, and shiny, obsidian forms sharp edges when broken and can be easily worked to make bowls, mirrors, jewellery, knives, arrows, and spearheads. The Native peoples of western Canada traded obsidian from the Yukon and Alaska up and down the Pacific coast. 2, record 3, English, - obsidian
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obsidian: Usage of this term goes back as far as Pliny, who described the rock from Ethiopia. 4, record 3, English, - obsidian
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Iceland agate: a jewelry term. 5, record 3, English, - obsidian
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
hyalopsite: obsolete name for obsidian. 6, record 3, English, - obsidian
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- obsidienne
1, record 3, French, obsidienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- agate d'Islande 2, record 3, French, agate%20d%27Islande
correct, feminine noun
- agate noire 2, record 3, French, agate%20noire
correct, feminine noun
- verre volcanique 3, record 3, French, verre%20volcanique
correct, masculine noun
- obsidiane 4, record 3, French, obsidiane
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- obsidienne d'Islande 5, record 3, French, obsidienne%20d%27Islande
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche magmatique effusive entièrement vitreuse, noire, à cassure lisse conchoïdale brillante, à composition chimique de rhyolite, ou parfois de trachyte, anhydre ou presque(H2O<3 %) ;[...] 6, record 3, French, - obsidienne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le verre volcanique, ou obsidienne, se forme lorsque la chaleur intense d’un volcan fait fondre le sable. L’obsidienne, qui est dure, noire et luisante, a des bords tranchants lorsqu’elle se casse et peut être facilement travaillée pour faire bols, miroirs, bijoux, couteaux, flèches et pointes de lance. Les peuples autochtones de l’ouest du Canada échangeaient l’obsidienne du Yukon et de l’Alaska le long de la côte du Pacifique. 3, record 3, French, - obsidienne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obsidienne : de Obsidius, personnage qui, selon Pline, aurait découvert cette roche. 6, record 3, French, - obsidienne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- obsidiana
1, record 3, Spanish, obsidiana
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca volcánica, vítrea, con estructura de microesferolitos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - obsidiana
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La obsidiana, de la cual existen algunas variedades, es una lava que presenta el aspecto de un vidrio negro o muy oscuro y que, al fragmentarse, tiene superficies concoideas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - obsidiana
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
- Origins and Composition of Coal
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vitrain
1, record 4, English, vitrain
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A macroscopically distinguishable component, or lithotype, of coal characterized by a brilliant black, glossy lustre and composed primarily of the maceral group vitrinite, derived from the bark tissue of large plants. 2, record 4, English, - vitrain
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After clarain, vitrain is the most widely distributed and common macroscopic constituent of humic coals. 3, record 4, English, - vitrain
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
- Origine et constitution des charbons
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vitrain
1, record 4, French, vitrain
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le vitrain enfin, est, après le clarain, le constituant le plus abondant des charbons. Ce sont des lits brillants de quelques millimètres d’épaisseur (plus de 3 mm) ne tachant pas les doigts et souvent débités en petits cubes à cassure conchoïdale. 2, record 4, French, - vitrain
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le vitrain est compact, homogène, à cassure unie et très brillante [...] 3, record 4, French, - vitrain
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
- Orígenes y composición del carbón
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- vitreno 1, record 4, Spanish, vitreno
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-03-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Metallurgy - General
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fibrous fracture
1, record 5, English, fibrous%20fracture
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gray and amorphous fracture that results when a metal is sufficiently ductile for the crystals to elongate before fracture occurs. 1, record 5, English, - fibrous%20fracture
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When a fibrous fracture is obtained in an impact test, it may be regarded as definite evidence of toughness of the metal. 1, record 5, English, - fibrous%20fracture
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Métallurgie générale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- rupture fibreuse
1, record 5, French, rupture%20fibreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cassure d’aspect soyeux ou de couleur gris mat caractéristique d’une rupture ductile. S’ oppose à la rupture cristalline brillante. 1, record 5, French, - rupture%20fibreuse
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-08-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- asphalt 1, record 6, English, asphalt
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- bitumen 1, record 6, English, bitumen
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another name for bitumen, important in photography as being the substance used by Niépce for making photographs. Asphalt is rendered insoluble in turpentine by the action of light. 1, record 6, English, - asphalt
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bitume
1, record 6, French, bitume
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- asphalte naturel 2, record 6, French, asphalte%20naturel
masculine noun
- bitume naturel 1, record 6, French, bitume%20naturel
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résine noire, à cassure brillante, soluble dans la benzine et l'essence de térébenthine. Sert à préparer des vernis imperméables. 2, record 6, French, - bitume
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bitume a servi aux expériences mémorables de Nicéphore Niepce. C’est dire qu’il est l’une des plus anciennes substances photosensibles utilisées en photographie. Il a beaucoup été utilisé, au cours du siècle dernier, pour l’obtention de clichés typographiques. 1, record 6, French, - bitume
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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