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FRANCOLITE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- staffelite
1, record 1, English, staffelite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A light- to dark-green, or greenish-yellow mineral which consists of a carbonated calcium phosphate occurring as incrustations in phosphorite, in botryoidal or stalactitic masses, fibrous and radiating crystals. 1, record 1, English, - staffelite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- staffélite
1, record 1, French, staff%C3%A9lite
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 naturel de calcium impur. 2, record 1, French, - staff%C3%A9lite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la francolite ou sa variété fibreuse(staffélite) [...] 3, record 1, French, - staff%C3%A9lite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il y a parfois à la surface des grains une enveloppe cristalline, réagissant en lumière polarisée. C'est de la staffélite, variété fibreuse de francolite. 4, record 1, French, - staff%C3%A9lite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C’est une variété d’apatite. 2, record 1, French, - staff%C3%A9lite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- francolite
1, record 2, English, francolite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- carbonate-fluorapatite 2, record 2, English, carbonate%2Dfluorapatite
correct
- carbonate fluorapatite 3, record 2, English, carbonate%20fluorapatite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A colorless mineral of the apatite group containing carbonate and fluorine. 2, record 2, English, - francolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fluorapatite is by far the most common mineral of the [apatite] series in crustal rocks, but pure fluorapatite is relatively rare ... The replacement of PO4 by CO3 is particularly common and apatite containing appreciable amounts of CO2 and more than 1 per cent F is named carbonate fluorapatite or francolite ... 4, record 2, English, - francolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,OH) or Ca10[(PO4)6-x(CO3F)x]F2 2, record 2, English, - francolite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- francolite
1, record 2, French, francolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fluorapatite carbonatée 2, record 2, French, fluorapatite%20carbonat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phosphate de calcium carbonaté naturel, voisin de l’apatite. 3, record 2, French, - francolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les grains [de phosphate dans les roches sédimentaires] peuvent être amorphes(collophanite), ce sont les plus fréquents, ou cristallisés(francolite). 4, record 2, French, - francolite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,OH) ou Ca10[(PO4)6-x(CO3F)x]F2 5, record 2, French, - francolite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- francolita
1, record 2, Spanish, francolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,OH) o Ca10[(PO4)6-x(CO3F)x]F2 2, record 2, Spanish, - francolita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- collophane
1, record 3, English, collophane
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- collophanite 2, record 3, English, collophanite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the massive cryptocrystalline varieties of apatite, often opaline, horny, dull, colorless, or snow-white in appearance, that constitute the bulk of phosphate rock and fossil bone and that are used as a source of phosphate for fertilizers. 2, record 3, English, - collophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name "collophane" has been widely applied to cryptocrystalline phosphate material; it appears amorphous under microscopic or x-ray examination and in many cases occurs as layers resembling opal. 3, record 3, English, - collophane
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- collophane
1, record 3, French, collophane
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- collophanite 2, record 3, French, collophanite
correct, feminine noun
- colophanite 3, record 3, French, colophanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme d’apatite à structure cryptocristalline. 4, record 3, French, - collophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les phosphates en grains] sont, de beaucoup, les plus répandus [...] La taille des grains est variable : en moyenne de quelques millimètres. La forme est également variable : arrondie, ovoïde ou irrégulière. La couleur la plus répandue est le jaune ou le brun. On trouve des traces de microfossiles : Foraminifères, Radiolaires, etc. Les grains peuvent être amorphes(collophanite), ce sont les plus fréquents, ou cristallisés(francolite). 5, record 3, French, - collophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les grands dépôts marins renferment des grains minuscules de colophanite amorphe, phosphate de chaux complexe [...] Parfois ces petits grains possèdent une enveloppe de francolite, minéral très voisin de la colophanite, mais à structure fibreuse. 6, record 3, French, - collophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «collophane» a largement été appliqué aux phosphates cryptocristallins; ceux-ci apparaissent comme amorphes à l’examen microscopique ou aux rayons X et, dans de nombreux cas, se présentent en couches rappelant l’opale. 7, record 3, French, - collophane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «colophane» ni avec «colophonite». 8, record 3, French, - collophane
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- colofana
1, record 3, Spanish, colofana
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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