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NACRITE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dickite
1, record 1, English, dickite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A clay mineral of the kaolinite-serpentinite group with three polymorphs, halloysite, kaolinite and nacrite. 2, record 1, English, - dickite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prior to dickite being established as a new mineral species by Ross and Kerr (1930) there was considerable confusion in the literature with kaolinite, nacrite and dickite all described under the name kaolinite. ... The type locality for dickite is Pant-y-Gaseg Mine, Trwyn-Bychan, Anglesey. This mineral is most commonly found in hydrothermal vein deposits and as an authigenic mineral (a mineral which has grown after the sediment was deposited) in sedimentary rocks. 2, record 1, English, - dickite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dickite is named after Allan B. Dick, who provided a detailed description of this mineral from Trwyn-Bychan in northern Anglesey (Dick 1888, 1908). 2, record 1, English, - dickite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 3, record 1, English, - dickite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dickite
1, record 1, French, dickite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral(silicate d’aluminium hydraté) du système cristallin monoclinique [ayant] la même composition chimique que la kaolinite, l'halloysite et la nacrite, avec lesquelles elle est groupée et desquelles elle diffère par des détails au niveau de la structure atomique ainsi que par certaines propriétés physiques. 2, record 1, French, - dickite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : Al2Si2O5(OH)4 3, record 1, French, - dickite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dickita
1, record 1, Spanish, dickita
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 aluminio hidratado perteneciente al grupo de la caolinita. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dickita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 2, record 1, Spanish, - dickita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kandite group
1, record 2, English, kandite%20group
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- kandites 2, record 2, English, kandites
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The kandites are clays that show a T-O structure, with the octahedral layer similar to the gibbsite structure. ... Kaolinite is the most common of this group ... 3, record 2, English, - kandite%20group
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When considered individually, each mineral of the group is a "kandite." 4, record 2, English, - kandite%20group
Record 2, Key term(s)
- kandite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe des kandites
1, record 2, French, groupe%20des%20kandites
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- kandites 2, record 2, French, kandites
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux apparentés à la kaolinite, ou «kandites», sont la dickite et la nacrite, formes polymorphes de la kaolinite, l'halloysite [...] 2, record 2, French, - groupe%20des%20kandites
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La kaolinite [...] auquel on joint l'halloysite [...] dans un groupe dit des «kandites» dans lequel entrent encore la dickite [...], et la nacrite [...] 1, record 2, French, - groupe%20des%20kandites
Record 2, Key term(s)
- kandite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-02-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- metanacrite
1, record 3, English, metanacrite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An artificially dehydrated nacrite. 1, record 3, English, - metanacrite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- métanacrite
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9tanacrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nacrite déshydratée artificiellement. 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9tanacrite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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