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STRUCTURE ACICULAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Metallurgy - General
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acicular structure
1, record 1, English, acicular%20structure
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] structure which appears in the form of needles in a micrograph. 2, record 1, English, - acicular%20structure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acicular structure: designation and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - acicular%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Métallurgie générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure aciculaire
1, record 1, French, structure%20aciculaire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure qui apparait en forme d’aiguilles avec une micrographie. 2, record 1, French, - structure%20aciculaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
structure aciculaire : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - structure%20aciculaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- millerite
1, record 2, English, millerite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- capillary pyrite 2, record 2, English, capillary%20pyrite
correct
- hair pyrite 2, record 2, English, hair%20pyrite
correct
- nickel pyrite 2, record 2, English, nickel%20pyrite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brass-yellow to bronze-yellow rhombohedral mineral [that] usually has traces of cobalt, copper, and iron, and is often tarnished. 3, record 2, English, - millerite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Millerite generally occurs in fine hairlike or capillary crystals of extreme delicacy, chiefly as nodules in clay ironstone. 3, record 2, English, - millerite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- millérite
1, record 2, French, mill%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pyrite capillaire 2, record 2, French, pyrite%20capillaire
correct, feminine noun
- trichopyrite 2, record 2, French, trichopyrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral rhomboédrique, sulfure naturel de nickel à structure aciculaire. 2, record 2, French, - mill%C3%A9rite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Millérite. Ce sulfure de nickel est assez rare. Rhomboédrique pseudo-hexagonale [...] C’est un minéral aciculaire [...] Elle possède un bel éclat métallique, elle est jaune tirant sur le gris, avec une poussière gris noir. 3, record 2, French, - mill%C3%A9rite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geoquímica
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- millerita
1, record 2, Spanish, millerita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sulfuro de níquel [...] que también suele contener hierro, cobalto y cobre [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - millerita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] sus cristales, en forma de agujas, pertenecen al sistema hexagonal. 1, record 2, Spanish, - millerita
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