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WITHERITE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alstonite
1, record 1, English, alstonite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bromlite 2, record 1, English, bromlite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orthorhombic mineral which consists of a carbonate of barium and calcium, considered as being midway between witherite and strontianite. 2, record 1, English, - alstonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alstonite: Named from Alston Moor, Cumberland, England. 2, record 1, English, - alstonite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alstonite
1, record 1, French, alstonite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bromlite 2, record 1, French, bromlite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (carbonate de calcium et de baryum), se présentant en cristaux maclés de symétrie orthorhombique [...] 3, record 1, French, - alstonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'alstonite est une withérite calcique [...] 4, record 1, French, - alstonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : de la région d’Alston, Cumberland (Grande-Bretagne). 5, record 1, French, - alstonite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- barium
1, record 2, English, barium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A silver-white malleable toxic bivalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group that tarnishes rapidly in air, that occurs only in combination especially as barite and witherite, that is made by reduction of barium oxide or by electrolysis of a fused salt (as barium chloride), and that is used in the form of alloys chiefly as a getter in electron tubes. 2, record 2, English, - barium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS). 3, record 2, English, - barium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Also known under the following designations: UN 1399 (DOT); UN 1400 (Barium); UN 1854 (barium alloys, pyrophoric). 3, record 2, English, - barium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Symbol: Ba 3, record 2, English, - barium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- baryum
1, record 2, French, baryum
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Métal alcalino-terreux blanc argenté, malléable et brûlant facilement quand il est chauffé à l’air. 2, record 2, French, - baryum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le baryum] entre dans la composition de certains minéraux : barytine, celsiane, hyalophane, withérite. Numéro atomique 56, nombre de masse 137, 34. 2, record 2, French, - baryum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
baryum : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA). 3, record 2, French, - baryum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Symbole : Ba 3, record 2, French, - baryum
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bario
1, record 2, Spanish, bario
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elemento químico de símbolo Ba, número atómico 56, masa atómica 137.33, configuración electrónica (Xe)6s², con 25 nucleidos, 7 de los cuales son estables. 2, record 2, Spanish, - bario
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pertenece al grupo de los elementos alcalinotérreos. 2, record 2, Spanish, - bario
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-10-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mineral assemblage
1, record 3, English, mineral%20assemblage
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- mineral association 2, record 3, English, mineral%20association
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The minerals that compose a rock, especially an igneous or metamorphic rock. 3, record 3, English, - mineral%20assemblage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many alteration haloes show a zonation of mineral assemblages resulting from the changing nature of the hydrothermal solution as it passes through the wall rocks. ... The different wall rock alteration mineral assemblages can be compared with metamorphic facies ... 4, record 3, English, - mineral%20assemblage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term [mineral assemblage] includes the different kinds and relative abundance of minerals, but excludes the texture and fabric of the rock. 3, record 3, English, - mineral%20assemblage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mineral assemblage: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 3, English, - mineral%20assemblage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Aluminous, peraluminous mineral assemblage. 6, record 3, English, - mineral%20assemblage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- association minéralogique
1, record 3, French, association%20min%C3%A9ralogique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- association minérale 2, record 3, French, association%20min%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- association de minéraux 3, record 3, French, association%20de%20min%C3%A9raux
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- assemblage de minéraux 4, record 3, French, assemblage%20de%20min%C3%A9raux
correct, masculine noun
- assemblage minéral 5, record 3, French, assemblage%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des minéraux qui constituent une roche [métamorphique]. 6, record 3, French, - association%20min%C3%A9ralogique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches volcaniques acides (rhyolites) qui dérivent de la cristallisation en surface [des magmas calco-alcalins hyperalumineux] sont caractérisées par des associations minéralogiques tout à fait exceptionnelles : le grenat, la cordiérite, la sillimanite et le graphite y sont abondants. 7, record 3, French, - association%20min%C3%A9ralogique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il a déjà été question d’associations de minéraux à propos des filons de quartz. [...] le quartz est un minéral résistant et apparent auquel s’associent souvent des minéraux de valeur. [...] Le prospecteur doit tâcher de se rappeler le plus possible les associations minéralogiques mentionnées dans [différents ouvrages] sur la minéralogie et les gîtes minéraux. 8, record 3, French, - association%20min%C3%A9ralogique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Gisements associés à des roches volcaniques [...] Dans les associations minérales, la fluorite domine sur la barytine et la withérite. Des sulfures-pyrite, sphalérite, galène-apparaissent également. 9, record 3, French, - association%20min%C3%A9ralogique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Roches magmatiques et métamorphiques. Ces roches étant généralement formées par un assemblage de minéraux, leur vulnérabilité à l’altération est fonction à la fois de celle des minéraux et de la structure de la roche. 10, record 3, French, - association%20min%C3%A9ralogique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
association de minéraux : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 11, record 3, French, - association%20min%C3%A9ralogique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Association de minéraux alumineux, peralumineux. 12, record 3, French, - association%20min%C3%A9ralogique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Mineralogía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- asociación mineral
1, record 3, Spanish, asociaci%C3%B3n%20mineral
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-01-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- whinsill
1, record 4, English, whinsill
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Basalt occurring in intrusive sheets, and intercalated in limestone beds of the subcarboniferous of northern England. 1, record 4, English, - whinsill
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Whin sill
1, record 4, French, Whin%20sill
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La mine de Lettlingstone, Northumberland] a donné 10. 000 tonnes [de withérite] en 1934. Il s’agit de filons dans le Carbonifère inférieur où le célèbre "Whin sill" de lave basique est intrusif. 1, record 4, French, - Whin%20sill
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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