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DIADOCHIE [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
DEF

The replacement of one element by another within the structure of a crystal.

OBS

diadochy: More specific term than "ionic substitution," which is the replacement of one or more kinds of ion in a crystal structure by other kinds of ion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Substitution mutuelle de deux ions dans les solides [...]

CONT

La «diadochie» est le remplacement de certains ions du réseau cristallin d’un minéral par des ions autres que les constituants chimiques normaux de ce minéral.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
DEF

A row of atoms causing an irregularity in the crystal structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
DEF

Défaut linéaire dans le réseau cristallin des solides.

CONT

Les cristaux réels ne sont jamais parfaits [...] Certains des atomes qui les composent peuvent manquer et laisser des vides [...] ou être remplacés par des atomes étrangers(diadochie) ;ils peuvent occuper des positions anormales, dites interstitielles par rapport à la géométrie du réseau; enfin celui-ci comporte des dislocations [...] analogues à des failles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Semiconductores (Electrónica)
DEF

Defecto creado en una red cristalina por la ausencia de una sucesión de átomos en una de sus hileras.

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