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EPIDOTES [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pumpellyite
1, record 1, English, pumpellyite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lotrite 2, record 1, English, lotrite
correct, see observation, obsolete
- kearsargeite 3, record 1, English, kearsargeite
correct, see observation, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A greenish epidote-like mineral [that] is probably related to clinozoisite. 4, record 1, English, - pumpellyite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally the mineral was described under the name "lotrite" from the southern Carpathian Mountains (Murgoci, 1901). Charles H. Palache ... in 1920 ... noted a green mineral which he believed to be a new mineral ... Unaware of Murgoci's earlier work ... he [proposed] to call it "kearsargeite." B.S. Butler didn't like the name, and Palache changed [it] in "pumpellyite," in honor of Pumpelly, the noted 19th century U.S. Geological Survey geologist ... 3, record 1, English, - pumpellyite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pumpellyite
1, record 1, French, pumpellyite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lotrite 2, record 1, French, lotrite
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Minéral] du système monoclinique [qui] ressemble aux épidotes... 3, record 1, French, - pumpellyite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pumpellyita
1, record 1, Spanish, pumpellyita
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 complejo de aluminio, magnesio, hierro y calcio, que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - pumpellyita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] se encuentra en forma de agujas muy finas, de color entre verde y pardo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pumpellyita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- epidotes
1, record 2, English, epidotes
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- epidote group 2, record 2, English, epidote%20group
correct
- epidote minerals 3, record 2, English, epidote%20minerals
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral group, including minerals such as epidote, zoisite, clinozoisite, piemontite, and hancockite. 1, record 2, English, - epidotes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Epidote group. ... The structure of the group consists of chains, oriented parallel to the y axis, consisting of ions in octahedral coordination cross-linked by independent SiO4 and Si2O7 tetrahedral units. 2, record 2, English, - epidotes
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épidotes
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9pidotes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- groupe des épidotes 2, record 2, French, groupe%20des%20%C3%A9pidotes
correct, masculine noun
- groupe épidote 3, record 2, French, groupe%20%C3%A9pidote
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe de sorosilicates monocliniques, formant une suite isomorphe. Ils contiennent du calcium, de l’aluminium, du manganèse, du fer et parfois du cérium, du magnésium et du chrome. Les cristaux sont aciculaires ou prismatiques, ou bien en grains irréguliers de couleur variant du gris au blanc, du vert au rose, plus rarement noirs «allanite». Très fréquents comme constituants de nombreuses roches métamorphiques et éruptives. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pidotes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
zoïsite : Silicate complexe d’aluminium et de calcium du groupe épidote. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pidotes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- grupo de la epidota
1, record 2, Spanish, grupo%20de%20la%20epidota
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dentro del ámbito de las rocas graníticas, los minerales del grupo de la epidota aparecen, en ocasiones, como minerales accesorios, mientras que la clorita habitualmente se asocia a la destrucción de la biotita. 1, record 2, Spanish, - grupo%20de%20la%20epidota
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- allanite
1, record 3, English, allanite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- orthite 2, record 3, English, orthite
correct
- treanorite 3, record 3, English, treanorite
correct
- cerepidote 4, record 3, English, cerepidote
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A monoclinic, cerium-bearing mineral of the epidote group: (Ce,Ca,Y)(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) [which] is typically an accessory mineral in igneous rocks (granite, syenite, diorite, pegmatite) and in their metamorphic equivalents. 3, record 3, English, - allanite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uraninite is the only primary uranium mineral. It is disseminated through the rocks as ovoid grains which have their greatest concentration in allanite and stillwellite. 5, record 3, English, - allanite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
allanite: Named after T. Allan who discovered the mineral. 6, record 3, English, - allanite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- allanite
1, record 3, French, allanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- orthite 2, record 3, French, orthite
correct, feminine noun
- épidote à cérium 3, record 3, French, %C3%A9pidote%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%A9rium
feminine noun
- cérépidote 4, record 3, French, c%C3%A9r%C3%A9pidote
feminine noun
- treanorite 4, record 3, French, treanorite
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate naturel de composition chimique complexe et de symétrie monoclinique, contenant, avec de l’aluminium, du fer, du magnésium, du calcium, du cérium, du lanthane, du néodyme, du praséodyme. 5, record 3, French, - allanite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Épidotes. Ce sont des éléments d’altération de bien des éléments de roches. [...] Elles sont généralement monocliniques. On distingue plusieurs variétés : la pistacite, [...] le thulite, l'allanite. 6, record 3, French, - allanite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : dédiée à T. Allan, minéralogiste écossais qui découvrit l’espèce. Orthite vient du grec orthos, «droit» (pour la forme des cristaux). 7, record 3, French, - allanite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- alanita
1, record 3, Spanish, alanita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- ortita 1, record 3, Spanish, ortita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato hidratado muy complejo, puesto que contiene aluminio, hierro, magnesio, calcio, cerio, lantano y sodio, y a veces itrio, erbio y didimio; cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico. 1, record 3, Spanish, - alanita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- metamorphic schist
1, record 4, English, metamorphic%20schist
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Russians ascribe the Siberian alluvial gold to the ferruginous quartz of the metamorphic schists. 2, record 4, English, - metamorphic%20schist
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- schiste métamorphique
1, record 4, French, schiste%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La blende et la galène forment [...] des lentilles intercalées dans les schistes métamorphiques [...] 2, record 4, French, - schiste%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les épidotes [...] sont surtout abondantes dans les schistes métamorphiques [...] 3, record 4, French, - schiste%20m%C3%A9tamorphique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Minas metálicas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquisto metamórfico
1, record 4, Spanish, esquisto%20metam%C3%B3rfico
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entre los esquistos metamórficos figuran las filitas, los cloritoesquistos y los talcoesquistos. 2, record 4, Spanish, - esquisto%20metam%C3%B3rfico
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-11-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- greenstone
1, record 5, English, greenstone
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- green stone 2, record 5, English, green%20stone
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A field term for any compact dark-green altered or metamorphosed basic igneous rock that owes its color to chlorite, actinolite, or epidote. 3, record 5, English, - greenstone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Greenstone sequence, terrane. 4, record 5, English, - greenstone
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- roche verte
1, record 5, French, roche%20verte
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chlorites et épidotes ont une coloration verte plus ou moins prononcée. C'est ce qui explique qu'on désigne sous le nom de roches vertes les roches métamorphiques [...] qui les renferment en abondance. 2, record 5, French, - roche%20verte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Roches vertes. Expression désignant d’une manière générale l’ensemble des roches magmatiques plutoniques et effusives, basiques et ultrabasiques, dont la teinte verte est due au développement de chlorite, épidote, amphibole, et serpentine, du fait de l’altération et, plus souvent, du métamorphisme [...] 3, record 5, French, - roche%20verte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Associés à des roches vertes (gabbros et dolérites, basaltes avec coussinets, tufs), il existe en Australie des filons aurifères. 4, record 5, French, - roche%20verte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Séquence, terrane de roches vertes. 5, record 5, French, - roche%20verte
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-08-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hydroxyl-bearing mineral
1, record 6, English, hydroxyl%2Dbearing%20mineral
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... hydrolysis, i.e. the introduction of hydrogen ion for the formation of hydroxyl-bearing minerals such as micas and chlorite ... 1, record 6, English, - hydroxyl%2Dbearing%20mineral
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- minéral hydroxylé
1, record 6, French, min%C3%A9ral%20hydroxyl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux de la zone supérieure du métamorphisme sont hydroxylés : micas, chlorites, épidotes, amphiboles. 1, record 6, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20hydroxyl%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-03-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pistacite
1, record 7, English, pistacite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- pistazite 1, record 7, English, pistazite
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the pistachio-green variety [of epidote] rich in ferric iron. 2, record 7, English, - pistacite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pistachite
1, record 7, French, pistachite
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- pistacite 2, record 7, French, pistacite
correct, feminine noun
- pistazite 3, record 7, French, pistazite
correct, feminine noun
- épidote commune 1, record 7, French, %C3%A9pidote%20commune
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pistachite, ou épidote commune, est la plus courante des épidotes. On la trouve bien cristallisée en longs cristaux [...]. Les faces sont très nombreuses, et les cristaux bien formés, qui ne sont pas rares [...] Les agrégats bacillaires sont la règle; [...] La couleur verte est très caractéristique, variant du vert-pistache au vert-bouteille. [...] éclat nacré; d=6 [...] C'est un minéral assez fréquent des schistes cristallins et d’altération des roches éruptives feldspathiques sodo-calciques(diorite, gabbro, etc.). 1, record 7, French, - pistachite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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