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GRAINS PHOSPHATE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- francolite
1, record 1, English, francolite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- carbonate-fluorapatite 2, record 1, English, carbonate%2Dfluorapatite
correct
- carbonate fluorapatite 3, record 1, English, carbonate%20fluorapatite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A colorless mineral of the apatite group containing carbonate and fluorine. 2, record 1, English, - francolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fluorapatite is by far the most common mineral of the [apatite] series in crustal rocks, but pure fluorapatite is relatively rare ... The replacement of PO4 by CO3 is particularly common and apatite containing appreciable amounts of CO2 and more than 1 per cent F is named carbonate fluorapatite or francolite ... 4, record 1, English, - francolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,OH) or Ca10[(PO4)6-x(CO3F)x]F2 2, record 1, English, - francolite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- francolite
1, record 1, French, francolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fluorapatite carbonatée 2, record 1, French, fluorapatite%20carbonat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phosphate de calcium carbonaté naturel, voisin de l’apatite. 3, record 1, French, - francolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les grains [de phosphate dans les roches sédimentaires] peuvent être amorphes(collophanite), ce sont les plus fréquents, ou cristallisés(francolite). 4, record 1, French, - francolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,OH) ou Ca10[(PO4)6-x(CO3F)x]F2 5, record 1, French, - francolite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- francolita
1, record 1, Spanish, francolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,OH) o Ca10[(PO4)6-x(CO3F)x]F2 2, record 1, Spanish, - francolita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- goyazite
1, record 2, English, goyazite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hamlinite 2, record 2, English, hamlinite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A yellowish-white rhombohedral mineral. 3, record 2, English, - goyazite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: SrAl3(PO4)2(OH)5•H2O 4, record 2, English, - goyazite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Earthy goyazite. 5, record 2, English, - goyazite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- goyazite
1, record 2, French, goyazite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- goyasite 2, record 2, French, goyasite
correct, feminine noun
- hamlinite 3, record 2, French, hamlinite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral(phosphate) du système cristallin rhomboédrique, se présentant en petits grains arrondis, du groupe de la crandallite, incolore, jaunâtre ou rose. 3, record 2, French, - goyazite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : SrAl3(PO4)2(OH)5•H2O 4, record 2, French, - goyazite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Goyazite terreuse. 5, record 2, French, - goyazite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- goyacita
1, record 2, Spanish, goyacita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- goyazita 1, record 2, Spanish, goyazita
correct, feminine noun
- hamlinita 1, record 2, Spanish, hamlinita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fosfato hidratado de aluminio y estroncio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema romboédrico; sus cristales presentan el aspecto resinoso y el color del ámbar. 1, record 2, Spanish, - goyacita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: SrAl3(PO4)2(OH)5•H2O 2, record 2, Spanish, - goyacita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- waylandite
1, record 3, English, waylandite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: (Bi,Ca)Al3(PO4,SiO4)2(OH)6 2, record 3, English, - waylandite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- waylandite
1, record 3, French, waylandite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral(phosphate) du système cristallin rhomboédrique, du groupe de la crandallite, se présentant sous forme massive ou en grains fins, blanc, remplace la bismuthotantalite dans les pegmatites lithinifères en Ouganda. 2, record 3, French, - waylandite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : (Bi,Ca)Al3(PO4,SiO4)2(OH)6 3, record 3, French, - waylandite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-08-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- collophane
1, record 4, English, collophane
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- collophanite 2, record 4, English, collophanite
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the massive cryptocrystalline varieties of apatite, often opaline, horny, dull, colorless, or snow-white in appearance, that constitute the bulk of phosphate rock and fossil bone and that are used as a source of phosphate for fertilizers. 2, record 4, English, - collophane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name "collophane" has been widely applied to cryptocrystalline phosphate material; it appears amorphous under microscopic or x-ray examination and in many cases occurs as layers resembling opal. 3, record 4, English, - collophane
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- collophane
1, record 4, French, collophane
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- collophanite 2, record 4, French, collophanite
correct, feminine noun
- colophanite 3, record 4, French, colophanite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme d’apatite à structure cryptocristalline. 4, record 4, French, - collophane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les phosphates en grains] sont, de beaucoup, les plus répandus [...] La taille des grains est variable : en moyenne de quelques millimètres. La forme est également variable : arrondie, ovoïde ou irrégulière. La couleur la plus répandue est le jaune ou le brun. On trouve des traces de microfossiles : Foraminifères, Radiolaires, etc. Les grains peuvent être amorphes (collophanite), ce sont les plus fréquents, ou cristallisés (francolite). 5, record 4, French, - collophane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les grands dépôts marins renferment des grains minuscules de colophanite amorphe, phosphate de chaux complexe [...] Parfois ces petits grains possèdent une enveloppe de francolite, minéral très voisin de la colophanite, mais à structure fibreuse. 6, record 4, French, - collophane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «collophane» a largement été appliqué aux phosphates cryptocristallins; ceux-ci apparaissent comme amorphes à l’examen microscopique ou aux rayons X et, dans de nombreux cas, se présentent en couches rappelant l’opale. 7, record 4, French, - collophane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «colophane» ni avec «colophonite». 8, record 4, French, - collophane
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- colofana
1, record 4, Spanish, colofana
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geochemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- endocalcite
1, record 5, English, endocalcite
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géochimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- endocalcite
1, record 5, French, endocalcite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la masse des grains [de phosphate], on observe parfois des grains de calcite, qui pourraient être les témoins d’un sédiment initial, épigénisé; c'est ce que L. Visse nomme l'«endocalcite». 1, record 5, French, - endocalcite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
- Geology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- phosphatic grains
1, record 6, English, phosphatic%20grains
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most abundant components of the phosphatic chalks are phosphatic grains with organic nuclei. ... The second abundant elements are grains without organic traces. 1, record 6, English, - phosphatic%20grains
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
phosphatic grains: term rarely used in the singular (phosphatic grain). 2, record 6, English, - phosphatic%20grains
Record 6, Key term(s)
- phosphatic grain
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
- Géologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- grains phosphatés
1, record 6, French, grains%20phosphat%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éléments de phosphate plus ou moins arrondis de structures variées :grains de phosphate sans inclusions d’organismes(ce sont les plus répandus), grains formés par une couronne de phosphate cristallisé autour d’un nucleus, véritable oolithe phosphatée. 1, record 6, French, - grains%20phosphat%C3%A9s
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grains phosphatés : terme rarement utilisé au singulier(grain phosphaté). 2, record 6, French, - grains%20phosphat%C3%A9s
Record 6, Key term(s)
- grain de phosphate
- grain phosphaté
- grains de phosphate
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-09-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- phosphatic deposit
1, record 7, English, phosphatic%20deposit
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- phosphate deposit 2, record 7, English, phosphate%20deposit
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Beds containing calcium phosphate which are formed especially in areas of low rainfall, and which may be exploited as sources of phosphate. 3, record 7, English, - phosphatic%20deposit
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mineralogy of phosphate deposits is usually complex, as they consist of a fine-grained mixture of various calcium phosphates, of which hydroxyl-apatite, carbonate-apatite, fluor-apatite, and solid solutions of these end-members are perhaps the most important. 2, record 7, English, - phosphatic%20deposit
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- gisement de phosphate
1, record 7, French, gisement%20de%20phosphate
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- gisement phosphaté 2, record 7, French, gisement%20phosphat%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt phosphaté 3, record 7, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20phosphat%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gisements de phosphate.-Mise à part l'apatite concentrée dans certaines roches éruptives, le minerai normal de phosphore est le phosphate de chaux sédimentaire réparti à l'état de grains ou de nodules dans la masse de certaines assises de calcaires, marnes, grès ou sables. Ce n’ est pas de l'apatite détritique, mais une substance amorphe ou fibreuse qui s’est développée in situ dans des sédiments variés ou a été remaniée d’une couche dans la suivante. 4, record 7, French, - gisement%20de%20phosphate
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le phosphore étant un élément essentiel de la matière vivante, les principaux gisements de phosphates sont d’origine biochimique. 5, record 7, French, - gisement%20de%20phosphate
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] les gisements phosphatés seraient associés aux dernières phases de la dérive des plaques. 2, record 7, French, - gisement%20de%20phosphate
Record 7, Key term(s)
- gîte de phosphate
- gîte phosphaté
- dépôt de phosphate
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- endoquartz
1, record 8, English, endoquartz
proposal
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- endoquartz
1, record 8, French, endoquartz
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les principaux gisements actuellement exploitables de phosphates sédimentaires(...), le minéral est "en place" dans sa gangue(...) La gangue contient un peu de quartz détritique ou exoquartz et les grains de phosphate en renferment aussi(endoquartz) à peu près en même quantité(L. Visse). 1, record 8, French, - endoquartz
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- exoquartz
1, record 9, English, exoquartz
proposal
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- exoquartz
1, record 9, French, exoquartz
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les principaux gisements actuellement exploitables de phosphates sédimentaires(...), le minéral est "en place" dans sa gangue(...) La gangue contient un peu de quartz détritique ou exoquartz et les grains de phosphate en renferment aussi(endoquartz) à peu près en même quantité(L. Visse). 1, record 9, French, - exoquartz
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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