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MOLYBDINE [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Metals Mining
  • Economic Geology
DEF

Natural calcium molybdate ..., in which a portion of the molybdenum is replaced by tungsten.

CONT

Powellite. ... The crystals are much like those of scheelite, but the latter is far commoner. The earthy material usually shows some residues of the molybdenite, which immediately suggests its identity.

OBS

Bluish-green crystals ..., specific gravity 4.35 to 4.52. Pearly-gray scales are more common and contain only traces of tungsten. Specific gravity 4.25. ... A minor ore of molybdenum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géologie économique
DEF

[...] minéral de formation secondaire produit par l’altération de la molybdénite.

CONT

Les minerais de molybdène. [...] Citons comme minerais plus rares, la molybdénocre ou molybdine et l'ilsémannite, oxydes caractéristiques des chapeaux de fer et la powellite [...]

OBS

powellite : [nom] dédiée à J.M. Powell, géologue américain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas metálicas
  • Geología económica
DEF

Molibdato de calcio [..] que cristaliza en el sistema cuadrático [...]

OBS

[La powellita] forma cristales de color amarillo verdoso.

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Record 2 2016-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
MoO3
formula, see observation
OBS

Chemical formula: MoO3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
MoO3
formula, see observation
DEF

Minéral (oxyde) du système cristallin orthorhombique, incolore à jaune verdâtre, transparent, à éclat adamantin.

OBS

Formule chimique : MoO3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
MoO3
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: MoO3

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