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OLIVINE FERRIFERE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forsterite
1, record 1, English, forsterite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Fo 2, record 1, English, Fo
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- white olivine 3, record 1, English, white%20olivine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A whitish or yellowish, magnesium-rich variety of olivine. 3, record 1, English, - forsterite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
forsterite: named after J.R. Forster, a German naturalist. 4, record 1, English, - forsterite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: Mg2SiO4 5, record 1, English, - forsterite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forstérite
1, record 1, French, forst%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Fo 2, record 1, French, Fo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate de magnésie [...] presque pur, du groupe des péridots, [à] coloration vert olive ou jaunâtre [et] aspect craquelé. 3, record 1, French, - forst%C3%A9rite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Forstérite. [...] C'est le terme magnésien d’une série dont la fayalite est la plus ferrifère, l'olivine chrysolite étant intermédiaire(avec Mg et Fe). Les cristaux de forstérite sont analogues à ceux de l'olivine : prismes aplatis ou équidimensionnels. 4, record 1, French, - forst%C3%A9rite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : dédiée à J. Forster, fondateur du cabinet Heuland, l’une des plus importantes collections privées de Grande-Bretagne. 4, record 1, French, - forst%C3%A9rite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Mg2SiO4 5, record 1, French, - forst%C3%A9rite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- forsterita
1, record 1, Spanish, forsterita
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 de magnesio perteneciente, como el olivino, al grupo de los peridotos; es un mineral incoloro o verdoso [...], que cristaliza en el sistema ortorrómbico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - forsterita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Mg2SiO4 2, record 1, Spanish, - forsterita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fayalite
1, record 2, English, fayalite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- iron olivine 2, record 2, English, iron%20olivine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellowish to black mineral ... of the olivine group. 3, record 2, English, - fayalite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fayalite ... or iron olivine is dark brown or black in colour. It occurs as nodules in a volcanic rock at Fayal in the Azores, and in granite - at the Mourne Mountains in Ireland; and as small crystals in cavities in rhyolite at the Yellowstone Park, U.S.A. It is a common constituent of crystalline iron slags. 2, record 2, English, - fayalite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: Fe2SiO4 4, record 2, English, - fayalite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fayalite
1, record 2, French, fayalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- olivine ferrifère 2, record 2, French, olivine%20ferrif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Minéral du] système cristallin orthorhombique [du] groupe des péridots. 3, record 2, French, - fayalite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fayalite est opaque à translucide; de couleur jaune verdâtre lumineux, elle devient brune à noire exposée à l’air. C’est le péridot ferrifère qui forme une série avec la forstérite. 3, record 2, French, - fayalite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : vient de l’île Fayal (Açores). 3, record 2, French, - fayalite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Fe2SiO4 4, record 2, French, - fayalite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fayalita
1, record 2, Spanish, fayalita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de hierro [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico; es un mineral entre pardo y negro, perteneciente al grupo de los olivinos o peridotos que, algunas veces, contiene manganeso, como éstos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - fayalita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Fe2Si O4 1, record 2, Spanish, - fayalita
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-12-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Planets
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- angrite
1, record 3, English, angrite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- augite achondrite 2, record 3, English, augite%20achondrite
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An achondritic stony meteorite consisting chiefly of purple titaniferous augite (more than 90%) with a little olivine and troilite. 3, record 3, English, - angrite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Planètes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- angrite
1, record 3, French, angrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- achondrite à augite 2, record 3, French, achondrite%20%C3%A0%20augite
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'autres achondrites sont pauvres en fer, nickel et magnésium; riches en calcium et aluminium : ce sont les angrites(augite, olivine ferrifère ou hédenbergite-diopside),(...) 3, record 3, French, - angrite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les achondrites à augite (angrites) sont représentées par une seule pierre connue : Angra dos Reis. (L’augite est un diopside alumineux et, dans ce cas, titanifère.) 2, record 3, French, - angrite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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