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ASBESTINE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
OBS

... used for a finely fibrous variety of talc used esp. as a filler for rubber and paper and as an extender and white pigment in paints.

OBS

Asbestine®: A trademark of International Pulp Company.

OBS

Asbestine®: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • Asbestine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

Marque pour un silicate de magnésium fibreux pour caoutchouc et peinture.

OBS

Asbestine® : Marque de commerce de la société International Pulp Company.

OBS

Asbestine® : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • Asbestine

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
Mg3(OH)2Si4O10
formula, see observation
DEF

A fine fibrous variety of talc, pseudomorphous after enstatite.

OBS

Chemical formula: Mg3(OH)2Si4O10

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Mg3(OH)2Si4O10
formula, see observation
DEF

Substance minérale analogue au talc, provenant de l'altération de l'enstatite et recouvrant généralement celle-ci.

OBS

Formule chimique : Mg3(OH)2Si4O10

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Mg3(OH)2Si4O10
formula, see observation
DEF

Variedad de talco que resulta de la descomposición de la enstatita.

OBS

Fórmula química: Mg3(OH)2Si4O10

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