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BIOTITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biotite
1, record 1, English, biotite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- black mica 2, record 1, English, black%20mica
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark-brown or dark-green to black mica ... found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. 3, record 1, English, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Named after the French physicist, J.B. Biot. 4, record 1, English, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
biotite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - biotite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biotite
1, record 1, French, biotite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mica noir 2, record 1, French, mica%20noir
correct, masculine noun
- mica biotite 3, record 1, French, mica%20biotite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral que l'on trouve dans les roches du groupe des micas, roches éruptives et métamorphiques. 4, record 1, French, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La biotite se présente en lamelles noires à l'éclat mordoré, détachables à l'épingle [...] 5, record 1, French, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le mica noir, ou biotite, [...] peut être considéré comme une combinaison de muscovite et d'un silicate ferro-magnésien, l'olivine [...] 6, record 1, French, - biotite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biotite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - biotite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- biotita
1, record 1, Spanish, biotita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- mica negra 1, record 1, Spanish, mica%20negra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] diversas variedades de mica ferromagnésica, de color pardo negruzco [...]; puede contener también manganeso y titanio [...] cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico y en forma de láminas elásticas [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - biotita
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